Red Cross Bloodmobile was visited Peace Lutheran May 14, collecting 136 units. Milestones were reached by the following: 18 gallons: Tim Halverson; 16 gallons: Mike McDowell; 15 gallons: Carol Damlow; 14 gallons: Jan Johnson; 13 gallons: Dick Higgins; 12 gallons: Marilyn Rath; 10 gallons: Jane Klement; 8 gallons: Robb Totushek; 7 gallons: Fred Johnson; 6 gallons: Lisa Talbott; 4 gallons: Jeff Christensen; 3 gallons: Linda Smestad and Peggy Weispfenning.
Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation gave its stamp of approval to Ridgewater’s Agriculture Equipment Mechanic program recently by granting accreditation for the program. The Ridgewater program is the first in Minnesota to be accredited by the AED Foundation.
The following incidents were reported by Hutchinson Police Services. May 2: Hutchinson Police received a report from the Hutchinson Parks Department for damage and missing items from the pier at Cedar Park.
Baseball season is finally in full swing! Long, sunny days remind me to scan the radio stations while driving in hopes of finding a ball game to listen to. It’s easy to distinguish the calls of a ball game from the over-hyped yapping of a DJ. The mellow pace of the announcers and long periods of hearing only the slight murmur of the crowd make baseball games unmistakable.
Get dressed in your fancy attire! Put on your dancing shoes, and get ready for some good, old-fashioned fun! Hutchinson High School’s annual Swing Into Spring event at the Crow River Winery will take place Friday, May 17 -- the culmination of the year for both the jazz bands and New World Singers and their teachers. “We develop the calendar around the Swing Into Spring event,” Nickolas Buroker, Hutchinson High School band director said.
Where can you view approximately 1,000 pieces of artwork in one place? The answer: Hutchinson Center for the Arts. Through May, the art center is hosting its annual K-12 Youth Art Show.
There’s something fascinating about an abandoned town or townsite. The idea that a place, so empty and void of activity was once a bustling location with people, noises and hope is compelling to even the most casual historian. Sites like these exist all over America — remnants of bygone eras filled with growth and prosperity. Sadly, for one reason or another, people began to desert these communities and what were once busy little centers of activity drifted into the footnotes of history.
“Elegant” and “well-crafted” are words that often come to mind when thinking about the work of Minnesota author Allen Eskens. He is well-known as the creator of four Joe Talbot mysteries and other suspense thrillers.
Looking for bedding plants, fresh asparagus, homemade breads, rolls and other products? Head to opening day of the Hutchinson Farmers Market — 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at Depot Marketplace, 25 Adams St.