show moreKids against hunger comes to Alexandria
Nobody likes to feel hungry. The youth group at Lake Community Church joined together with Kids Against Hunger on Wednesday evening for a packaging event in Alexandria. Children and teens donned hairnets and aprons with “Kids Against Hunger” printed on them as their eager hands started an assembly line combining components that would be made into meals around the world. More than 50 people attended the event.
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When President Obama starting talking about training workers to fill high-tech jobs during his State of the Union message Tuesday night, Kevin Kopischke took a keen interest. But he didn’t have to turn up the TV from the couch. All he had to do was lean forward a bit. Kopischke, president of Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC), was sitting in the balcony of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber in Washington, D.C. where the president delivered his hour-long speech.
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The District 206 school board members unanimously approved the schematic design drawings for the new high school. The vote occurred at the board’s meeting on Monday. Architect John Pfluger, a principal of the Cuningham Group, presented the schematic design of the new high school via Skype at the meeting.
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We can all rest a little easier now that Douglas County Hospital (DCH) has doubled the capacity of its sleep center. The center can presently accommodate four patients a night in newly remodeled rooms.
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Central Square in Glenwood will present the music trio, Tucker’d Out, on Tuesday, January 31 at 7 p.m. at the Stage Floor Café. The musicians are from the Fargo-Moorhead area and their songs and storytelling abilities are for audiences of all ages.
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