Showing posts with label city project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label city project. Show all posts

5/08/2014

New playground equipment

Check out the new playground equipment at the Holdingford Veterans Park built by the Holdingford Lions Club sponsored by the Lions Club the city of Holdingford in many community members. the Lion's did a excellent job!

4/26/2014

Natural Gas Coming to Holdingford

By October of this year, natural gas will be piped throughout the City of Holdingford and Opole.
Greater Minnesota Gas will run a pipe from Upsala to the county line, and Xcel Energy will pipe it from there to Holdingford and beyond.
The main lines will run along the streets and alleys and from the main line to the homes and businesses. Xcel Energy will bring the lines to the residents and businesses, and install the meters.
The first 75 feet and meter will be free. Anything over 75 feet will cost $3.50 per foot.
It will be up to each home owner to have a qualified person bring the line into the home and hook up furnaces, water heaters, etc.
The natural gas will be provided and billed by Xcel Energy and be included on your Xcel Energy electric statement.
We will be having sign up meetings in the near future in which everything will be explained including the amount of savings using natural gas.
There will be a mailing to let everyone know when these meetings will occur.

Farm to School grants bring local food to Holdingford students

Farm to School grants bring local food to Holdingford students

The Holdingford school district is hoping to expand its ability to incorporate food grown on Minnesota farms into student meals with new Farm to School grant funding.
The district currently serves locally grown corn and cabbage, according to Minnesota Department of Agriculture spokesperson Michael Crusan.
To begin serving more types of food, the district needed some kitchen upgrades. So they plan to purchase kitchen supplies and light processing equipment through a combination of their own money and grant funds from the MDA and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
MDA Commissioner Dave Frederickson joined Minnesota Department of Education Deputy Commissioner Jessie Montano, Blue Cross Blue Shield representative Kristi Probst, Holdingford school staff and local farmers at an award program Friday at the school. They toured the kitchen and school garden.
Holdingford was one of 15 districts in the state to receive 2014 Farm to School grant funds.
Crusan said with almost $4,000 the district will purchase sheet pans, knives, serving trays and storage equipment, among other items, to increase its capability to serve locally grown food.
Holdingford serves about 575 breakfasts and about 835 lunches each day, he said.
"They are hoping to increase the frequency of food purchased through Minnesota growers by 50 percent," Crusan said.
Grants were created with legislation that established the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation Program.


http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2014/04/25/farm-school-grants-bring-local-food-holdingford-students/8180765/

12/21/2013

For all you skaters out there the ice skating rink is open down at the Veteran's Memorial Park in Holdingford.

6/27/2011

Holdingford Water & Sewer Project 2011

Written by
TaLeiza Calloway St Cloud Times
HOLDINGFORD — Holdingford’s water system is expected to be ready for the future after completion of about $4.5 million in water and street improvements.
City Engineer Scott Lange said there are three aspects to the work. Much of the processing equipment in the city’s wastewater treatment plant will be replaced, water and sewer mains on all city streets north of Washington Street and east of the Two Rivers river, except county roads and North High Court, will be replaced. New water meters will be installed to ensure accurate meter readings and billing, Lange said, and affected streets will be resurfaced when the work is done.
The city’s wastewater treatment plant was built in the early 1990s. The city’s water and sewer lines are more than 50 years old with some inching toward the 75-year mark, he said.
“The equipment is just worn out and needs to be replaced,” Lange said. “It’s a nice project. From a water quality perspective, (residents) will notice a difference.”
There also will be better water connections for firefighters and improved flow throughout the city, he said.
Replacement of the water and sewer mains started at the end of May. Improvements to the wastewater treatment plant will begin midsummer and the plan is for the new water meters to be in place this fall.
The goal is for contractors to complete all work near October or November, Lange said. A public meeting is slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Holdingford City Hall to provide the community with project updates.
Public meetings will be at 6 p.m. every Wednesday throughout the duration of the project.
The USDA Rural Development program is funding the project with a $3,873,000 loan and a $578,000 stimulus grant

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6/14/2011

HOLDINGFORD DAZE 2011

HOLDINGFORD DAZE 2011
“VIVA LAS VEGAS”
JULY 8-10, 2011

FRIDAY, JULY 8
6:00-10:00 pm Classic/Antique Car/Motorcycle Show (on Main Street)
Line-up Starts at 2:00 pm  Judging is at 8:00 pm
For information contact Doug 320-746-2900/Gary 320-250-6457
7:00-11:00 pm “Walk of Hope” Cancer Walk-Football Field or High School Gym
7:00 pm 500 Card Tournament-All Saints Church Basement

SATURDAY, JULY 9
8:00 am Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament-Veterans Park
8:00 am (7:30) Registration) 5K Walk/Run-All Saints Church Parking Lot
8:00 am (7:30 Registration) Kids Fun Run-All Saints Church Parking Lot
8:30-9:30 am Drop off Baked goods for Baking Contest (judging 9:30-11:30)
10:00 am Miniature Tractor Pull
11:00 am Sack Race
11:45 am Kiddie Parade
12:00 pm Large Parade
1:00 pm Pie Eating Contest
1:30 pm Area Firefighters Water Fight
1:30 pm Cake Walk (Outside by Lake Wobegon Cafe)
2:00 pm Bingo at American Legion
2:30 pm Elvis Impersonator Contest (Cash prizes awarded)
3:00 pm Adult ATV & Lawnmower Tractor Pull
4:30-7:00 pm Grilled Chicken Dinner @ City Center served by the Holdingford
Garden Club
5:00 pm Bean Bag Toss Tournament (Main Street)
5:30 pm Polka Mass-All Saints Church Grounds
7:00-9:00 pm Square Dancing at the American Legion
8:00-9:00pm Pot-O-Gold Drawing + Helping Hands Drawing
9:00 pm-1:00 am Street Dance-Wrist bands with nominal cover charge
10:00 pm Fireworks

SUNDAY, JULY 10
8:30 am-12:30 pm Country Breakfast @ City Hall by the Community Country
                                     Church

  Inflatable games will be available on Saturday, July 9th.   Socks are required when entering the games.  Crafters and Food Booths will be open. Softball Tournaments.Youth Volleyball will be played.  Contact Gloria @320-746-2766 for more information.  FFA will be sponsoring a petting zoo and machinery display. Co-ed Volleyball Tournaments will be at the Veterans Memorial Park.  Contact Robb @320-249-4617 to enter a team.  Helping Hands will have a coffee cake bake sale.  The Ostendorf Band will be playing in the afternoon. If interested in being in the Elvis Impersonator Contest, please give Irene a call at (320)393-2472.  New this year will be our Bean Bag Toss Tournament..  Please call Michael at (320)267-8631 to enter your team.

12/28/2009

Ice Skating in Central Mn



Want to go ice skating ? You won't find a better skating rink than the one in Holdingford. Lots of ice and plenty of close free parking. The City maintence Dept. did a good job creating and upkeeping this rink. Come and enjoy !!

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7/12/2009

Holdingford Daze Classic Car Show

Something new this year was the Holdingford Daze Classic Car Show on Friday evening. It drew over 140 entrants and was greatly enjoyed by all !


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7/11/2009

Mn Central Railroad Club HO Scale Model Train Display



Part of Holdingford Daze this year was the "Mn Central Railroad Club" HO Scale Model Train Display. They spent many months creating the individual modules and this was the first time it was shown all together. They did a great job! This video courteous of Lee Odden

6/25/2009

HOLDINGFOR DAZE 2009 JULY 10-11, 2009

HOLDINGFOR DAZE 2009 JULY 10-11, 2009
RIDING THE RAIL TO HOLDINGFORD

FRIDAY, JULY 10
6:00-8:00 pm Mn Central Railroad Club HO Scale Model Train Display—City Center
6:00-10:00 pm Classic/Antique Car Show (on Main Street)
7:00-11:00 pm “Walk of Hope” Cancer Walk—Football Field or High School Gym
7:00 pm Announce city Father & Mother—St. Mary’s Church Basement
7:00 pm 500 Card Tournament—St. Mary’s Church Basement
7:00 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament—TK’s Restaurant & Lounge

SATURDAY, JULY 11
8:00 am Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament-Veterans Park
8:00 am (7:30 Registration) 5K Walk/Run—St. Mary’s Parking Lot
8:00 am (7:30 Registration) 1K Walk/Run---St, Mary’s Parking Lot
8:30-9:30 am Drop off Baked goods for Baking Contest (judging 9:30-11:30)
9:30 am Mn Central Railroad Club HO Scale Model Train Display—City Center
10:00 am Miniature Tractor Pull
11:45 am Kiddie Parade
12:00 pm Large Parade
1:00 pm Pie Eating Contest
1:30 pm Quilt Auction
2:00 pm Cake Walk in American Legion
2:30 pm Hula Hoop Contest
2:30 pm Bingo at American Legion
3:00 pm Adult ATV & Lawnmower Tractor Pull
3:00 pm Bouja Bash---Tasting Contest
4:00 pm Polka Mass—St. Hedwig’s by Soldier Shrine-(Bring a chair)
5:00 pm Picnic Supper-St. Hedwig’s Church Basement
6:00-8:00 pm Square Dancing at American Legion
8:30 pm – 12:30 am Street Dance---Rambling Roads
9:00 pm Pot-O-Gold Drawing
10:00 pm Fireworks

*Softball Tournaments will be going all weekend.
*Inflatable games will run from 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-6:00 pm.. Socks are required when entering the game.
*Mechanical bull running from 2:00-6:00 pm and 8:00 pm until Midnight.
*Crafters and Food Booths.
*Medallion Hunt the week leading up to Holdingford Daze. Clues on the Holdingford City website
*Youth only Volleyball Games from 2-4:00 pm and 6:00 pm till dusk at St. Mary’s Church grounds.
Contact Gloria @320-746-2766 for youth volleyball.
*FFA will sponsor a petting zoo.
*New this year: Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournaments at the Veterans Memorial Park. Come try out our new courts.
Contact Robbie at 320-249-4617 to enter your team.

Forms for the parades, 5K walk/run, and crafters can be picked up at area businesses or on the city website .

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5/03/2008

Covered Bridge Project Started

Great start on the bridge project, NO SNOW ! 40 degrees and windy but people can deal with that. There are about 40 people planting trees along the trail, another group staining boards for the bridge, that was donated by Valspar, and of course the Army Reserves are doing a great job on the bridge. Pictures with be coming later.

1/01/2008

Holdingford awarded $10,000 grant by Initiative Foundation

The city of Holdingford awarded $10,000 grant by Initiative Foundation
The city of Holdingford through Healthy Community Planning Program was granted $10,000 in support of the following community projects:

*Assist Holdingford Lions Club covered bridge project on Lake Wobegon trail.

*Holdingford Lioness Club in conjunction with the City of Holdingford and Holding Township compile a Welcome Packet for new residents in the Holdingford Area. Lioness Club will also develop and distribute brochures about the community of the City of Holdingford and Holding Township, to new residents moving into area.

*Holdingford Area Historical Society
Holdingford Area Historical Society will be incorporated as a non-profit organization. Historical Society will be incorporated as a non-profit organization, to be officially recognized by the MN Historical Society. Secure rights to a one room schoolhouse from the holdingford area, plans and have blueprint for foundation for schoolhouse.

*Petals to Pedals Garden Club
Two park benches will be installed between fountain and "Triangle Garden."Install fountain, electric outlets for fountain and for Christmas decoration. Expand wild flower garden at trailhead: benches, holding pond for fountain, lawn in front of garden.

*Healthy Community Planning Steering Committee
Construction of skate board park in Veterans Memorial Park, as Eagle Scout project
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8/24/2007

New Emergency Siren



Hear The Siren









There is a new (to us) emergency siren on the south end of town. I hope we don't have to listen to it except on the first Wednesday of the month when it is tested. Click above to hear a siren similar in sound.



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8/14/2007

New Skateboarding Park


Here is another cool project. Andrew Piasecki's dream has come to reality. He wanted to build a skate board park for the City of Holdingford as a Eagle Scout project. He worked through the local H.I.P. committee. Which if you remember got started with training and a grant from the Initiative Foundation. He raised funds from a number of local businesses and organizations including the American Legion, Lions Club, Sno Flyers Club, The Hair Salon, Two Rivers Enterprise donated steel and developer Tim Berscheid has donated a half pipe. The other pieces of equipment include a grind rail, grind box, quarter pipe and launch ramp, that were built by Andrew and friends. It all sits on top of a 30’ x 50’ concrete slab. Good job Andrew! I know the young folks around here will put this to good use.
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7/16/2007

Fireworks Display

If you did not see the fireworks display that was one of the events at Holdingford Daze 2007. Here is some of it A very nice display enjoyed by all.


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7/15/2007

More Holdingford Daze

A nice article in the St. Cloud Times today about Holdingford Daze . It was a beautiful day and turn out of people. They should have stayed for the polka mass, and the fireman's porkchop dinner, it was good as always... The street dance was packed with people, listening and dancing to the music of the band "Keystones". The fireworks were spectular !! Many folks who have grown up and moved away come back to visit old friends.
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Holdingford Daze Parade 2007


I'll be posting some more on the Holdingford Daze but in case you missed the parade, here is a slide show of it. With a few slides of the Holdingford Historical Society float getting ready in line.



6/06/2007

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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6/03/2007

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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4/10/2007

SPRING CLEANUP ANNOUNCED

It must be spring , even if we are expecting another snowstorm. Because the City of Holdingford's SPRING CLEANUP has been set for Saturday JUNE 16th 8:am to 12:00 pm. This is a service provided by the City of Holdingford , for the residents of the City . It will be located by the lake Wobegon Trail Head as usual. Also some items may be disposed of for no charge and for some there is a nominal fee to cover the cost charged by the refuse company. Those prices are yet to be set.
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