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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Track legend Chet Blascziek

There was a really nice article on retired phy-ed teacher Chet Blascziek , by Times assistant sports editor Tom Elliott, in the St. Cloud Times about his tenure at Holdingford High School, he is beginning the 39th year of involvement in the athletic program. In Blascziek’s 38 years as head coach, Holdingford won 33 conference titles. The Huskers took second the five times they didn’t win either the Great River Conference, or from 1979 to today, the Central Minnesota Conference titles. Under Blascziek, there have been six state individual champions and 60 athletes who competed in the state meet. That's a very impressive record !
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New Scepaniak Industrial Park

Here is Wm. Scepaniak, Inc. located at the Scepaniak Industrial Park on the south end of town. According to the USGS , for a number of years they have been listed as one of the largest Principal Construction Sand and Gravel Producers in Minnesota and United States. You can't see their 'parking lot' of equipment here but it is extensive.
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Outstanding Science Teacher

Jason Moyer-Schmit , son of Ernie and Lois Schmit, is a Junior High School science teacher at Twentynine Palms,California. This spring was chosen to join other teachers and college professors from across the country at the California State University Desert Research Station in Zzyzx where they'll help NASA scientists conduct research in an environment the space agency considers similar to the Moon and Mars.
Pretty cool.
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Caramel Roll Ride scheduled

submitted by Megan Huls
Please join us for a sweet roll along a sweet trail! The Lake Wobegon Trail Association and the Stearns County Park Department will be cosponsoring the Caramel Roll Bike Ride with caramel rolls, fruit, juice, and coffee available to boost your energy along the way. The ride will be held on Saturday, June 9, with registration at the St. Joseph trailhead center from 9 to 10 a.m. Preregistration can be done on the Lake Wobegon Trail Association
Order a tshirt as ride memorabilia. From St. Joseph, participants can peddle their way on to Avon's Cabin Cafe, Albany's shelter near city hall, and Holdingford's TK's Restaurant and Lounge with refreshments available at each stop. Shuttle buses will be available in each town. Bring your mom, son, best friend, and great aunt to this sweet event. And don't forget your helmet. Come bike where the women are strong, the men good looking, and the children above average! For more information call (320) 2556172 or e m a i I Megan.Huls@co.stearns.mn.us.
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New Business Berkon Industries

Berkon Industries, is a new business in town, located at 470 Industrial Dr, in the Scepaniak Industrial Park in Holdingford. They manufacture and sell;
Alum. Frame Docks, Dock Accessories, Fish Houses, Game Cameras, All Cedar Docks, Fish House Trailers, RV/Fish House Parts.
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Local Man Does Well

I liked this story in the Star Tribune today
By Jenna Ross, Star Tribune April 10, 2007
"Google the phrase "online marketing," and the search engine will give you 355 million options. The first is a Wikipedia entry. The second is Lee Odden. "Online Marketing Blog," his link reads. "A marketing blog about the intersection of new media PR, blog and search marketing with posts by Lee Odden of TopRank Online Marketing." read the whole story
Do you have stories about folks around here that have gone on to do well ? Let me know about them.
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