LORETTO, MN – The 11th annual Loretto Fun Fest is coming up Saturday, Sept. 18, and volunteers are still needed to help run a few of the events.
If you are able to spare a couple hours and are age 15 or older, contact Loretto City Hall at (763) 479-4305. This event includes music, kiddie train, softball games, food, demonstrations, and fireworks.
DELANO, MN – The Delano Jaycees are reviving its haunted (ware)house this year, with the event planned for several weekends in October.
Donations are being sought for 8 foot 2-by-4s, 1-by-4s, and black plastic. Contact (763) 972-2951 and leave contact information if interested in donating.
More information will be available in the coming weeks in the newspaper and at www.delanojaycees.com.
DELANO, MN – The Delano Fire Department Relief Association and Delano Senior Center are co-hosting the second annual Dad’s Belgian Waffle and silent auction fundraising event Saturday, Sept. 11 from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to purchase firefighter personal protective equipment for the fire department and support programming for the senior center.
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a plane crash Aug. 22 at 12:40 p.m. in the 13500 block of Wright County Road 7 NW in Clearwater Township. Initial investigation indicates that the plane, a 1988 Christen Eagle II Bi-Plane, was being piloted by Brett Johnson, 32, of Becker. Witnesses on the ground reported that the plane was performing aerial acrobatics when it lost power and crashed into the ground. Both the pilot and a passenger, Jeffrey Colbenson, 34, of Maple Lake, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The Clearwater Fire Department assisted the Wright County Sheriff’s Office at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, Wright County Coroner’s Office and the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.
DELANO, MN – Alyssa Trautman, an incoming 5th grader at Delano Middle School, was chosen to sing the National Anthem at the Aug. 13 Twins game.
Alyssa is the daughter of Brent and Nancy Trautman of Delano.
Look for a full article in an upcoming issue of the Delano Herald Journal.
DELANO, MN – The newest round of ACT test results show that students at Delano High School are ‘aces’ when it comes to college entrance exams.
Continue reading ‘ACT results are in for Delano High School’
