Surreys on Lake Wobegon Trail

Holdingford Helping Hands has a neat new service for folks. They have purchased three, four wheel Surrey bicycles. Two standard SURREYS that are designed for three adults and two small children and one SURREY LIMOUSINE designed for six adults and two small children. The public can rent these out at $10 and hour for the standard surrey and $15 an hour for the Limo. They will be available Friday and Sunday, noon to 8:00p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Seniors (60) in the area who are registered with Helping Hands, will be able to use the surreys free of charge on Mondays and Wednesdays. Reservations must be made a week in advance, and if requested, Helping Hands will provide a volunteer to pedal the surrey. To reserve a surrey call Helping Hands 746-9960.
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36th annual Holdingford Men’s Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament

The 36th annual Holdingford Men’s Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament will be held July 13-15 the weekend of Holdingford Daze. It will be a good time, get your team signed up NOW!
Entry fee for the 16-team tournament is $100, with trophies and cash for first, second, third and consolation champion.

For more information, contact Cyril Ebnet.

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A Grocery Store in Holdingford

Would you like to see a grocery store again in Holdingford ? The Economic Development Committee from 'HIP' is taking a marketing survey to see if there would be support for a grocery store in Holdingford. Please, pick one up at the businesses in town or city hall or go to the link print it out and return it to Holdingford City Hall by Tuesday morning June 12., 2007 SURVEY LINK
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Caramel Roll Ride Announcement !

Hey folks it's geting close but if you have not registered yet for the Caramel Roll ride coming up Saturday the 9th, I just found out the Lake Wobegon Trail Association and Minnesota Trails.com have offered to give a donation of $15 for every registrant for the Caramel Roll ride that writes "covered bridge" on their registration form. The money going to the Holdingford Lions for the covered bridge project. You can can register on line at lakewobegontrails.com

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Lake Wobegon Trail and Soo Line Recreational Trail Connection

The Morrison County web site posted on 5/31/ that the Soo Line Recreational Trail ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Tuesday June 5 at 8:30 am at the Bowlus Pavillion. The St. Cloud Times 6/3 says the ceremony is at 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday. I'd come early and enjoy the open house of the Bowlus Community Center.
At any rate now one can ride from Holdingford on the Lake Wobegon Trail north endure the name change and continue on the Soo Recreational Trail to the Mississippi River. Cool. Happy riding
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Soo Line Recreational Trail

Lake Wobegon Trail

I have noticed the Lake Wobegon Trail is being well used. This morning I went down to get the mail there was a group of about 20 bikers getting ready for a ride.
Organized events coming up you might want to check out are the
Saturday, June 9 Carmel Roll
Sunday July 8 The 27th Annual Tour of Saints
Saturday July 14 The 5th Annual Lake Wobegon Trail Bike Ride
Also check out this article about the Albany to Holdingford Trail at Minnesota Trails

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Party Time At The Power House

Pat and the gang over at the "Holdingford Municipal Liquor Store" [if you are offical] "Muni' [for the older folks] and even older [ The Power House] anyway they are revving things up for the summer.
*****He's having a tailgate party before the NASCAR Nextel race, Saturday, May 19th, serving hamburgers outside.
**** Then on May 25 th they are having a big outdoor music event with the band 'Pie Hole' Who bill themselves as "the best kept party band secret in the Granite City"
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Blue Bunny Ice Cream Man

A summer treat is coming this summer. The clinging bell of a ice cream truck. A Blue Bunny ice cream distributor, has recieved city council permission, to sell ice cream in town. He will be coming around one day a week, between 4 and 6 pm, on Mondays . Its a real flashback, I haven't seen one of these in years, have you ?
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Helping Hands Recieves Grant

In The St. Cloud Times today:
The CentraCare Health Foundation awarded nine grants to improve health in Central Minnesota.
The foundation’s $376,570 in grants support projects that promote health education, research and services for residents in the 13-county area.
Holdingford Helping Hands, Helping Hand Outreach to Elders, $10,150, to engage older adults in the process of making healthy choices and being physically active. That's pretty cool guys, that should help a lot with your programs.
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Holdingford Express Baseball

The Holdingford Express Baseball Team has a really neat website, with all kinds of information on the team, including a calendar of upcoming games and a countdown to Holdingford Daze when there will be a 2 day baseball tournament as part of the Holdingford Daze festivities. Get out and support the team !
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