Winners announced for Halstad Lions Club Parade drawing
Last week R&J News reported on the Halstad Lions Club trying something new for the Sugar Fest parade that took place last Saturday. Michael Bare of the Halstad Lions gives a recap of Saturday’s parade and tells us again about this change. Without further ado, Bare announces this year’s winners. Again each of these businesses…
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Halstad Sugar Fest is today
The Annual Halstad Sugar Fest celebration is today, and everyone’s invited. Event representative Brock Robertson gives us a rundown of what they have going on today. The Sugarfest Parade is a favorite of many who attend sugarfest and Halstad Lions Club Michael Bare says they are teaming up with American Crystal Sugar to raise money…
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Halstad Lions Club Changing things up for Sugar Fest Parade
The Annual Halstad Sugar Fest is set to kick off on Saturday, and a staple of the celebration over the years has been their parade. Michael Bare of the Halstad Lions Club gives us the rundown of this year’s parade. However Bare says the Lions Club is teaming up with American Crystal Sugar to do…
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Halstad Sugar Fest is Saturday
The Annual Halstad Sugar Fest is set to kick off on Saturday morning, and everyone is invited to get one last celebration in before the fall harvest ramps up. Event representative Brock Robertson gives us a preview into Saturday’s festivities. Robertson says they are still taking registration for the classic car show, and that there…
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Halstad Sugar Fest
HALSTAD, MN—Too Sweet To Beet. That’s the theme of this year’s Sugar Fest in Halstad coming up on Saturday. Bjorn Soldberg, President of the Halstad Business League and lead organizer for Sugar Fest, runs down Saturday’s events. At 3:30, a new mural will be dedicated in downtown Halstad. Activity moves to The Zone 75 with…
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Halstad Mural To Be Dedicated Saturday
HALSTAD, MN—Halstad is gearing up for the annual Sugar Fest coming up on Saturday. Bjorne Solberg, the lead organizer for Sugar Fest, says one Sugar Fest event is the dedication of a mural in the city. The mural is at the intersection of Highways 200 and 75, just south of Valley General Store. It was…
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City of Halstad Awarded Grant for Mural
The Halstad EDA announced on Wednesday that the City of Halstead has been awarded a grant by the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council to commission a mural. Halstad EDA member Terri Trygg has the details. Tyrgg says that revitalization of the town has been a big focus of the Halstad EDA. Trygg also gave a project…
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Halstad Business League Hosting Sugar Fest this Saturday
Halstad, MN — The Halstad Business League will be hosting their annual Sugar Fest this Saturday, September 17th and it’s going to be “Too Sweet to Beet.” Sugar Fest is now in its 2nd year paying homage to the local sugar beet industry and their famous attraction of the World’s Largest Sugar Beet. With activities…
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