If you’re from Harmony and love board games, you’re going to want to add Harmony-Opoly, a limited edition real estate trading game, to your collection. Melissa Vander Plas, who sits on the board of directors for the Harmony Chamber of Commerce, first brought up the idea of creating a game based on the City of Harmony during a chamber meeting last year. She had heard of … [Read more...]
Federal match period extended for veterans home
Just before the August 27 Preston City Council meeting, Cristina and Anton Welke and family, Plainview, announced that they had organized a baseball tournament to raise money for the veterans home. The deadline for receiving the 2:1 match from the federal government was August 24. However, that deadline has now been extended to September 28. The Welke family took it upon … [Read more...]
Writer explores making the driftless region “home” in week-long residency
“What does it mean to be a sliver of land unscraped by glaciers in the flat fertile Midwest? What stories will I find in the soil? What will I learn about myself and the land?” Rachael Button, a writer and place-based educator, will begin answering — and posing — these questions as the second 2018 Crystal Creek Citizen-Artist at the end of July. This marks the second year for … [Read more...]
“Reflections” showcases Womanhood Within Water
Lanesboro Arts presents “Reflections,” a photography exhibit by Rhea Pappas of underwater pictures. The exhibit opens with an artist reception on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 6-8 p.m., and runs through October 18, 2018. The reception will include wine and hors d’oeuvres, as well as live music. Always free and open to the public, the Lanesboro Arts Gallery is open seven days … [Read more...]
Beat the heat at Money Creek
Complimentary root beer floats. The opportunity for some friendly competition through a game of horseshoes or volleyball. Various children’s activities. An overall sense of community. During the so-called “dog days of summer,” few, young and old alike, can sanely argue against anything promising quite so much and sure to deliver in terms of enjoyability. To cap it off, … [Read more...]