Commissioners move forward with designs for roads shop

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As the year approaches its end, Howard County is finishing up a longstanding project and in the preliminary stages of some new ones. During the Howard County Commissioners’ second regular meeting of the month of November last Tuesday, the commissioners met with Jerry Berggren, principal architect of Berggren Architects, about concerns regarding a change order for the courthouse steps project, accepted a quote for the refurbishment of the county’s Little Sherman tower, and accepted plans for the new county yards at the Howard County Fairgrounds.
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Remember when

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Taken from the files of The Wolbach Messenger Ten Years Ago, 2013 Businesses, organizations, churches, and individuals created buildings in Wolbach as part of a Christmas Village that is on display at the Wolbach Community Center. The village, which lines the walls of the center, was displayed last Sunday for the wine tasting event and will be on display this Sunday during the many activities planned for Santa’s annual visit to Wolbach.
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SANTA STOPS IN ST. PAUL

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SANTA CLAUS made his appearance in St. Paul on Saturday. The man in the red suit, along with Mrs. Claus, stopped by the St. Paul Civic Center as a part of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas on the Brix event. Above, Oliver Graham makes his Christmas wishes known. Below, the St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department provided Mr. and Mrs. Claus a stylish sleigh on Saturday morning.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society holds November meeting

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Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Parkside Plaza Community Room in St. Paul, for the chapter’s annual cociety birthday party. Twelve members gathered for the 11:00 a.m. meeting. Vice President Jackie Mason called the meeting to order with recitation of the Collect and singing of the DKG song. Minutes for the October meeting were read and approved as corrected. The treasurer’s report was read by Mason in the absence of Dianne Vorderstrasse.