Your weekend: Warrior to Citizen spaghetti dinner fundraiser is Sunday
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few options in Farmington.
RELATED CONTENTTeaming up to make prom season more affordable
With dresses, tuxedos, limos and flowers to think of, prom season can be an expensive time for teenagers. But this year two Farmington businesses are teaming up to take some of the sting out of getting dressed up for a night on the town.
RELATED CONTENTCouncil will make repairs to Schmitz-Maki
The problem isn’t entirely fixed, but there should be ice ready for skaters by next hockey season.
RELATED CONTENTYour weekend: Dance and have dessert with your sweetheart Saturday 
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RELATED CONTENT‘Clip and save’ programs help pay for many school items
Everyone has seen them at one point or another: little squares reading “BoxTops for Education” or milk caps saying “Moolah Money.” Usually, these little, almost over-looked packaging items read “5¢” on them. That might not seem like a lot, maybe not even worth the time to set them aside.
RELATED CONTENTPlowing is a major operation
When foul winter weather comes blowing into town, just about everyone knows it’s coming. We plan for it. We shop for it. We stock up on items “just in case” we’re snowed in for days. It’s part of being a Minnesotan. But at the city of Farmington, municipal services director Todd Reiten is also planning for those big snowfalls. After all, it’s his job to make sure that, if we are snowed in, it’s not for too long.
RELATED CONTENTHelp make someone’s Christmas merry
These are difficult times for a lot of people. More and more of us know people who have lost a job or who have lost their homes. Others struggle to pay the bills every month. Many are focused on providing for their own families this holiday season, and there seems to be less time than ever to think about helping others who have things even tougher.
RELATED CONTENTSupply is down, demand up for holiday toy drive
If snow is the unofficial trigger for Minnesotans to register that Christmas is not far off, it’s no wonder the 2009 Toys for Town drive got off to a late start.
RELATED CONTENT’Net lessons keep kids safe online
Children are, by nature, very curious. They want to learn, but they also prefer to play. Except when it comes to the Internet. With unlimited sites, and almost as many cartoon-like games out there, kids these days are no strangers to computers. They can learn and play at the same time. They can sit for hours and immerse themselves in a virtual world. It’s pretty doggone cool.
RELATED CONTENTBirthday gifts make for a Merry Christmas
Tori and Ashley Ibinger had a happy birthday last weekend. And in the process they helped ensure some Farmington families will have a merry Christmas.
RELATED CONTENTKeeping fit, staying independent
It’s not exactly pumping iron, but the group gathered for a workout Monday morning at Spruce Place senior apartments are at the very least stretching some serious rubber.
RELATED CONTENTThe busy time of year
The noise pretty much never stops these days at Feely Elevator. Gears clank, fans hum and corn kernels rattle from the beds of trucks through a grate in the floor. Complicated machinery moves corn to the appropriate bin, or to the dryer. The smell of fresh corn hangs in the air. It’s a busy time, and that’s good news for area farmers.
RELATED CONTENTYoung volunteers help bring history to life at Dakota City
Next time you’re out at Dakota City Heritage Village, take a good look around at the volunteers you encounter. Most of them are dressed in old fashioned clothing, but chances are pretty good not all of those volunteers will actually be … old.
RELATED CONTENTScrapbooking event will benefit veterans
Farmington scrapbookers have a chance this weekend to catch up on their projects while helping out area veterans.
RELATED CONTENTA place where new voices can be heard
If years of caterwauling American Idol auditions have taught us anything, it’s providing the public open access to a microphone can be trouble. Fortunately, the results at Farmington’s Ugly Mug seem to be quite a bit better than what gets shown on television.
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