ALERT :
- The Waldorf College Theatre Company's performance of The Tempest at Lund Pond on the Waldorf campus has been postponed to Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. due to pending weather conditions. In case of rain on Tuesday, the performance will take place in the Atrium.:
- 5/21/13-Varsity game first Lake Mills High School baseball at Lake Mills will be played tonight-Varsity first at 5:45 pm; LMJV to follow.:
Operation Harvest Help Helps in Record Amounts
EVEN THOUGH THE 2012 HARVEST SEASON WASN’T IDEAL FOR MANY FARMERS DUE TO THE DROUGHT, THE YIELDS DEFINITELY PAID OFF IN RECORD AMOUNTS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED OF FOOD.
OPERATION HARVEST HELP IS AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER SPONSORED BY FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION OF FOREST CITY, LELAND AND KIESTER, MINNESOTA, WHICH ALLOWS FARMERS TO DONATE THE SALE OF A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF CORN AND SOYBEANS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK IN FOREST CITY OR FOOD PANTRY IN KIESTER. FARMERS COOP ASSOCIATION AND SOME AREA FARMERS PRESENTED THE FOOD BANKS WITH CHECKS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION MANAGER RANDY BROESDER TELLS HOW MUCH WAS RAISED FOR BOTH THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK AND THE KIESTER FOOD PANTRY.
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THERE WERE 34 DONORS AT THE FOREST CITY LOCATION, AND 20 IN KIESTER.
BROESDER EXPLAINS HOW OPERATION HARVEST HELP GOT ITS START.
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OPERATION HARVEST HELP HAS RAISED MORE THAN $40,000 IN DONATIONS TO THE FOOD BANKS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION ALSO DONATED $1,186 TUESDAY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK FROM THE PUMPING IT BACK TO YOU PROGRAM IN WHICH THEY GIVE A PENNY BACK ON EVERY GALLON OF GAS PURCHASED AT THE FARMERS CO-OP CARD TROL DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK SERVES ABOUT 180 FAMILIES A MONTH, ACCORDING TO FOOD BANK DIRECTOR WAYNE JOHNS.
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WAYNE JOHNS THANKS EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED KEEP THE FOOD BANK OPERATIONAL, ESPECIALLY ALL THE FARMERS FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS THIS YEAR.
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK, LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AT 215 SOUTH FOURTH STREET IN FOREST CITY, IS OPEN MONDAY AFTERNOONS FROM 1 TO 4PM. FOR EMERGENCIES OR TO DROP OFF DONATIONS AFTER HOURS, YOU CAN CONTACT JOHNS AT 641-585-4756.