This is the 32nd year of the community play which will have you laughing and cheering on the crew!
The play “Last Gasp at the Last Gulp” will be performed on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, February 29 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m.
You can purchase your reserved tickets for this upcoming Morgan Community Play at the F&M State Bank in Morgan. Tickets will also be available at the doors before each performance.
Minnwest Bank employees paid cash to wear jeans to work on Fridays in January. In January they chose the Gibbon Royalty Program as their recipient. Pictured is Amy Weber of Minnwest Bank and newly crowned Royalty, Rylee Sabo and Baleigh Peterson accepting the donation of $135.00. (Submitted photo)
Sibley County had a team of 4-H’ers that competed at the State General Livestock Quiz Bowl competition last April and won first place. The team consisted of Connor Johnson, Baleigh Peterson, Caleb Scharpe, Cody Sievert, and Jessica Willegal. Using a buzzer system, they quickly answered questions pertaining to Beef, Goat, Sheep and Swine on nutrition, breeding, diseases, structure and the like.
Jeff and Kerry Haala were recognized as the 2019 Fairfax Volunteers of the Year at the Fairfax Civic and Commerce Association banquet on Saturday evening.
The Haalas have been instrumental in the formation and ongoing upkeep of the Fairfax Depot Museum. Along with others at the Depot, they have helped with building maintenance, organizing music in Depot Park in the summer, and fundraising to keep the museum open and in good repair.
Myron (Mark the Barber) Marquardt, pictured here with his wife Doris, was also recognized at the C&C Banquet this weekend for his many years as a Fairfax businessman. Marquardt retired in 2019 after working for 55 years as a barber and business owner in Fairfax. (Staff photo by Denise Bonsack)
Pastor Charlie Stewart has been presiding over Swedlanda Lutheran Church for the past 33 years; and Sunday, January 26 marked his final service as a pastor before retirement.
The Fairfax Fire Department received a $200 donation recently from the Iron Warriors Central Lakes Chapter out of Atwater, Minnesota. Pictured is Iron Warriors member Leo Schweiss (right) of Fairfax, presenting the donation to Fairfax Fire Chief Joel Grejtak (left). Iron Warriors is a motorcycle club comprised of current and former fire and law enforcement personnel. Each year, the Central Lakes Chapter does a fundraiser memorial motorcycle ride in memory of Chelsey Nielson.
