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A warm ‘hello’ from the mayor

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Hutchinson Mayor Steve Cook

s mayor, I would like to extend a warm, sincere welcome to you.

Whether you are new to Hutchinson, visiting for the day, or considering moving to the community, I am sure you will see there is a lot to like about our city. With friendly people, a variety of great schools, beautiful parks, a vibrant downtown, a terrific mix of shopping opportunities, diverse economy, a quality health care system, well maintained residential neighborhoods, and an outstanding community spirit I think you will see why we like to call Hutchinson “Minnesota’s Hometown.”

Since its founding in 1855, Hutchinson has been a model of progressiveness. City founders John, Judson, and Asa Hutchinson actively supported the antislavery movement, women’s rights, and

the land they set aside for city parks was the start of what is now the nation’s second oldest park system.

That same spirit of progressiveness lives on today as evidenced by the city’s one-ofa-kind CreekSide Soil facility, our urban forest and prairie programs, leading-edge public utility systems, and our partnerships with other government entities and the private sector. Perhaps the best example is the many people from across the community who volunteer their time and work together to help Hutchinson continue to be a great place to live, work and play.

We hope you enjoy your stay. If you are new to the community, get involved and you will meet a lot of great people. If you are visiting, we hope you come back soon to Minnesota’s Hometown.

Hutchinson: ‘Minnesota’s Hometown’ am pleased to welcome you to the city of Hutchinson and all it has to offer.

As a business owner located in downtown Hutchinson, I know you will enjoy a welcoming experience while shopping the many varieties of businesses and pleasant people along our hometown Main Street. After shopping, visit Hutchinson’s beautiful Library Square. The library is a historic building and offers the community many useful services for young and old. The park within the square offers residents and visitors a place to gather, creating a sense of community.

This centerpiece is busy year round with many community events. You will also enjoy the restored band shell, the fountain and the Hutchinson Brothers Statues along the Founders Pathway.

Hutchinson has the beautiful Crow River winding through town. Along the shores of this natural landmark are campsites and picnic areas as well as many activities throughout the year. You will also find access to the Luce Line Trail for biking, walking, and snowmobiling. The rock dam and river water fountain are a must-see

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Mark Cormier, Chair, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau

during your walk or ride along the trail.

Driving around Hutchinson you will notice the diversity of business types and sizes, from small service businesses to large manufacturers, which keep Hutchinson a growing and vibrant community. We have four family businesses that started here, still operate here, and range from 50 to 120 years of doing business. Along with our strong ag market, Hutchinson proves to be a model for strength and success.

Our hotels and motels stand ready to assist you in your stay with a variety of accommodations for personal travel, business meeting space and wedding accommodations. Our Chamber staff is waiting to help make your visit a pleasant one.

Please stop by the office at 2 Main St. S., or call us at 320-587-5252 or check for more information online at www.explorehutchinson.com or our mobile website at m.explorehutchinson.com.

Thank you for thinking of Hutchinson as your destination. One visit and you will know why Hutchinson is Minnesota’s Hometown.

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2012 Guide to Hutchinson

What’s inside Harmony River, Hutchinson’s $23.4 million senior care facility, opened in January, page 30

A connoisseur’s delight: The Minnesota Garlic Festival offers everything garlic including wine, page 69

Welcome to the 2012 Guide to Hutchinson, produced by the Hutchinson Leader. This Guide strives to be the most comprehensive annual source of community information available, offering information necessary for newcomers as well as established residents.

This year’s edition contains these new features: On page 30, a story about Harmony River Living Center, and how it provides a continuum of care for Hutchinson-area seniors.

On page 69, a story about the annual Minnesota Garlic Festival, and how it brings garlic fans from across the state to Hutchinson.

On page 70, a story about the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, and how it is bringing local arts groups together.

Information has also been updated on the many events, destinations and organizations.

We hope you enjoy this year’s Guide to Hutchinson, and discover it to be a valuable resource throughout 2012.

If you have ideas for next year’s guide, call us at 320587-5000.

To reach us The new Hutchinson Center for the Arts offers gallery shows, classes, special events and more, page 70

Contact the Hutchinson Leader at 170 Shady Ridge Road N.W., Hutchinson, MN 55350, phone: 320-587-5000, or email: news@hutchinson leader.com. The Guide to Hutchinson may also be visited online at: www.hutchinson leader.com.

Highlights Welcome/ 3 Community Profile/ 8

Community Map of Hutchinson/ 10 City Council/ 12 School Board/ 13 County Board/ 14 Trailblazer Transit/ 15 Getting Connected to Services/ 16 Library/ 18 Airport/ 19 Hutchinson Brothers/ 22 Recycling/ 24 Health Care/ 26 Harmony River Living Center/ 30 Senior Center/ 33 Newspapers in Education/ 34

Education Public Schools/ 36 Private Schools/ 37 Community Education/ 39 Ridgewater College/ 39 Extension/ 40

Events and Entertainment Calendar of Events/ 42 Music in the Park/ 48 Arts and Crafts Festival/ 49 Water Carnival/ 52 Hutchinson Theatre Company/ 56 Concert Association/ 57 Night Spots/ 58 Crow River Area Youth Orchestra/ 59 McLeod County Fair/ 60 RiverSong/ 62 Crow River Arts Inc./ 65 Garlic Festival/ 69

Hutchinson Center for the Arts/ 70 Orange Spectacular/ 72 Heatwole/ 74

History Walking Tour/ 76 County Museum/ 78

Park and Recreation City Parks/ 82, 83 Luce Line Trail/ 84, 85 Veterans Park/ 86 County Parks/ 87 Gopher Campfire/ 88 Schaefer Prairie/ 89 Miller Woods/ 90 Baseball and softball/ 91 Golf/ 92, 93 Fishing Hot Spots/ 94, 95 Phoenix Drumline/ 97 City Pools/ 98 Burich Arena / 101 Adaptive Recreation/ Special Olympics/ 102

Churches and Organizations Common Cup/ 104 Church Listings/105-106 Community Groups/ 107-112

Business Economic Development/ 116 Chamber of Commerce/ 117 Downtown Association/ 119 Industries/ 120-122

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Advertising Index Accountants Peterson Juergensen Hemerick & Co. certified public accounting firm .......................64

Apartments & Senior Living Clinton House Apartments .....................100 Deer Park Apartments.............................100 Echo Manor.............................................100 Evergreen Apartments.............................113 Hutchinson Century Court Apartments ...99 Korngiebel Properties ...............................99 Prince of Peace Retirement Living.........112 Southview Terrace...................................100 Twin Oaks Townhomes .............................99 Valley View Apartments ...........................99 Village Cooperative.................................113

Assisted Living Prairie Senior Cottages

specializing in memory disorders ....................113

The Oaks & Pines

the senior community of Hutchinson................113

Attorneys

Hutchinson Community Development Commission relocate businesses to Hutchinson .....................12

Clubs/Organizations/ Event Facilities American Legion Post 96

banquet & meeting facilities, catering .............131 Best Western Victorian Inn serving groups from 25-300 ..........................138 Hutchinson Event Center receptions, reunions, meetings .........................13 Hutchinson Rotary international club with local impact ..................22 VFW banquet & meeting facilities, catering .............134

Construction

Kraft, Walser, Hettig, Honsey & Kleiman attorneys concentrated on specific areas of law....65

Picture Perfect Carpentry quality custom carpentry ................................51

Automotive

Convenience/Gas

Al’s Car Wash & Detail Center wash & detail ..............................................73 Crow River Auto & Truck Repair complete automotive services...........................73 Hutchinson Co-op auto repair & tires ........................................45 Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash car wash.....................................................73 Motorbuys.com buy or sell your vehicle ..................................46 NAPA Auto Parts full service parts store....................................73 Valley Sales a car dealer for the times ..................................2

Churches Christ The King.......................................112 Faith Lutheran Church ............................106 Grace Lutheran Church...........................107 Immanuel Lutheran Church....................108 Oak Heights Covenant Church...............106 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church................111 Peace Lutheran Church...........................109 River of Hope ..........................................110 Riverside Assembly of God ....................107 Shalom Baptist Church ...........................110 St. Anastasia Catholic Church ................108 Word of Life ............................................106

City Downtown Association

promoting downtown Hutchinson......................23 Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau information and resources about Hutchinson .20-21

Financial/Investments Citizen’s Bank & Trust full service bank .........................................142 First MN Bank full service bank ...........................................67 Home State Bank personal & business banking ...........................66 Mid Country Bank personal & business banking ...........................64 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage mortgages ...................................................63 Wetterling & Roepke financial services ..........................................64

Floral Cash Wise Foods

full service floral department .............................5

Grocery Cash Wise Foods

fresh produce, meat and seafood counter ..............5

Hardware

Holiday

convenience store & car wash............................5

Hutchinson Co-op auto repair & tires ........................................45

Dental

Hutchinson Family Dentistry modern dentistry ..........................................66 Inglis Orthodontics local orthodontic care ....................................66

Education/Foundations Hutchinson Public Schools K-12 ..........................................................37 Immanuel Lutheran School preschool-8th grade ....................................108 Our Savior’s Lutheran School preschool-8th grade ....................................111 Ridgewater College post secondary education ...............................38 Maplewood Academy co-educational christian high school .................40 New Discoveries Montessori Academy preschool, K-6 .............................................40 St. Anastasia Catholic School K-6th grade ...............................................108 SW Initiative Foundation resources & expertise to strengthen communities ..39

Entertainment Hutchinson Theatre Co. local theater productions ................................13

Ace Hardware

full service hardware & rental center.................51

Health Clubs/Wellness

Anytime Fitness

24 hr. fitness center .......................................66

Heating/Cooling Plumbing AEM Mechanical

residential & commercial................................54 Berger Plumbing & Heating residential & commercial................................54 TEK Mechanical residential & commercial................................47

Home Furnishings/Decorating Ace Hardware

paint & supplies ...........................................51 Carpets Plus Colortile interior design showroom ...............................47 Interior Views draperies, blinds, valances ..............................54

Industries 3-M

leading tape manufacturer ............................118

Insurance American Family Insurance/Young full service insurance agent .............................79 Citizens Insurance Agency all your insurance needs .................................79 State Farm/McGraw full service insurance agent .............................79 State Farm/Kotzer providing insurance & financial services ............80

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Advertising Index Laundry

Preschool/Childcare

Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash laundry services ...........................................73

Kids’ Depot Childcare Center-St. A’s preschool, daycare & school age care ................38 Kids Inc. preschool & childcare ....................................38 Little Lambs Christian Center preschool & childcare..................................109

License Bureau Hutchinson City Center-Motor Vehicle motor vehicle, passports & DNR ......................14

Liquor

Liquor Hutch

large selection of wine & imported beer .............43

Lodging AmericInn

suites, pool, sauna & continental breakfast. ......137

Best Western Victorian Inn

pool, suites & continental breakfast ................138

Printing Crow River Press

brochures, newsletters, postcards, etc. ................68

Public Transportation Trailblazer Transit local bus service ...........................................22

Shamrock Inn

continental breakfast ...................................139

Massage

Genesis Salon & Ensospa massage and spa services ...............................61 Hutchinson Therapeutic Massage Center therapeutic massage ......................................57

Medical

Hutchinson Area Health Care local hospital. ..............................................32 Hutchinson Medical Center local medical clinic, urgent care.................25, 34 Prairie River Home Care personalized in-home options ..........................29 Vein Clinic treatment for leg problems ............................141 Western OB/GYN Clinic Certified Ob/Gyn Physicians & nurse midwives ...29

Newspaper Hutchinson Leader

news, entertainment, business, sports .....................

Edina Realty

Real Estate

full service real estate agents .........................114 Hometown Realty hometown service .......................................114 McLeod Co. Abstract Title Services title abstract & real estate closings .................114 Pellinen Land Surveying land surveying ...........................................114 realestateguide.mn monthly home buyers’ guide ............................54

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Recreation

bowling, pro shop .......................................124 Hutchinson Park & Rec. Department recreation programs, swimming pool .................17 Northern Links mini golf, batting cages ..................................96 Oakdale Golf Club 18 hole public golf course ...............................93

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Optical Regional Eye Center

complete family eye care center........................28

Pharmacy Cash Wise Foods

full service pharmacy.......................................5 Family Rexall Drug complete full service pharmacy ........................27

Phone/Internet/Cable Businessware

internet & software classes .............................46

Hutchinsonleader.com

daily local news, blogs & forums ......................80

NU-Telecom

telephone, cable TV, DSL ................................47

Mediacom

cable, internet, phone.....................................50 Two Way Communications cell phone service provider .............................51

Restaurants Buffalo Wild Wings wings, beer and sports .................................132 Country Kitchen broasted chicken, pizza, burgers & more ..........133 Crow River Winery hand-crafted wines ......................................129 Culver’s frozen custard, butter burgers & more .............127 Edge Bar & Grill big screen TV, pool, darts & more ...................127 Hutch Café homemade food with daily specials .................125 Hutchinson American Legion Post 96 homemade food with daily specials .................131 Kings Wok Chinese buffet ............................................126 Lamplighter II sports bar & grill, burgers to steaks ................135 McCormick’s homemade specials & from scratch pastries ......136 Squeaky’s Grill & Bar sports bar in Hutch Bowl ..............................124 The Coffee Company gourmet coffee, soups & sandwiches ...............130

VFW Post 906

homemade burgers, steak fry .........................134

Zellas

home-grown local fare .................................128

Retail/Specialty Stores Carly’s Shoes

shoe store specializing in Red Wing Shoes ..........44

Clay Coyote Gallery

specializing in pottery & gifts ..........................45 Security Coin & Pawn Shop local pawn shop, cash for gold & silver .............73 Twice is Nice quality used clothing & goods..........................44 The Village Shop unique gifts .................................................45

Salons/Spas

Genesis Salon & Ensospa full service salon & spa ..................................61 Great Clips family hair care ............................................57

Sporting Goods B&B Sports & RV

boating & camping headquarters .....................96

Crow River Snow Pros

promote safe snowmobiling .............................96 Little Crow Shooting Sports guns, ammo & accessories ..............................96 Outdoor Motion cycling shop ................................................96

Tanning Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash 4 tanning beds .............................................73

Title Companies/Surveyors McLeod Co. Abstract Title Services title abstract & real estate closings .................114 Pellin Land Surveying licensed land surveyor .................................114 Stewart Title title abstract & real estate closings .................112

Utilities Hutchinson Utilities Commission local utility company .....................................14 McLeod Cooperative Power rural electricity, cable & internet ......................17

Veterinarians/Pet Care

Crow River Pet Boarding pet care ......................................................31 Hutchinson Pet Hospital medicine, laser surgery, dentistry......................31

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The Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Grande Day Parade — always on Father’s Day — attracts thousands of vistiors.

Snapshot of Hutchinson County: McLeod State Senate District: 18 State House District: 18A and 18B U.S. Congressional District: 7th Distance from other communities: Minneapolis/St. Paul, 65 miles; St. Cloud, 50 miles; Willmar, 48 miles; New Ulm, 43 miles; Mankato, 65 miles; Marshall, 90 miles.

Population: In the 2000 census, Hutchinson’s population was 13,080. In early 2007, it was estimated at 14,417.

Major employers: Hutchinson Technology Inc. — 700 employees; 3M — approximately 1,500 employees.

Transportation: Highways — State highways 22, 15 and 7; 50 miles to I494 and 14 miles to U.S. Highway 212.

Airport: Hutchinson Municipal Airport/Butler Field. Distance from downtown is two miles.

Climate: Average annual precipitation, 27.08 inches (including average annual snowfall of 40 inches); January average precipitation, .77 inches, average temperature, 10 degrees; April average precipitation, 2.39 inches, average temperature, 42.8 degrees; July average precipitation, 3.81 inches, average tempera-

ture, 72.1 degrees; October average precipitation, 2.05 inches, average temperature, 47.9 degrees.

Local contacts: Jeremy Carter, city administrator, City Center, 111 Hassan St. S., Hutchinson, MN 55350. Phone 320587-5151.

Bill Corby, president, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, 12 Main St. S., Hutchinson, MN 55350. Phone 320-587-5252.

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Serving You

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Mayor Steve Cook

Bill Arndt

Mary Christensen

Chad Czmowski

Eric Yost

Term expires Dec. 31, 2012, 320-587-7108

Seat 2: term expires Dec. 31, 2014, 320-587-6882

Seat 1: term expires Dec. 31, 2014, 320-587-8425

Seat 4: term expires Dec. 31, 2012, 320-587-3924

Seat 3: term expires Dec. 31, 2012, 320-587-8566

Hutchinson City Council Hutchinson City Council meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the council chamber at City Center, 111 Hassan St. S.E. City elections are conducted in November of even years.

Council members are elected by seat for staggered four-

year terms. The mayor is elected for a two-year term.

This year, seats filled by Mayor Steve Cook and council members Chad Czmowski and Eric Yost will be up for election.

For more information, call 320-587-5151.

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If you are a business in our community or are thinking of relocating your business to Hutchinson...

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Incentives for qualifying business & industry Expansion or Relocation Assistance: • Job Opportunity Building Zones (JOBZ) • Tax Increment Financing • Tax Abatement • Loan & Grant Programs

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Keith Kamrath

Julie Ashbaugh

Josh Gehlen

Don Martinez

Chair, term expires Jan. 1, 2013, 320-5877993

Vice-chair, term expires Jan. 1, 2013, 320-587-7894

Clerk, term expires Jan. 1, 2015, 320-5872452

Treasurer, appointed term ends November 2012 , 320-587-3889

Byron Betterhausen

Jim Waldron

Appointed term ends November 2012, 320-587-4725

Term expires Jan. 1, 2013, 320-587-8185

District 423 Board of Education The Hutchinson School District is administered by a six-member board. Members are elected to staggered four-year terms. Meetings take place at 5:30 p.m., usually

on the second Monday of the month at the Hutchinson City Center, 111 Hassan St. S.E. The district’s central office is at 30 N. Glen St. Call 320-587-2860 for more details.

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Bev Wangerin

Ray Bayerl

Kermit Terlinden

Paul Wright

Sheldon Nies

Hutchinson, Fifth District, term expires January 2013, 320-587-6869

Lester Prairie, First District, term expires January 2013, 320-485-2181

Glencoe, Second District, term expires January 2015, 320-864-3738

Hutchinson, Third District, term expires January 2013, 320-587-7332

Hutchinson, Fourth District, term expires January 2015, 320-587-5117

McLeod County Board Hutchinson is one of nine cities in McLeod County. A five-member McLeod County Board of Commissioners governs the county. Members are elected by district to staggered four-year terms.

The board meets the first and third Tuesdays of the

HUTCHINSON CITY CENTER

Hutchinson

(234-2599) is located at City Center. Hours are Tues., Wed. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; Thurs. 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Licenses for all motor vehicles, trailers and cycles are purchased here. Driver’s licenses are issued and renewed at this office. Expedited Services available.

DNR DEPT: Fishing, hunting, boat, snowmobile and ATV licenses are available at the Motor Vehicle Office.

PASSPORT PHOTOS and APPLICATIONS: Now available at the Motor Vehicle Office.

DRIVER’S LICENSE EXAMS: Administered by the State of Minnesota every Thursday 9–11 a.m. and 1–3 p.m. at the Motor Vehicle Office. It’s not necessary to prearrange appointments for written exams. Proper identification is required. Appointments are made for road tests by calling 1-651-284-1000.

PET OWNERS: The city requires that all animals be licensed and leashed and that barking (dogs) be controlled. Animals licenses may be purchased at the police department and are renewed annually for $10.

A $50 administrative fee is required to retrieve any animal from the Hutchinson Police Department that has been found running loose. There is also an additional daily charge to board loose dogs ($15.00) and cats ($13.00).

(Animals are boarded at Animal Medical Center under contract with the city.)

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OFFICE HOURS: We offer automatic payment plan, budget plan and pay on-line www.hutchinsonutilities.com

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Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Hutchinson City Center 111 Hassan St. S.E., Hutchinson (1 blk E. of Main St.) General Information 320-587-5151

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THE MOTOR VEHICLE OFFICE

Utilities Commission 225 Michigan St., Hutchinson, MN

month at 9 a.m. Meetings are in the commissioners’ board room in the basement of the County Courthouse, 830 11th St. E., Glencoe. Hutchinson residents can call the courthouse toll-free at 320-587-4680.

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Getting around McLeod and Sibley Counties is easy with Trailblazer Transit. The bus service offers fixed fares and features such as handicap access.

Trailblazer Transit serves all ages, needs

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railblazer Transit is a public transportation system that serves Sibley and McLeod Counties. A dial-a-ride bus service, volunteer driver program, and van service all operate under the Trailblazer Joint Powers Board umbrella.

As many as 12 elevator-equipped buses driven by professional drivers serve the two counties.

Approximately 15 volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to support the buses.

Children, youth, adults and seniors alike use Trailblazer to get to work, school, day care, recreational

activities and social events.

Common destinations include medical facilities, restaurants, banks, drug and grocery stores, beauty salons, barbers, and government offices. However, Trailblazer does not provide transportation for medical emergencies.

Unlike typical taxi fares, Trailblazer bus fares are fixed and determined in advance. Trailblazer bus riders should expect to share the bus with others. Furthermore, bus customers are encouraged to schedule their rides in advance.

Trailblazer Transit one-way bus fares generally are: $2 within city

limits; $4 for rides of less than 25 miles; and $8 for rides of 25 miles or longer.

The buses operate Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Volunteer drivers may transport people anytime including early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays. Two wheelchair-accessible vans operated by professional drivers may also transport people anytime under the SMART RIDE program. Trailblazer office hours are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

To schedule a ride, call toll-free 888-743-3828, or 320-864-1000.

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From high-speed DSL-based Internet to voice services, NU-Telecom offers communication services, as well as computer-related products, to the surrounding area.

Getting connected if you’re new to Hutchinson Hutchinson Utilities 225 Michigan St.; 320-587-4746 www.hutchinsonutilities.com City-owned Hutchinson Utilities Commission is the electric and natural gas provider to residents of Hutchinson. General manager is Mike Kumm.

New customers can call the business office from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday to learn more about setting up an account.

NU-Telecom 235 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-2323 www.nutelecom.net NU-Telecom offers voice, digital video television and high-speed DSL-based FETCH Internet services.

The TechTeam also offers computer

and accessory sales, diagnostic and computer repair services, on-site networking and installation and Web design/hosting. Visit NU-Telecom’s local office or call.

Mediacom 800-332-0245 This company offers cable television, telephone and Internet access

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services within Hutchinson. Primary packages are available, along with other specialty choices.

City Center 111 Hassan St. S.E.; 320-587-5151 www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us City Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. It houses the council chamber and the offices of finance, administration, planning and building, engineering, city attorney, housing and redevelopment and economic development.

Department of Motor Vehicles City Center, 111 Hassan St. S.E.; 320-234-2599 www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/mv.html New residents can obtain their drivers’ license, recreational vehicle licenses, renew vehicle tabs, obtain Minnesota plates, and purchase hunting and fishing licenses from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Passports are processed in a separate area of City Center’s lobby.

U.S. Post Office 245 Main St. S.; 320-587-2497 Change-of-address forms and post office rental boxes are available during regular hours: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Monday through Friday, with Saturday window service 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Econofoods sells stamps, and Cash Wise Foods provides stamps and mailing services. Stamps, zip codes, rates, postage, address changes, mail holds and most other postal services are available online at www.usps.com.

Hutchinson Fire Department 205 Third Ave. S.E. 320-587-2506, or 911 in emergencies The volunteer fire department is led by Fire Chief Brad Emans. He can

be reached at the fire station: 320234-4211.

Hutchinson Police Services 10 Franklin St. S.W. 320-587-2242, or 911 in emergencies Police Chief Daniel Hatten’s police force focuses on community policing activities such as youth intervention, bicycle patrols and a school liaison program to prevent crime.

The station and dispatch center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Hutchinson Ambulance Emergency medical assistance is available from the Hutchinson Area Health Care Ambulance Service, which includes four ambulances.

Dial 911 for emergency response.

Life Link III helicopter service flies patients from Hutchinson Community Hospital to moreequipped facilities in the Twin Cities.

Check Us Out! The Hutchinson Parks, Recreation & Community Education Department

Your local provider of: • Rural electricity • DIRECTV sales & service • WildBlue high-speed Internet • Emergency pendant medical services

Many Recreation and Leisure Programs available. Call or stop in for information on park locations, campgrounds, picnic shelter reservations, pool and gym rentals.

320-587-2975 900 Harrington St. SW

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PUBLIC SWIMMING: Hutchinson offers Swimming Lessons and Open Swimming Outdoor Pool

Hutchinson Recreation Center, 900 Harrington St. SW

Indoor Pool

1-800-494-6272

Call for information and times for lessons and open swimming: 587-2975.

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Downloadable ebooks available at the Hutchinson Public Library

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hen it comes to technology, the Hutchinson Public Library offers downloadable ebooks for the Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon’s Kindle, as well as many other ereaders on the market. The free service became available earlier this year.

Need access to the Internet? Head to the library. For free, library users can make appointments for up to one hour a day to browse, research or read on the World Wide Web on a library computer. Wireless Internet access also is available for up to four hours a day.

Modern technology meshes remarkably well with Hutchinson’s historic Carnegie library. The crown jewel of downtown Hutchinson was built in 1904. An expansion was added in 1985.

In 2010, library sampling showed more than 79,690 library visits.

Records also list 13,175 registered borrowers for the same year.

During the recent economic slump, the library became the go-to place for those needing computer access, books on how to conduct a job search, or for entertainment in the form of magazines, books or

The Hutchinson Public Library’s Stories in the Park summer program is a popular draw for families. The program takes place from June through August at Library Square. When rainy weather threatens, the program moves indoors. movies on DVD. Library visitors can explore the world of information and entertainment through traditional books, audio books, DVDs, and the Internet. In addition to the standard sections and book offerings, the library has large-print editions instock, as well as more than 100 mag-

Library activities The Hutchinson Public Library offers readers a variety of programs: Children can see the world come to life through the children’s library. Preschool story hours are scheduled throughout the school year, as are R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) programs. Children also can participate in the summer reading program.

Stories in the Park: Guest readers share favorite books with young people, parents and grandparents. Information is available at the library, and in the summer Parks, Recreation and Community Education brochure mailed to residents and through local media announcements.

The Readers Club: The small group chooses a book to read each month and regroups the next month for discussion. New members are always welcome. It meets at 10 a.m. the third Friday of the month.

azines and a variety of newspapers.

Need a special book? No problem.

Library staff can order it for you. Call 320-587-2368 for help.

The library also is online and its catalog can be accessed from your home or office. Just type iii.pioneerland.lib.mn.us into your computer’s browser.

Friends of the Library: This group supports the library with money raised from their year-round used book sales table as well as the used book sale during the Arts and Crafts Festival in the fall. The group also provides library access to homebound readers.

Project Bookshelf: This is a cooperative effort of Friends of the Library, schools and county services to collect new books at Christmas to distribute to less fortunate families. Watch for details after Thanksgiving.

Meetings: The Hutchinson Public Library also features a small meeting room with a kitchenette, which is available for organizations at no charge.

For more information about obtaining a library card or the library, call 320-587-2368. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The library is closed on Sundays and federal holidays.

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The Joseph P. Dooley Terminal at Ken Butler Field was named in memory of the local aerobatic pilot, and serves as the central facility at Hutchinson’s municipal airport.

Airport serves local pilots, area businesses

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lying enthusiasts in the Hutchinson area flock together at the city’s municipal airport, Ken Butler Field, which is just south of the city along State Highway 15.

The field, named after a local aviation pioneer, features a 4,000-foot runway, parallel taxiway, and GPS approach procedures. Traffic follows an orderly flow pattern. The Joseph P. Dooley terminal building was named in memory of the local aerobatic pilot. The terminal has a pilots’

lounge, a conference room, and a flight-planning room with weather information systems and access to FAA's flight service centers.

The attached maintenance facility is staffed by full-service operator Hutchinson Aviation. Aviation fuel — 100LL and Jet A — is available, plus flight training, aircraft rental, repairs and inspections and other aircraft services.

Local pilots and area businesses use Butler Field almost every day, including Life Link III, an air medical

transportation service. More than 45 aircraft are based in Hutchinson.

There is space for 34 planes in cityowned hangars. The airport also has several private hangars.

The airport is the site of a fly-in breakfast and pork chop dinner during the annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival in June.

For details, call John Olson, airport manager, at 320-234-4473, or Tom Parker, Hutchinson Aviation, at 320587-7615.

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Hutchinson Area Chamber CVB Staff:

Angela Brandel

Bill Corby

Rachael Popp

Membership Services

President

Marketing & Tourism Coordinator

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Singing family from New England established Hutchinson

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Statuary honoring Judson, John and Asa Hutchinson can be found in Library Square.

he Hutchinson family singers — John, Asa and Judson Hutchinson — are credited with founding the town in November 1855.

The three brothers reportedly heard of Minnesota from a New England friend, W.W. Pendergast, who spoke highly of the Big Woods west of St. Anthony. The man’s words inspired the brothers, a singing trio, to set off for Minnesota, intending to establish a namesake community.

The three men arrived in St. Paul that month and organized a party of explorers and settlers. They set out days later with four horses and two wagons.

Their journey took them to a pic-

turesque setting on the crest of a hill overlooking the beautiful Hassan River Valley, as the Crow River was known then. The site, which is now Hutchinson, was described as having a river with high bluffs on the north and gently sloping prairie to the south. Beyond the bluffs lay a forest.

The party selected its claim on Nov. 20 and the following day traveled to Glencoe to establish the Hutchinson Townsite Co. The group wrote 13 “articles of agreement” for the city.

The Hutchinson Leader created a special package in honor of the family and the play on Feb. 24, 1994. It can be seen in the Leader archives or the Hutchinson Public Library.

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Sights, Sounds,Tastes

Downtown Hutchinson is a varied collection of stores, services, restaurants and recreation.

While you’re in town, stop and shop at our specialty stores, and enjoy a great meal at a downtown restaurant.

The friendly service from merchants and residents at our stores and businesses provides a warm welcome to Hutchinson. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Downtown sensations... Sensational!

The Hutchinson Downtown Association provides: ® ® ® ® ® ® ®

111 Hassan St. SE Hutchinson MN 55350 320-234-5652

The Hutchinson Downtown Association promotes and enhances the Hutchinson downtown business community by promoting and merchandising the downtown area.

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Welcome Banners Spring Flower Pots Farmers Market—Wed. & Sat. Crazy Days Picnic in the Park—July Popcorn Wagon in Library Square December Holiday Sleigh Rides/Entertainment Various donations including band shell restoration, band for summer concert series ® Downtown brochures, maps, general advertising ® Winter Tree Tops ® Music In The Park

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City, county make recycling, reuse easy

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Wonderblend brands.

Compostable materials are picked up for residents curbside weekly in green, 90-gallon carts. City and county residents also may take lawn clippings, leaves and other yard wastes directly to Creekside, 1500 Adams St. S.E. Creekside has new hours. During the warm weather season of April 1 to Oct. 31, it is open 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The winter hours from Nov. 1 to March 31 are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Creekside is also open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday throughout November. It is closed Saturdays from Dec. 1 to March 31.

For more information about Creekside Soils or Hutchinson's recycling efforts, call manager Doug Johnson at 320-587-6762, or visit www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us and click on Departments and Services.

variety of opportunities are offered residents Hutchinson and McLeod County to protect the environment in their daily lives.

Curbside recycling New residents can start their garbage collection and recycling service by calling Hutchinson City Center at 320-234-5672.

Residents may place such recyclable items as cans, some plastic bottles, newspaper and cardboard in a blue recycling bin for weekly, curbside collection. A green, 90-gallon bin is provided to each household for curbside collection of compostable yard and household wastes.

Waste Management also does a spring leaf pickup the weeks of April 16, April 30 and May 4. Leaves placed in biodegradable bags can be left at the collection point for pickup during these weeks.

Special hard-goods recycling days are scheduled each spring and fall.

The spring pickup is scheduled for April 7 west of Highway 15 and April 14 east of Highway 15. The city’s waste hauler picks up couches, refrigerators and similar items. This service is available to residential refuse customers in the city of Hutchinson. You do not have to call to schedule an appointment for this pickup. Questions regarding this service should be directed to Waste Management at 800-450-9378.

Any other questions about curbside recycling can be answered by calling McLeod County Solid Waste Management at 320-234-7166.

Creekside Soils Hutchinson’s $3.1 million cityowned compost plant produces and

County recycling operations

Discarded household items, such as light bulbs, can be recycled at the McLeod County Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 1065 Fifth Ave. S.E. markets 1.8 million bags of topsoil, potting soil, compost with manure, organic peat, 100 percent manure, wood mulch and wood chips under the CreeksideSoil, Splendorgro and

From curbside recycling to managing hazardous and problem wastes, McLeod County offers residents a variety of ways to recycle or reuse their trash.

The county purchased the Fifth Avenue Southeast building, known as the Solid Waste Management Department, in 1999 with intentions to expand its household hazardous waste facility and add on a recycling plant. The recycling center opened its doors in 2004.

The 22,000-square-foot addition is used to recycle material from township recycling sheds, county drop boxes, city curbside collections and businesses.

Residents can get cash back by recycling their aluminum cans at the

Community plant’s can redemption center, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The can redemption center is behind the McLeod County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1065 Fifth Ave. S.E. Items such as old textbooks, magazines, phone books, plastic grocery bags, junk mail, vinyl siding, appliances and electronics can also be dropped off.

The site also offers 24/7 recycling through the use of the large blue recycling baskets in the northwest corner of the recycling center’s parking lot. The baskets are labeled for the acceptance of plastics, glass, metals, cardboard and all other types of paper.

The county also partners with various area schools in a recycling collection program. Schools receive rebates based on the amount of recyclables collected. Half of the money is spent on environmental education.

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For a list of acceptable products, call McLeod County Solid Waste at 320 484-4300, or visit www.co.mcleod.mn.us/SolidWaste.

The site also has a “free-use” product exchange center where residents can take a variety of used paints, varnishes or cleaning products for free.

In addition, items such as child safety car seats, holiday lights, cords and wire, water filters, wine corks, crayons, fishing line, lead sinkers, polystyrene packaging, packing peanuts, bubble wrap, alkaline batteries, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, floppy

disks, empty pesticide containers, oil filters, used motor oil, and small propane cylinders are collected at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility for recycling or reuse.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. On Tuesdays from June 1 to Sept. 1, the site is open until 8 p.m.

Problem materials Collections are scheduled throughout the year for items such as tires, appliances, electronics, hard goods and mattresses. For a list of accepted household hazardous waste items, disposal fees, special collection dates, call 320-484-4300, email mcleod.solidwaste@ co.mcleod.mn.us, visit the website at www.co.mcleod.mn.us, or find McLeod County Solid Waste on Facebook.

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Hutchinson Community Hospital was cited by a rating service as one of Minnesota’s top hospitals in 2011.

City is a regional hub for health care services

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utchinson’s growing number of care providers and increasing use of sophisticated medical technology has made the city a regional healthcare hub. Here are the main providers:

Hutchinson Area Health Care Hutchinson Area Health Care is a regional leader in many health specialties.

Surgical specialties: Surgical spe-

cialists perform approximately 4,000 procedures each year related to the digestive, cardiovascular and nervous systems, skin and ENT problems, and gynecological conditions.

Mental health: Recognized for excellence statewide, a team of mental health professionals helps adults and children with mental health concerns.

Orthopaedics: The Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic provides expert care in treating bone and joint problems.

Cancer care: Oncology specialists treat patients with various types of cancer in a nurturing environment.

More than 700 employees strong, Hutchinson Area Health Care offers care in obstetrics, cardiac care, spine care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, diabetes education, emergency medicine and other specialty services.

Other facilities include: Dassel Medical Center: The Dassel Medical Center offers primary care,

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mental health services and orthopaedic specialty care.

Senior care/housing: Harmony River Living Center, an innovative long-term care community featuring individualized, skilled nursing care for 120 residents, opened in January.

It also offers memory care and has 16 assisted living units. It replaces Burns Manor Nursing Home, which had served area residents for more than 46 years.

For more information, call 320234-5000, or visit hutchinsonhealthcare.com.

Hutchinson Medical Center Hutchinson Medical Center, a physician-owned clinic, has a staff of more than 30 full-time local providers, including family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and specialists in the areas of general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and podiatry.

Urgent Care services are available from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

The clinic is on the east side of the Hutchinson Community Hospital complex.

Hospice and home care ConnectCare, a home health care agency jointly operated by Hutchinson Area Health Care and Glencoe Regional Health Services, provides home care and hospice services.

ConnectCare is a nonprofit agency serving a range of needs, from highly skilled nursing care to general assistance to those who need just a little help.

The hospice focus is on comfort care rather than a cure. Pain and symptom management are top priorities while caring for the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the client and family.

For more information, call ConnectCare at 320-234-5031.

Other health care services Hutchinson is home to many highly skilled dentists, ophthalmologists, chiropractors, pharmacists and other health-care providers.

Providers have been innovative in their efforts to aid patients who might not otherwise receive services.

For example, Hutchinson dentists have set up a program with the Hutchinson Area Foundation for Health Care and Hutchinson School District 423 to serve children in lowincome families. Through the program, general dentistry such as fillings and extractions is offered free of charge to students in kindergarten through eighth-grade who have no other place to go for help. The schools refer the children to participating dentists.

Your family deserves the best!

The Hutchinson Area’s Hometown, Home-owned Pharmacies Where your Good Health is our only Focus!

320-587-2509 1-800-944-1795

320-587-3638 Medical Center Building

1 Block East of Post Office Free Deliver y& Mailing

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Regional Eye Center YOUR COMPLETE FAMILY EYE CARE CENTER

Michael P. Merck, M.D.

Christopher R. Wallyn, D.O.

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Amy J. Nyquist, O.D.

We offer three areas of expertise in one convenient, relaxed atmosphere.

I Regional Eye Specialists OPHTHALMOLOGY / OPTOMETRY A new level of eye examination and patient education. New state-of-the-art equipment for examination of the retina, macula and optic nerve.

I Regional Eye Optical QUALITY EYEWEAR / PERSONAL EYECARE Large frame selection, including many designer styles, Transitions® and polarized sunwear..

I Regional Eye

Surgery Center ON-SITE SURGERY CENTER On-site cataract, glaucoma and Wavescan® LASIK surgery, performed with the latest surgical equipment.

Come and see for yourself. Our new Regional Eye Center offers the latest technology, education and a comfortable atmosphere. We’re dedicated to complete eye care in the most efficient manner.

Steve Queenan, ABO/NCLE

Regional Eye Center Open Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m.– 5:30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturdays Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:30 a.m.– 12 Noon

“Ophthalmology, Optometry and Opticianry working together to provide the best in eye care.”

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Harmony River Living Center serves 120 residents needing skilled nursing care and 16 residents needing assisted living services.

Harmony River: A new standard in long-term care

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fter more than nine years of planning and 14 months of construction, Harmony River Living Center opened in Hutchinson in January. The Austrian-style, $23.4 million facility signifies a new standard in long-term care not just for Hutchinson, but for the state.

The most obvious difference is the space that Harmony River covers — 125,000 square feet compared to 38,000 at Burns Manor Nursing Home, the former

home for the first 120 residents to move into the new center.

The facility features 106 private rooms and 14 doubleoccupancy rooms. It also has 16 assisted-living units.

Large open areas, rich earth-tone colors and wood surfaces make the two-story building homelike. The feeling is enhanced by its design — the building is divided into eight households. A resident rarely needs to leave a household, except to visit the building’s bistro, beauty

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shop or community center, which doubles as a chapel.

Each household has its own staff, dining room and other amenities.

But it is Harmony River’s care model that sets it apart from other nursing homes, says the center’s managers.

Called the Liberty Model of Care, it builds on the household concept, enabling residents to have increased autonomy over how they lead their lives.

Presbyterian Homes, which manages the building, uses the model at some of its other facilities, but Harmony River’s design maximizes its use.

The model caters to individual choices. Residents are encouraged to design “My Best Day,” the way they want to live it, giving information and preferences to staff about sleep choices, meal choices and care routines.

For one resident, it might mean eating lunch at 2:30 p.m. and dinner at 10 p.m. It might mean having a bath every night at 8 p.m. Or it might mean sleeping in on weekends until the first football game starts.

Harmony River is the beginning of what is hoped to be a 64-acre campus serving the housing and care needs of hundreds of older adults.

Hutchinson Area Health Care, the home’s owner, is already planning the campus’ second phase.

Animal Care

Crow River Pet Boarding Indoor/ outdoor runs.

Lots of TLC.

Call for more info or reservations.

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Medicine • Laser Surgery • Dentistry • Orthopedics • Grooming • Boarding • Puppy Parties

Kristin, Roffey, DVM

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Veterinarians

Your dogs & cats in caring hands for 28 years.

www.hutchinsonpethospital.com

Mari Curtis

Brenda Johnson

Professional Pet Groomers

Angela Bolt

Janel Reiter

Customer Service Mgr.

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Theresa Wald, CVT • Katherine Gustafson, CVT Rachael Desens, CVT • Janna Raisanen, CVT

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We help you handle what life brings.

Hutchinson Area Health Care ORTHOPAEDIC & FRACTURE

CANCER CARE

We will treat your trick knee, hips, shoulders and other aching joints. Call (320) 484-4400 and tell us where it hurts.

Hutchinson Cancer Center provides effective and caring cancer treatment in partnership with Minnesota Oncology. Call us at (320) 484-4695.

MENTAL HEALTH

CARDIOVASCULAR

When someone is facing anxiety, depression, addiction or simply can’t cope, they need mental health services in a safe, comforting environment. Call (320) 234-4610 for help.

Heart smart care is offered through partnerships with Minneapolis Heart Institute and CentraCare.

For an appointment with a cardiologist, call (320) 234-3290.

PHYSICAL REHABILITATION

SENIOR HEALTH

Our team of therapists will get you moving again.

Kid-friendly speech, occupational and physical therapy is also available if your child needs extra help. Call (320) 484-4400.

For senior patients, we can help you stay healthy and active. We also offer adult day care, home health care, and long-term care at Harmony River, our new skilled nursing facility.

Visit HutchinsonHealthCare.com for a complete list of specialties.

1095 Highway 15 S., Hutchinson, MN 55350 | 320-234-5000 | www.HutchinsonHealthCare.com

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Hutchinson Senior Programming offers a variety of activities for people 55 or older. Dances with live music are offered on a regular basis.

Meet and mingle at Hutchinson Senior Programming

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enior programming is a city of Hutchinson-sponsored senior center that offers activities, services, tours and and recreational opportunities for people 55 or older.

Stop by the Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 State Highway 15 S., to participate in classes, dances, discussion groups or trips. Computers are available to use, too.

The senior center also is the site for service programs about such

timely matters as health, legal advocacy and tax assistance.

One of the highlights of the year is the Senior Expo, scheduled the fourth Tuesday in September. The Hutchinson Senior Center has been a sponsor since the Expo started more than 15 years ago.

To keep up-to-date with what’s going on at the center, seniors can subscribe to an eight-page monthly newsletter that includes information about daily activities, daily living

tips, recipes, health-related daily articles and more. It is available by subscription, $8 per year, or $15 for two years or receive an email version at no charge.

The Hutchinson Senior Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, at the Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 State Highway 15 S. For more information about the Hutchinson Senior Center, call 320234-5656.

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Students learn from newspapers

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utchinson area students are now learning from the only local textbook that’s updated twice a week. In 2008, the Hutchinson Leader, with help from more than 15 local businesses and civic groups, launched Newspapers in Education. The program provides more than 700 free newspapers each week as a tool of instruction to local schools.

Through the program, students are using newspapers to develop their reading ability, increase their social awareness, build character, and enrich their civic education.

Newspapers in Education is an international program started in 1955 to advance the use of newspapers in schools. Researchers claim the program improves reading, spelling and writing abilities in students.

Students at Park Elementary School keep up with local current events by reading the Hutchinson Leader every week.

Teachers participating in the program visit the Hutchinson Leader’s website for age-specific lesson plans to use with the newspapers the school receives. The free lesson

plans are developed by teachers for teachers.

For more information about Newspapers in Education, call the Leader at 320-234-4156.

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Science comes to life at Hutchinson schools, where students benefit from demonstrations presented by local industrial engineers.

Numerous schools serve all ages and interests

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utchinson is home to two public school districts — Independent District 423 and the New Century/New Discoveries Montessori Academy charter schools — and several private schools.

Learning opportunities don’t stop there. The area is also served by a variety of learning centers and organizations committed to the education of Hutchinson’s youth

and adults.

Opportunities to learn about an outdoor interest or home management can be found at the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education department.

A brochure of available classes is sent to every resident each January, May and September. The information is also available online at www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/brochure. html.

Hutchinson offers quality education in a variety of formats and fosters a learning environment from birth to graduation.

Hutchinson Public Schools District 423 Central Office: 30 Glen St. N.W. Superintendent is Daron VanderHeiden. Phone: 320-5872860. Fax: 320-587-4590. Website: www.hutch.k12.mn.us.

West Elementary: 875 School Road

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S.W. Principal Anne Broderius; serves about 500 students in grades pre K-1. Phone: 320-587-4470. Fax: 320-587-0735.

Park Elementary: 100 Glen St. S.W. Principal is Dan Olberg; serves about 900 students in grades 2-5. Phone: 320-587-2837. Fax: 320-587-4821.

Hutchinson Middle School: 1365 South Grade Road S.W. Principal is Todd Grina; serves about 700 students in grades 6-8. Phone: 320-5872854. Fax: 320-587-2857.

Hutchinson High School: 1200 Roberts Road S.W. Principal is Patrick Walsh; serves about 900 students in grades 9-12. Phone: 320587-2151. Fax: 320-587-8217.

Crow River Area Learning Center: Classrooms are in Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Middle School. Director is Mike Scott; provides an alternative to the traditional classroom for grades 6-12. Qualified students learn in small classroom settings or by independent study.

Day and evening classes available.

Phone: 320-234-2653. Fax: 320-5878217.

Transition Assistance Program: 145 Glen St. S.W. The Transition Assistance Program is a Hutchinson Public Schools educational program for young adults with disabilities ranging in age from 18 to 21. TAP is a community-based program emphasizing work experience and independent living skills. Phone: 320234-2702.

Charter schools New Discoveries Montessori Academy: Shares a 40,000-square-foot building at 1000 Fifth Ave. S.E. with New Century Charter School. New Discoveries, a public charter school, employs American Montessori Certified teachers to implement a hands-on, developmentally appropriate curriculum in eight multi-age classrooms.

In addition, New Discoveries

Montessori Academy has a feebased preschool component, serving 3-, 4- and 5-year olds. Administrative director is Dave Conrad. Phone: 320234-6362. Website: www.newdiscoveries.org.

New Century Academy: New Century Academy is a public school of choice in a 40,000-square-foot building shared with New Discoveries Montessori Academy. New Century serves students in grades 7-12, and has developed a strong core curriculum program and numerous exploratory seminar opportunities for students to discover their passions and dreams. New Century Academy has shaped an environment that gives students everything they need to succeed. Jason J. Vold is director. Phone: 320-234-3660.

Website: www.newcenturyacademy. com.

Parochial schools Agape Christian Academy: 950 School

www.hutch.k12.mn.us • 320-587-2860 Hutchinson Public Schools Core Values: • Relationships are essential for student success • All students learn • A culture of high expectation is critical • A meaningful and challenging curriculum is vital

In our elementary schools we offer: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Free all day every day Kindergarten & alternate day option Small class size Enrichment program Before & after school & summer Targeted Service programs Everyday math K-5 Literacy by Design K-5 Small group Guided Reading instruction by trained staff On site media center with large selection of student books Music, Art, Physical Education, Science/Technology Lab taught by certified teachers Technology program including use of classroom SMART boards Academic game room Family friendly atmosphere Many volunteer opportunities

In our secondary schools we offer: • Advanced Placement courses • Three world languages (Spanish, German, Chinese) • Pre-engineering • Video production • Concurrent classes with Ridgewater College - taught at high school • CIS, College in the Schools - Courses that earn college credit • Advanced math opportunities at the middle school • Targeted & area learning services for students after school & during the summer • Comprehensive and competitive programs in fine arts and athletics • Vocational & technical education courses • Rigorous academics • Math League, Science Health Occupations, Knowledge Bowl, Business Professionals of America • Exploratory opportunities in FACS, Tech Ed, Computer Applications, Art, General Music

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In 2011, students from St. Anastasia School performed in “The Christmas Chronicles,” an alternate take on the Christmas story.

Welcome new kids in town!

Come tour our child care facility… call any weekday for a personal tour.

Meet our caring staff.

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Road S.W. Located at Word of Life Outreach Center, Agape Academy serves students from preschool through fifth grade. It offers all the traditional academic claases with hands-on activities, plus Bible class, Spanish and violin for all students.

For more information, call Principal Judith Cruckson at 320-587-9443.

Immanuel Lutheran School and Children of Grace Preschool: 20917 Walden Ave. in Acoma Township. Serves about 30 students in preschool-8 with three teachers, including Alex and Stephanie Vanderberg and Kristi Utsch. Phone: 320-587-4858. Email: ilschool@hutchtel.net. Website: immanuelhutch.org.

Maplewood Academy: 700 Main St. N. Maplewood Academy is a Seventhday Adventist high school, which offers board and day school options.

The academy is open to all students in the Hutchinson area, and is accredited by the North Central

Education Association and the National Council of Private School Accreditation. Principal is Marshall Bowers; serves about 90 students in grade 9-12. Phone: 320-587-2830.

Fax: 320-587-5649. Website: www.maplewoodacademy.org Northwoods Elementary School: 95 Academy Lane, N.W. Principal is Linda Kaldahl; serves about 20 students in a mutli-grade classroom for grades pre-kindergarten-8.

Phone: 320-243-5994.

Our Savior’s Lutheran School: 800 Bluff St. N.E. Principal is Leland Huebner; serves students in grades preschool through fifth. “Equipped to Serve” is the theme for the 51th year of instruction provided by Our Savior’s Lutheran School. Website: oslhutch.com. Phone: 320-587-3319.

Fax: 320-234-7861. Email: osl@hutchtel.net.

St. Anastasia Catholic School: 400 Lake St. S.W. Principal Jody Stoffels; serves 120 students in grades K-6.

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Community Education

Higher education Ridgewater College: 2 Century Ave. Dr. Douglas Allen is president; serves more than 1,800 students.

Ridgewater College is a community and technical college with campuses in Hutchinson and Willmar. Students are able to earn the first two years of a four-year degree in dozens of majors, or train for a career field in one of the college’s many technical programs. Through partnerships with various state universities, students are able to earn their bachelor’s or master’s degrees on the Ridgewater campuses. In addition, the college offers customized training and continuing education services to businesses and individuals for professional and personal development. Phone: 320-234-8500. Fax: 320-234-8512. Website: www.ridgewater.edu.

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Hutchinson Community Education: 900 Harrington St. S.W. Community information and program guide is mailed to residents three times a year: December, April and August.

The guide contains information about the Recreation Center; Burich Arena; parks, camping and outdoor activities; swimming; youth activities; teen activities; adult sports and activities; adult basic education; senior programming; adaptive recreation; forestry and natural resources; environmental services, Hutchinson Utilities; Hutchinson Center for the Arts and other community opportunities.

Community Education is at the Hutchinson Recreation Center, 900 Harrington St. S.W. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information, call 320-587-2975, or visit online at ci.hutchinson.mn.us/parkrec.html.

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The McLeod County Extension Office is at the McLeod County Fairgrounds and has local staff with expertise in agriculture, horticulture, 4-H, and nutrition for lowincome families and individuals. The McLeod County 4H program and McLeod County Master Gardener Program are coordinated through the office.

4-H offers hands-on educational and leadership opportunities for children in agriculture, science, art and other fields.

The regional Extension office in Mankato also helps facilitate programs and seminars for McLeod For Tomorrow, a citizen-led initiative to develop countywide collaboration and awareness.

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It’s two nights of excitement when the NTPA Power Pull Truck and Tractor show roars into the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. The event takes place Water Carnival Weekend, June 15-16.

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you’re looking for something to do, Hutchinson has a lot to offer when it comes to events and activities. Opportunities range from the music and theater to community festivals and fairs.

For more information about local events, check out A&E Calendar in Hutchinson Leader Wednesday edition or visit the Leader’s website at www.hutchinsonleader.com.

Information also is available by calling the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau at 320-587-5252.

320-587-2599 March 23: Hutchinson Jaycees’ Comedy Night, Hutchinson Event Center, 320-234-5656 March 23: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Shamrock with Hutchinson Center for the Arts: High School and middle school students’ art shows; 320-587-7278 Spring Craft Show, Hutchinson Mall; 320-5875956 Jose Cole Circus; Burich Arena, Hutchinson; 320-587-2975 Gopher Campfire Wild Game Feed, Gopher Campfire Club, 24718 County Road 7, Hutchinson; 320-587-4868

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March 22-24, March 29-31: Hutchinson Theatre Company’s dessert production of “The Cemetery Club,” at the Peace Center, Hutchinson;

April 7: Citywide Easter Egg Hunt, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320587-5252

April 20: Big Band Boogie Night, at the Hutchinson High School; 320-587-2151 April 20, 22: Crow River Singers Spring Concerts, Friday night at St. Anastasia Catholic Church and Sunday at Peace Lutheran Church, both in Hutchinson; 320-587-3031 or 320-587-0899 April 21: Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau annual Bring It Home Expo, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 April 21: Flea Market and Craft Sale, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson April 22: Crow River Area Youth Orchestra spring concert, location to be announced; 320-6937243 April 27: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Joyce Young Gallery Show and Artist Reception, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

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Clay Coyote Pottery and Gallery Spring Open House, 17614 240th St., Hutchinson; 320-5872599 Bluebird Day at Gopher Campfire Club, 24718 County Road 7, Hutchinson; 320-587-4868

MAY May 4-6: Artists of Minnesota Conference, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 May 5: Citywide Garage Sales, Hutchinson; 320-587-5000 May 12: Common Cup 5K Mother’s Day Weekend Walk/Run, Luce Line State Trail; 320-2348344 or 320-587-6733 May 12-13: International Dog Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-4311 May 14: Minnesota Fishing Opener. This year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be at Lake Waconia, about 40 minutes east of Hutchinson.

May 19: Paws on Parade Pet Walk for the benefit of the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter, Hutchinson; 320-234-9699 May 21-27: Good Sam’s Samboree, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 May 25: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

May 25-26: Corvettes for a Cause Weekend, various sites including Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 May 26-27: We Be Rabbit Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson May 28: Memorial Day parade and ceremony, Veterans Park of McLeod County in Hutchinson; 320-587-2665 Kristi Alhquist Gallery Show and Artist Reception, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Circus Pages, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-4311 Garden Club and Master Gardeners annual Plant Sale; McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-4311 Main Street Farmers Market, site to be determined. The market opens in May and runs through October. Hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday

JUNE June 2: Hutchinson Center for the Arts annual Nights of the Arts Fundraiser, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-7278 June 11: Music in the Park at Library Square in downtown Hutchinson begins for the season. Bring a lawnchair or blanket and enjoy free music at 7

p.m. Mondays through August; 320-587-5252 June 11-17: Hutchinson Jaycees’ Water Carnival: It’s a week of events beginning Monday at the opening night of the Music in the Park Summer Concert Series at Library Square and ending Sunday night with fireworks over the Crow River; 320-587-5252 June 15-16: NTPA Power Pull Truck and Tractor, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-864-4902 June 16: Gyotaku Fish Painting class for children, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 June 19-23: Hutchinson Theatre Company and Historic Hutchinson will present the musical “Smoke on the Mountain,” at the historic church along Second Avenue in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-2599 June 22: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.. Musicians are welcome to participate; 320-587-7278 Dairy Appreciation Day is a salute to local dairy farmers. Lunch and activities in Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 Peace Lutheran Wednesday Noon Recitals and Salad Luncheons, Peace Lutheran Church, Hutchinson.. The concerts continue through early August; 320-587-3031.

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44 July 20-21: RiverSong Music Festival at Masonic West River Park; 320-587-5252 July 27: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 July 27-29: 21st annual Orange Spectacular Allis Chalmers Tractor Show. New location this year — at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320-587-3771 Trashy Treasures: Recycled Art Contest and Gallery Show, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Hutchinson Crazy Days and Picnic in the Park, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau; 320-587-5252

320-587-2599 Aug. 11: Garlic Festival, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-543-3394 Aug. 11-12: Heatwole Threshing Show, Walden Avenue, six miles southwest of Hutchinson; 320587-9143 Aug. 15-19: McLeod County Fair, McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320-587-2499 Aug. 23-Sept. 3: Minnesota State Fair; 651288-4400 Aug. 24: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Gopher Campfire Family Outing, Gopher Campfire clubhouse; 320-587-4868 Jazz on the Vine, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Aug. 1: Relay for Life Gallery Art Show (showing through August), Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Aug. 3: Relay For Life of McLeod, at Masonic West River Park, Hutchinson; 320-587-6733 Aug. 3-5: Pola-Czesky Days, Silver Lake; 320327-2755 Aug. 7: National Night Out, Hutchinson Aug. 9-11: Hutchinson Theatre Company’s production of the musical, “Singin in the Rain”;

Sept. 7-8: Heart of Minnesota Rummage and Used Book Sale at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-9699 Sept. 8: Riverwalk Public Arts Festival, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Sept. 8: Minnesota State Pedal Pull, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Sept. 8: Hutchinson City-Wide Garage Sale; 320587-5000

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Sept. 8: Wheels with a Cause Motorcycle and Classic Car Rally, Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-484-4443 Sept. 14-15: Arts and Crafts Festival, Taste of Hutchinson and the Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library Used Book Sale, at Library Square in downtown Hutchinson. For information about the festival, call the Chamber office at 320-5252. For details about the book sale, call the library at 320587-2368 Sept. 15: Minnesota Game Breeders Swap Meet, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Sept. 22: Hutchinson Model Railroad Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-5878073 Sept. 22-23: Elks Gun and Coin Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320587-8989 Sept. 23: Historic Hutchinson Living History Tour, Oakland Cemetery, Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 Sept. 25: McLeod County Senior Expo, Hutchinson Event Center; 320-234-5656 Sept. 28: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Sept. 29-30: We Be Rabbit Club Swap Meet, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Steampunk Art Gallery Show, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

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NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Oct. 10-11: Birchview Minis Dog Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Oct. 12-14: Wright County Dog Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Oct. 20: Pumpkinfest sponsored by the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; 320-587-7278 Oct. 20-21: Farm Toy and Collectible Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-5879430 Oct. 26: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Oct. 26-27: State Poultry Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Oct. 31: Trick or Treat Parade, Hutchinson Mall; 320-587-5956 Lynn Hustlers 4-H Halloween games and haunted house, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson Spooky Sprint 5K Family Fun Run/Walk and Kids Dash in downtown Hutchinson; 320-296-6383 Monster Mash, at the Hutchinson Event Center, Hutchinson; 320-234-5031 Clay Coyote Pottery and Gallery Fall Open House, 17614 240th St., Hutchinson; 320-587-2599 Fall Juried Art Gallery Show and Artists’ Reception, Hutchinson Center for the Arts.; 320587-7278

Nov. 1-3, 8-10: Hutchinson Theatre Company presents “12 Angry Men,“ in a dinner theater format, at the Crow River Winery, 14848 State Highway 7 E., Hutchinson; 320-587-2599 Nov. 2: KDUZ Farm/City Days, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-2140 Nov. 10: Minnesota State Pigeon Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Nov. 10: Wearable Art Gallery Show and Fashion Event, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Nov. 10-11: International Dog Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Nov. 17: Festival of Trees, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

Dec. 1: Christmas Trees and Traditions, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Hutchinson; 320-5872776 Multi-artist Gallery Show and Sale, Gingerbread House Baking Contest, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Crow River Singers Holiday Concert, Hutchinson venue to be determined; 320-587-0899 Women’s Candlelight Dinner at Shalom Baptist Church, Hutchinson; 320-587-2668 “A Christmas Cup of Tea” Reading and Holiday Event at the Jorgenson Hotel in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-6115 Hutchinson Downtown Christmas Celebration, Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 Hutchinson High School Holiday Band and Choir Concert; 320-587-2151

Nov. 18: Coming Together Common Cup Ministry benefit concert, Hutchinson High School Auditorium; 320-234-8344 Nov. 23: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 Festival of Trees Fundraiser for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts; 320-587-7278 Hutchinson High School musical; 320-5872151 Hutchinson Ambassadors Holiday Sampler Showcase, Hutchinson Event Center; 320-587-5252

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Music in the Park will open its summer concert series on Monday, June 11, with a performance by New Ulm’s Concord Singers. A popular draw to the weekly concert is the pie social, conducted by Hutchinson-area nonprofit groups. Who can resist a slice of pie and ice cream for a good cause?

Music in the Park: a summertime music tradition

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hether it’s the happy German music of New Ulm’s Concord Singers or the peaceful, easyfeeling of Prairie Rose, the best place to spend a hot summer night is at the Music in the Park summer concert series. It takes place Monday nights beginning June 11, in downtown Hutchinson’s Library Square.

From June to August, people of all ages can be seen enjoying foot-tapping entertainment as they visit with friends and enjoy pie, ice cream or other treats served by local nonprofit groups.

This summer marks the 34th year of the outdoor music series. The opening concert is Monday, June 11, which also marks the kickoff of the Hutchinson Jaycees Water Carnival

and the Flag Day ceremony by the BPO Elks, the VFW and the Hutchinson American Legion.

Enjoying the summer months with Music in the Park has long been a community tradition. Archived editions of the Hutchinson Leader make mention of weekly band concerts in the downtown bandstand that attracted listeners from the surrounding area.

The Music in the Park concert series is hosted by the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, and is organized by the Music in the Park committee. The musical entertainment is made possible through sponsorships by area businesses that underwrite the cost of the bands.

Each concert is coordinated with a

social, where local nonprofit organizations raise money through food and beverage sales. The Hutchinson Parks and Recreation Department also plays an important part in the success of the Music in the Park series. The department is responsible for maintaining Library Square and setting up the bleachers for each event.

In case of rain, most concerts are conducted at Maplewood Academy Auditorium, 700 Main St. N., Hutchinson. Rain announcements are made on KDUZ 1260 AM and KARP 106.9 FM by 4 p.m. on Mondays. For more information, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau at 320-587-5252.

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Rain or shine, crowded conditions are expected at Hutchinson’s annual Arts and Crafts Festival. The event takes place in mid-September in downtown Hutchinson’s Library Square.

Celebrate creativity at the annual Arts and Crafts Festival

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t wouldn’t be September without the annual Arts and Crafts Festival in downtown Hutchinson’s Library Square.

This year marks the 38th year of this popular rain-or-shine event.

Through the years, the festival has earned a reputation for unique and quality works of art, so it’s not surprising that thousands of people flock to Hutchinson each year to browse and shop this two-day event planned for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15.

As part of the festivities each year, Crow River Arts, a local arts organization, selects a featured artist for the show.

In addition to the fun of viewing the creative works of artists and crafters, there’s food, too.

Since 1988, the Hutchinson Ambassadors have organized the Taste of Hutchinson, an outdoor food court that joins the Arts & Crafts Festival.

Vendors offer a variety of tasty treats and favorites ranging from taco pies and roasted nuts to mini doughnuts and cheese curds.

While at the festival, take time to visit Hutchinson’s historic Carnegie Library for the Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library Book Sale. This event is a “must” for readers, and is the perfect place to

browse for new reading material at a very affordable price — paperbacks, hardcovers and magazines sell for less than $1 each. It takes place outside the library’s Hassan Street entrance. Proceeds from the sale go toward projects at the library.

The Hutchinson Arts and Crafts Festival, Taste of Hutchinson and the annual library book sale offer the best in family fun and entertainment.

For details about the festival, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau at 320-587-5252. Book sale: call the Hutchinson Public Library at 320-587-2368.

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The annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Grande Day Parade takes place on Father’s Day. It always draws thousands of people to Hutchinson.

It’s a week of fun in the sun at the Jaycee Water Carnival

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or more than 70 years, the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival has been one of the town’s largest summer celebrations.

About 50 members of the Hutchinson Jaycees and other Water Carnival Committee members are responsible for this event, which will take place June 11-17.

This year, Water Carnival Commodore Nick Nelson and Vice Commodore Josh Gehlen will coordinate the festival’s many activities.

Traditionally, the celebration kicks

off at the first Music in the Park concert of the season, Monday, June 11.

At this event, the eight Miss Hutchinson candidates make their first public appearance. In addition, attendees can enjoy dessert at the ice cream social fundraiser, listen to the spirited music of New Ulm’s Concord Singers, and watch the flagraising ceremony conducted by members of the BPO Elks, VFW and the Hutchinson American Legion.

The Hutchinson Leader’s Medallion Hunt also begins June 11.

On Tuesday, June 12, the focus

turns to the Crow River where canoe races take place, followed by a boat parade. Units participating in the boat parade line up at the Roberts Park boat landing. The boats cruise from Roberts Park to near the dam.

Three units will earn cash awards as the best-decorated boats. In case of rain, the water parade is rescheduled for Thursday.

On Friday, June 15, the Teddy Bear Band will “rock your teddies,” as children gather to hear this Water Carnival favorite. This event will again be conducted at Library

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Hutchinson will welcome home 2011 Miss Hutchinson Hannah Weber and Princess Audrey Kumm for this year’s pageant Friday evening at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. Candidates will present themselves in competitions for talent, evening gown and a question-andanswer segment. The new Mr. Hutchinson and Hutchinson Woman of the Year honorees will also be named.

Kiddie Day activities are front and center on Saturday, June 16. A short parade, costume contest and the junior royalty coronation take plae in Library Square. At the coronation, Junior Queen Grace Schaalma and Junior Commodore Aidan Young will name the next junior royalty.

Outdoor activities such as the 8K Run, 5K Fun Run/Walk and 1-mile Kids Run are scheduled for Saturday morning. Adults also can participate in various sporting events at Masonic/West River Park throughout the day, including a bike ride offering two categories: family and 25mile.

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Talent is showcased at the Water Carnival Queen Pageant.

People line the shoreline of the Crow River for the Boat Parade.

Kickball Tournament are scheduled to take place during the weekend, too.

In addition to Music in the Park concert, dances are part of Water Carnival week, taking place Friday night and Sunday evening before the fireworks, plus there is a Farmers Market on Saturday adjacent to Library Square in downtown Hutchinson.

The Kiddie Parade brings out the creativity of area youth.

On Sunday, June 17, thousands of people will line the Grande Day Parade route. It starts at the intersection of Main Street and First Avenue Northwest. It proceeds south on Main Street, west on Fourth Avenue Southwest, south on Lynn Road, west on Linden Avenue Southwest and ends at the intersection of Harrington and Linden.

Following the parade, visitors are welcome to enjoy the carnival and other special events.

The coronation of the new Miss Hutchinson will take place that evening at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium. Fireworks are scheduled to begin at 10 p.m., following the coronation.

Watch the Hutchinson Leader for Water Carnival features before the big event.

Activity information is available in the A&E Calendar in Wednesday’s Leader or online at the Leader website at hutchinsonleader.com.

Information is also available online at the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival’s website at www.watercarnival.org.

Details also are available by calling the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau at 320-587-5252.

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For more than 10 years, the Hutchinson Theatre Company has provided opportunities for local actors and directors. The jukebox musical “Forever Plaid” was staged in March 2010.

Hutchinson Theatre Co.: Community stagecraft

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ocal actors and directors can showcase their talents in three Hutchinson Theatre Company productions each year. The theater company’s 11th-year anniversary schedule will feature: Spring dessert theater: “Cemetery Club.” The story, set in Queens, N.Y. in the autumn, follows the lives of three longtime friends who are all widows. They form a “cemetery club,” in which they go together to visit their dead husbands’ graves each month. Though they are extremely close to one another, the three women have very different personalities. It’s a lively story about love and friendship, conflict and loss. The play will be staged March 22-24 and March 29-31, at the

Peace Center in Hutchinson.

Summer musical: “Singing in the Rain.” Set in Hollywood in the waning days of the silent screen era, it focuses on romantic lead Don Lockwood, his sidekick Cosmo Brown, aspiring actress Kathy Selden, and Lockwood’s leading lady Lina Lamont, whose less-than-dulcet vocal tones make her an unlikely candidate for stardom in talking pictures.

In a change from past years, there will be four performances rather than three. The play will be staged Aug. 8-11, with the a new Saturday matinee added this year, at the Hutchinson High School.

Fall dinner theater: “Twelve Angry Men.” The drama depicts a

jury forced to reconsider its nearly unanimous decision by the single dissenter who sows a seed of reasonable doubt. See the play Nov. 1-3 and Nov. 8-10, at a new location — the Crow River Winery in Hutchinson.

Season tickets and individual performance tickets are available online at www.hutchtheatre.org, at the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce,Convention and Visitors Bureau or at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

Interested in acting? Audition information is listed on the theater company’s website at hutchtheatre.org as well as in the Hutchinson Leader. To direct, volunteer or for more information, call Betsy Price at 320-587-2599.

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The 2012-2013 season features three events: Barbary Coast Dixieland Show Band; Kuba: Vibraphonist/entertainer, multiinstrumentalist on vibes, theremin, kalimba and guitar; and New Odyssey: three guys and 30 instruments.

Since its founding in 1982, the organization’s goal has been to increase interest in and appreciation of cultural events by providing a variety of performing artists for the community’s enjoyment.

Concerts range from solo performances to vocal and instrumental groups. The season follows the

The Nashville-based, six-member a cappella group Street Corner Symphony were finalists in NBC’s reality television series, “Sing-Off.” school year running from September through May. The Hutchinson Concert Association has a reciprocal agreement with the Glencoe Performing Artists Series whereby members may

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Enjoy an evening on the town at local nightspots

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rom live music and wine tasting to pool and darts, Hutchinson offers a variety of options for a night out: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 1305 State Highway 15 S. Offers casual dining in a relaxed atmosphere. On-site televisions offer game viewing for sports enthusiasts.

Applebee’s also conducts special events such as karaoke. For more information, call 320-587-2331.

Biscay Liquor, Highway 22 between Hutchinson and Glencoe.

This establishment offers casual dining. On weekends, Biscay Liquor offers karaoke, deejay music and live bands. For more information, call 320-864-8001.

Bonfire Bar and Grille, 16818 State Highway 22 N., Litchfield. This local gathering spot features casual dining and live music. Need a schedule of events? Call 320-693-9176.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 1040 State Highway 15 S. This is Hutchinson’s newest restaurant offering. It features casual dining, an expansive beer list and plenty of TVs for sports enthusiasts. For details, call 320-234-9453.

Century 9 Theater, 766 Century Ave. S.W. This nine-screen multiplex offers new movie releases. For a complete list of show times, call 320-2346800.

Hutchinson Eagles Club Aerie 4441 is in the Best Western Victorian Inn, 1000 State Highway 7 W. This casual dining spot offers a big-screen TV, as well as special events such as karaoke or live music. For more information, call 320-234-6406.

BPO Elks, 720 State Highway 7 E. The establishment features casual dining, Texas Hold’em and bingo. For more information, call 320-587-3116.

Hutch Bowl, 1150 State Highway 7 W. League and open bowling are available throughout the year. For

Fans of old-time rock ’n’ roll enjoy the classic of the Papa Shaw Band. open bowling times, call 320-5872352.

Hutchinson American Legion Post 96, 35 Third Ave. S.E. The Legion offers bingo, DJ, karaoke and live music. For details, call 320-587-2665.

Hutchinson VFW Post 906, 247 First Ave. S.E. This club offers dining, bingo and occasional live music. For more information, call 320-578-9929.

Lake Marion Ballroom and Meeting Center, 11431 State Highway 15 S., Brownton. From wedding receptions to meetings, the ballroom offers rental space for area events.

For more information, call 320-3285569.

Lamplighter II, Plaza 15, State Highway 15 South. This local sports bar offers casual dining, big-screen television viewing, darts and pool, plus occasional live music, DJ and karaoke events. For more information, call 320-587-1010.

Liquor Hutch’s Grape Vine wine-tasting club meets the third Thursday of the month from September through May, at the Best

Western Victorian Inn, Hutchinson.

For more information, call the Liquor Hutch at 320-587-2762.

State Theatre, 35 Washington Ave. E. It offers three screens for movies ranging from classics to firstrun. For movie information, call 320587-0999.

Squeaky’s Grill & Bar, 1150 State Highway 7 W., offers casual dining and game viewing on television. It’s next to Hutch Bowl, so you may want to plan dinner and bowling for your next night out. For more information, call 320-587-2352.

Zellas, 14 Main St. S., features homegrown local fare. Food options range from casual to fine dining. It also offers half-price wine night, live music the first Thursday of the month, plus game viewing in the bar.

For more information, call 320- 587WINE. For more entertainment news, check the Wednesday A&E Calendar in the Hutchinson Leader or visit the Leader’s website at www.hutchinsonleader.com.

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Crow River Area Youth Orchestra provides musicians 21 or younger with a high-quality, reasonably priced musical enrichment program. It draws students from a 60-mile radius of Hutchinson.

Program offers orchestral experience for youth

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ichael Zellgert is the new conductor for Crow River Youth Orchestra’s 2011-12 season.

He brings an energetic personality to his new position as well as experience and a desire to instill the love of music in students.

Formed in 1998, the Crow River Area Youth Orchestra, also known as CRAYO, serves area musicians, 21 or younger from a 60-mile radius of Hutchinson. This orchestra program

provides a high-quality, reasonably priced musical opportunity that entertains and enriches its members and audiences. The symphony orchestra is open to brass, percussion, string and woodwind musicians. The group rehearses Sunday afternoons at the Hutchinson Middle School. The symphony orchestra performs high school- to college-level material that includes classical to contemporary composers.

The Crow River Area Youth Orchestra’s season for 2011 began in September and culminated with a concert Dec. 4. The spring season will begin in February with a concert April 22.

In addition, the orchestra program provides enrichment opportunities that include a scholarship fund.

For more information about Crow River Area Youth Orchestra, call Marie Nelson at 320-593-7243, or visit its website at www.crayo.org.

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Two of Hutchinson’s most famous performers — Wally Pikal and Lester Schuft — held an amicable battle of the bands during the 2011 McLeod County Fair.

Fair offers big-name acts, rural-flavored fun

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he McLeod County Fair is celebrating 140 years of good music, food, fun and games for all. The 2012 fair runs Wednesday, Aug. 15, through Sunday, Aug. 19.

This year’s scorching hot musical lineup will see the return of Hairball, the ultimate ’80s and glam rock tribute band. On Friday night, Hairball will recreate the sights and sounds of such favorites as Kiss, Van Halen, AC/DC, Prince, Mötley Crüe and

Poison.

Arena rock fans can get another shot of the classics on Wednesday night, when Them Pesky Kids will be the headliner. Blurred Vision will deliver its eclectic mix of country and rock covers Thursday night.

Expect a double dose of country on Saturday evening, when Rockie Lynne offers his tribute to veterans, followed by Diamondback. The White Sidewalls will thrill fans of ’50s and ’60s rock on Sunday night.

Also on Sunday, All-Star wrestlers, presented by Buck “Rock and Roll” Zumhofe, will battle for supremacy.

The popular Ribfest competition will return Sunday, and judges and fair attendees alike will sample the contestants’ tasty creations.

Grandstand events will include autocross, motocross and extreme demolition derby. Check the fairgrounds website at www.mcleodcountyfair.com for grandstand schedule updates.

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Ongoing attractions will include the ever-popular midway rides and games. Fairgoers can also enjoy local musicians — ranging from old favorites to young up-and-comers — tour the many animal barns or the horticulture building, view the fine arts and 4-H exhibits, or reminisce while wandering through the antique tractor display.

A new education exhibit, titled Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, will be set up near the children’s barnyard, between the sheep and cattle barn. A variety of exhibitors in the commercial building will also offer fairgoers a wealth of information, giveaways and chances to win prizes.

In honor of its 140th anniversary, the fair is compiling a special historical preservation project. If you have cherished McLeod County Fair stories, pictures, buttons, ribbons or other memorabilia, call the fair office at 320-587-2499, or email manag-

Casey (Rickeman) Walters, left, has been a part of the McLeod County Fair for as long as she can remember — first as an exhibitor and now as fair manager. She replaced longtime manager Marian Filk in October 2011. er@mcleodcountyfair.com.

The McLeod County Fairgrounds are off State Highway 15 South, behind Walmart on Century Avenue.

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Bring a lawnchair and enjoy the music at RiverSong Music Festival, July 20-21, at Masonic/West River Park.

RiverSong Music Festival offers grass-roots music experience

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utchinson has come full circle. The town along the Crow River was founded by the famous Singing Hutchinson Brothers — Asa, John and Judson — who were the Peter, Paul and Mary of their day.

Their lyrics spoke to important issues — temperance, equal rights and abolition.

This foundation of grassroots music became the basis — more than 150 years later — for Hutchinson’s RiverSong Music Festival.

Celebrating its fourth year, July 20-

21, RiverSong will present a variety of folk, bluegrass, blues, roots, international and Americana-style music at Masonic/West River Park along the Hutchinson’s scenic Crow River.

The annual event pulls in musicians, artists and attendees from across the nation and provides a family-friendly festival experience with two full days of music, children’s activities, workshops, vendors and food-and-beverage options.

Headlining Friday night will be the Twin Cities band Davina & The Vagabonds. They are returning as the “most requested artist” from

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Headlining on Saturday will be Solas and Matt the Electrician.

Also performing during the twoday event will be Michael Johnson, Chastity Brown, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses, and Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles.

RiverSong is a nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers.

Interested in helping or tollearn more about the festival, visit its website at www.riversongfestival.org or visit its Facebook page.

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The nonprofit arts organization offers a variety of programs and educational opportunities for children and adults.

With grants from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, United Way, the Hutchinson Community Foundation and help from a number of important sponsors, Crow River Arts is able to feature an artist at the annual Hutchinson Arts and Crafts Festival, sponsor a variety of visual art exhibits, as well as support and sponsor the local vocal group Crow River Singers.

Visit the Crow River Arts website www.crowriverarts.org for information about the organization and

Crow River Arts sponsors the Crow River Singers, a Hutchinson-area community choral group. local artists plus a calendar of events. Events also are listed in the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education brochure published three times a year by the

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The Minnesota Garlic Festival draws people from across the state to Hutchinson. The one-day all-weather event features a range of activities including celebrity chef demonstrations, music, food, children’s activities and more.

Festival honors garlic lovers and all things garlic

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illed as “Minnesota’s Best Stinking Event,” the seventh annual Minnesota Garlic Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.

The festival is sponsored by the Crow Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota. It features “everything garlic” from cooking with garlic demonstrations by celebrity chefs to vendors selling more than 100 varieties of garlic.

The festival also features music, wine tasting, music and entertainment, area artisans, children’s activities and more.

Sustainable farming and environ-

mentally safe products are showcased, too, plus “Ask the Expert” presenters who will answer questions about a variety of subjects ranging from gardening tips and helping the environment to natural health care and growing and using garlic.

One of the highlights of the Garlic Festival is the Peculiar Pragmatic Promenade, a parade featuring costumed characters and festival participants. No prior registration is required and prizes are awarded.

New this year is a Garlic Growers and Gardeners Contest: The Big The Small and the Ugly. Prizes will be awarded for the biggest, smallest and ugliest heads of garlic in a variety of categories.

The festival is a volunteer-driven event. The people who set up the site, sell tickets, run activities, coordinate vendors, make the food and clean up afterward are all volunteers.

Volunteers earn a staff T-shirt and free admission. For more information, email Amelia Neaton, at neatonfarm@gmail.com.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children younger than 12, and stroller or carried babies are free. No pets.

For more information and updates on the festival, visit online at www.sfa-mn.org/garlicfest, or call 320-543-3394.

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The reception for the Hutchinson Center for the Arts first juried art show, “The Colors of Fall,” drew a full house of art enthusiasts.

Hutchinson Center for the Arts livens up local arts scene

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utchinson an arts destination? That’s the long-range goal of Kathy Wnoroski, director of the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

The new art center opened its doors earlier in April 2011.

Wnoroski, who moved to Hutchinson from Ohio, brings fundraising and arts experience to her HCA position.

She earned it as the volunteer director of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, which was a con-

solidation of the Western Reserve Fine Arts Association and the Friends of Rabbit Run Theater, both in northeast Ohio.

Wnoroski believed in Rabbit Run and promoted it by doing everything from raising money and writing grants to arts programming. She plans to put her experience to work at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

So far, one of her main tasks has been recruiting volunteers and planning events.

Wnoroski’s short-term goal is get-

ting more people involved in the arts.

“We want people to come to the events and have fun,” she said.

Highlights of the first year include: Open Mic Night, the fourth Friday of the month; the new PumpkinFest; art classes; a juried art show and special gallery exhibits featuring local artists’ work.

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championed the idea of bringing all of Hutchinson’s arts groups together under an umbrella entity. They could share common functions such as database management, bookkeeping, ticket sales and advertising, thus benefitting from economies of scale plus, a larger budget would allow access to larger grant pools of funding.

Although the idea wasn’t new, no one had pursued it.

Wirt thought the idea deserved a second look. In the beginning, he and Bill Corby, president of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, pitched the concept to area arts groups.

A more formal structure was needed, so a board of directors was created.

Legacy funding Thanks to the passage of the Clean Water, Land amendment passed in November 2008, the Hutchinson Center for the Arts was able to take a giant leap forward.

The nonprofit agency received a $24,000 Legacy grant and a $4,000 Rural Arts Development grant, both from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council.

With this money, the board was able to lease space and hire a director.

“We’re paying into it,” Wirt said, “so let’s bring as much as possible back to Hutchinson.”

So far, Crow River Arts, RiverSong Music Festival, Historic Hutchinson, Hutchinson Theatre Company, McLeod County Fair, Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education, Hutchinson Independent School District 423, Crow River Singers, Crow River Youth Orchestra, Phoenix Drumline and the Hutchinson Photography Club have joined. Others are expected to come on board in the coming months.

Want to volunteer, join or take a class? Give Wnoroski a call at 320587-7278, or visit the HCA website at www.hutchinsonarts.org.

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Orange Spectacular moves to Fairgrounds in 2012

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year after hosting the national three-day Gathering of the Orange Show, the Upper Midwest Allis-Chalmers Club is planning a return of its traditional two-day show for the 21st annual event July 28-29, 2012, with one major change.

“Everything is going to stay the same except for the location being at the fairgrounds,” said Larry Karg, who founded the club and show 21 years ago with his now deceased father, Edwin. The first 20 years of the show took place at the Karg farm three miles northwest of Hutchinson in Acoma Township.

This year, the show moves to the McLeod County Fairgrounds on Hutchinson’s south side, just off of Century Avenue Southwest. The show will make use of almost the entire fairgrounds except for three buildings.

“We feel it is going to be way more comfortable for people to get around,” said Karg, who stepped down as president after last year’s show, replaced by Randy Larson of Chippewa Falls, Wis. Field demonstrations, a popular feature of past shows, will still be offered. The club has access to a field just south of the fairgrounds grandstand area.

“We actually have as much area for field demonstrations,” Karg said.

“We’ll have to replant it this spring because last fall’s drought prevented the winter wheat from germinating.”

Orange Allis-Chalmers tractors and machinery will fill the grassy mall at the center of the fairgrounds, as well as an area near the silos used during the August fair for antique machinery.

The large toy show will be consolidated into the Commercial Building,

Fans of Allis-Chalmers-brand farm equipment flock to Orange Spectacular not only for displays, but actual use of machinery during the two-day show.

If you go Anyone with A-C equipment or toys is welcome to exhibit. The public may view all the exhibits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Admission is free. Food vendors and restrooms are available at the fairgrounds, 840 Century Ave. S.W., Hutchinson. For more information, call Randy Larson at 715-5597542 or Larry Karg at 320-587-3771. For more information, visit www.orangespectacular.com.

with additional vendor tents to the north, near the Humane Society’s cat building.

Other displays will be set up in the Agribition Building and show arena, with the tractor and machinery swap meet setting up just north of the grandstand. This year’s feature equipment includes pre-World War II A-C tractors, 616 and 620 lawn tractors

and snap coupler equipment.

Kids activities and pedal pull will take place in the sheep and swine barns, but the Children’s barn will serve as a movie theater for the showing of an Allis-Chalmers history.

The tractor pull is moving to Saturday night and taking center stage before the grandstand.

The show continues to be free with proceeds from vendor table rentals, food sales and the raffle of a tractor helping to fund it. This year’s grand prize is a D-15 Allis-Chalmers.

Food vendors will use the 4-H Diner, Country Diner and Pavilion, with one inside the Commercial Building.

Overnight camping will be available along the east side of the fairgrounds.

“We are hoping we put on something entertaining that people will want to attend,” Karg said.

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Preserving the past is a big part of the Heatwole Threshing Show, including plenty of manual labor.

Threshing show puts spotlight on farming practices of the past

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eeping alive the memories of farming in the past is the goal of the Heatwole Threshing Association, one of many antique tractor groups in south central Minnesota.

A crossroads three miles southwest of Hutchinson gives the association its name. Its 33rd Heatwole Threshing Show happens Aug. 11-12, 2012. As usual, admission is free.

The whirling of a sawmill saw blade, putt-putt of antique tractors, and grinding of a threshing machine tickle the ears of visitors of all ages who attend the annual event.

Association President Corey Henke says his group is expecting another good turnout of vintage tractors at the 2012 show when industrial and crawlers will be the featured tractors.

If you go The Heatwole Threshing Show is five miles southwest of Hutchinson off Walden Avenue, south of County Road 8. Exhibits are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A chicken and pork chop dinner is served Saturday evening. For more information, call Corey Henke, at 320-587-9143. For updates, visit Henke’s website at coreystractorrepair.com and click on Heatwole Threshing Show.

A two-day antique tractor pull typically attracts about 100 machines.

“Going to two days with the pull relieved a lot of pressure of trying to get all the classes done at a reasonable hour on Sunday,” Henke said.

“Plus, we always have a lot of people who stay around Saturday night any-

way for our pork chop and chicken supper and to get a closer look at everything.”

A multitude of other tractor driving contests include a slow race, barrel roll race, backing a manure spreader and blindfolded driving. A daily parade of the 150 or so tractors typically on display is another highlight.

Sunday morning kicks off with a nondenominational church service and breakfast. Ice cream and sandwiches are available both days, as are kids’ activities.

Live demonstrations also take place both days, and include field work, a sawmill, wool spinning, a blacksmith shop, a shingle mill and of course, threshing machines. The association’s 20/40 Rumely Oil Pull tractor can usually be found powering a threshing machine.

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Historic Hutchinson tells the story of Hutchinson through its annual Oakland Cemetery Living History Tour where actors tell the stories of local citizens. It also offers a walking/driving tour of local historic properties.

A walking tour through Hutchinson’s history

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lthough Hutchinson is firmly established in the 21st century, it respects its physical and spiritual history, too. So much so, that local preservation is the purpose of Historic Hutchinson.

Organized in 1999, its mission was and continues to be to preserve and protect the living and structural history of the Hutchinson area.

As part of that mandate, a tour of the Hutchinson’s history was created. It features historically significant homes and building throughout the community.

This bricks-and-mortar tour can be walked or driven. For a free copy of the tour brochure, stop by the

Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce office in the restored Jorgenson Hotel at the southwest corner of the Main and Washington intersection in downtown Hutchinson.

Local properties of historic significance are labeled with Historic Hutchinson’s red-and-gold sign customized signs.

Here are some of the highlights of historic Hutchinson: The Harrington-Merrill House at 225 Washington Ave. W., near downtown Hutchinson is undergoing restoration through a joint public-and-private relationship between the city of Hutchinson and Historic

Hutchinson. The house, built in 1858, is the oldest building in Hutchinson. It also ranks as one of the oldest buildings in McLeod County. Legend has it that during the conflict between settlers and the Dakota Indians in the summer of 1862, the house was one of the few structures outside the stockade built at Library Square to be spared from the Indians’ torches. Chief Little Crow is said to have wanted the house for his own after the settlers were driven off.

At 405 Franklin St. S.W. is the “Little House.” This one-and-a-half story brick Eastlake Cottage, with delicately sawed work on the front porch, was built in 1874.

History East of the “Little House” at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue is the Adams and Quast House, 406 Main St. S. The stone foundation was laid in 1901 and construction of the three floors started in the spring of 1902 under the direction of St. Paul architects O’Meyer and Thori.

At the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Main Street is the Merton S. Goodnow House, 446 Main St. S., built in 1913. This home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, for its prairie-style. Designed by wellknown architects Purcell and Elmslie, members of the “Prairie School of Architecture” with Frank Lloyd Wright.

Oakland Cemetery was established in 1857. It is owned and operated by the city of Hutchinson. Its name comes from the majestic oak trees that can still be found throughout the cemetery grounds.

At the corner of Hassan Street and Fifth Avenue is the William Davidson House at 345 Hassan St. S.E. Davidson built this house in 1889. Being a builder by trade would perhaps explain why it has such elaborate woodwork.

Next door is the L. A. Ritter House, 325 Hassan St. S.E. This lovingly restored home was built in 1899 by Ludwig A. Ritter, a successful hardware store owner.

The United States Post Office, 245 Main St. S., was dedicated in 1940, although it was not fully completed until May 17, 1941. With the exception of the front doors, windows and the addition of the enclosed dock, the main part of the structure has not changed.

At the corner of Second Avenue and Main is the Opera House. It was built in 1892 for $10,000.

Hutchinson founder Asa Hutchinson is credited with beginning the Hutchinson Public Library, 50 Hassan St. S.E. In 1903, voters in Hutchinson accepted a $10,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie to construct a library building. In 1977, it was selected as a historic site listed in the

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Hutchinson’s Carnegie Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Registry of Historic Places.

In 1985, a bond referendum for $750,000 allowed for the enlargement of the Carnegie Library.

The 1937 State Theatre, 35 Washington Ave. E. After being closed for several years, the building was restored and reopened as a three-screen theater in 2005 following an extensive restoration It is north of Library Square and is a perfect example of Art Deco Arch.

The 1920 Craftsman-style house, 490 Main St. N., has most of its original lighting and bathroom fixtures, plus hardwood floors, crown moldings and baseboards. When built, it had the modern convenience of a central vacuum system.

Another Craftsman-style home can be found at 16 Grove St. S. It was built in 1913. The family room includes a coal-burning fireplace with a carved wooden front piece and mantle.

Farther down the block is the terra cotta-colored brick Christlieb House at 26 Grove St. S.W. This was not the original location of the house. It was built in 1900 by Frank Brabec, at 115 S. Jefferson St. In 1958, the McLeod County Historical

Society purchased the home for $2,000 and used it to display the county’s wealth of artifacts. In 1981, the home was sold and moved to its present site.

The brick Reiner-Hurt House at 28 Grove St. N.W., was built in 1891.

The 17 1/2-inch walls were built of bricks made at the local Madsen Brick and Tile Co. The “Danish Castle” can be seen at 435 Washington Ave. W. This home was built by Jens Juul, a general contractor. For many years, an American flag and a Danish flag flew from a tall flagpole on the property.

At 715 Harmony Lane is the Leonard Klammer House. This unique house is one of three art deco-style buildings in Hutchinson.

The Erickson-Voigt property at 740 Dale St. was built around the turn of the 20th century. Many changes have been made in the structure, but its original stained glass can be found in several rooms.

For more information, call the Chamber at 320-587-5252. Historic Hutchinson information is available at its website, www.historichutchinson.org.

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Museum brings county’s fascinating past to life

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he McLeod County Museum tells the story of the county’s nine cities, as well as some that no longer exist, with more than 10,000 pieces of history.

This year, the museum’s theme is “Understanding the Conflict of 1862 150 years later.”

The museum will host programs focusing on the events that led up to the fighting between the U.S. and Dakota Indians. The museum is also planning programs on descendants of those involved in the events, displays of artifacts related to the conflict, tours of historic sites in the county and a Bringing Books to Life reading series at area libraries focusing on the conflict.

Popular long-running museum exhibits include a 1929 Model A Ford and a 1958 Allis-Chalmers fuel-cell tractor, the only one of its kind.

Other perennial favorites include a prairie and Native American culture exhibit, enhanced by a 44-foot long mural, and the museum’s period room, which features a recreation of a 1950s home. The museum also features the work of Hutchinson native and renowned wildlife artist Les Kouba.

A recently completed photography studio joins the museum’s recreation of a typical McLeod County town’s Main Street, circa 1890 to 1915. A display containing historical items from the Glencoe Enterprise newspaper office was recently finished. A display on local doctors has been expanded and updated. One of the highlights from the doctors’ exhibit is the story of Winsted’s Mary Gazin, a renowned gynecologist in the 1860s who performed one of the earliest cesarean sections in Minnesota history.

A wooden statue of Martin McLeod — carved with the aid of a chainsaw — is one of thousands of unique items in the museum’s collection. McLeod helped found the city of Glencoe and McLeod County.

The museum has a variety of research tools in its library for genealogy buffs. Land ownership records, census indices, church records, newspaper clippings, old photos and local history books are available for browsing. A collection of county newspapers on microfilm is available as well.

The McLeod County Genealogy Society meets quarterly at the museum. The society will aid anyone needing assistance in researching a family tree. Information on the society is available at www.mcleodhistory.org.

If you go The museum is on the northwest corner of the State Highway 7 West and School Road intersection. Museum hours are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The museum’s meeting room is available for rental by appointment.

Educational programs and guided group tours are also available by appointment. For information on upcoming events or to become a member, call 320-587-2109 or visit the museum’s website at www.mcleodhistory.org.

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A guide to Hutchinson parks 1 — Shady Ridge: play equipment and picnic table 2 — Woman’s Club: recreation ball field and picnic area, playground 3 — Miller Woods: a nature area with summer walking trail, winter cross-country ski trail in a restored oak savanna 4 — Rotary: play equipment, shelter, paved trail around park, restrooms 5 — Oddfellows: outdoor archery, picnic, shelter, restrooms, extensive play equipment along the Luce Line Trail 6 — Roberts: four regulation softball fields, boat landing, play equipment, restrooms, basketball court, sand volleyball, jogging trail 7 — AFS: a memorial park with trees, a statue and plaque remembering foreign exchange students 8 — Masonic/West River: showers, boat landing, restrooms, picnic area, volleyball, play equipment, shelters, tent, RV and picnic sites 9 — Riverside Jaycee: horseshoe courts, restrooms, picnic area, volleyball, play equipment, ball field, shelter and a native prairie area 10 — Kiwanis: also known as Rocket Hill; play equipment, snow sliding and year-round shelter, and occasional summer water slide 11 — Eheim: scenic area north of dam with look out pier and seating,statue of Chief Little Crow 12 — Girl Scout: scenic area south of dam with mass native

planting and seating benches 13 — Fireman’s: a memorial park honoring firefighters with sheltered picnic area, play equipment, WPA fountain pool and bridge 14 — Kimberly: neighborhood park with play equipment and access to Luce Line Trail on city’s east side 15 — North Woods: volleyball, restrooms, Little League fields, play equipment, an enclosed picnic shelter, and winter outdoor hockey and pleasure skating rinks 16 — Lions Park East: picnic area near Highway 7 with play equipment 17 — Boy Scout: picnic area near State Highway 7 with a Boy Scout statue 18 — Old Bass Pond: natural area next to the Crow River and Luce Line Trail 19 — Tartan Park/VMF Field: fenced softball field and top flight baseball field with a sand volleyball court, playground, walking trail, skate park and picnic area 20 — North/Community Playground: tennis, volunteer-maintained ice rink, extensive playground behind Park Elementary School 21 — South: 10-acre park with mature trees, three picnic shelters, restrooms, play equipment, nine-hole disc golf course 22 — Legion: war memorial along State Highway 15 South with a picnic shelter 23 — VFW: youth baseball field, play equipment, basketball

court and picnic shelter 24 — Elks: picnic shelter, restrooms, recreational ball field, volleyball, extensive play equipment 25 — Linden: four recreational ball fields adjacent to swimming pool and Hutchinson Recreation Center and two indoor ice rinks at the Civic Arena, with outdoor paved walking path 26 — Lions Park West: neighborhood park with picnic table and play equipment 27 — Junior Community Women: a neighborhood park and play area near high school with a basketball court and picnic tables 28 — Crow River Recreational Area: adjacent to Crow River and Luce Line Trail with picnic area 29 — McLeod County Veterans Memorial: a memorial park with a Walk of Honor, monuments, picnic facility and restrooms 30 — Library Square: home of the 1904 Carnegie Library and site of an 1862 Dakota-U.S. War stockade. Is used for many community activities, including Dairy Day in June, summer Monday Music in the Park series and Arts & Crafts Festival in September. Contains a band stand for concerts, fountain pool and Hutchinson Brothers statue 31 — Rolling Meadows: small neighborhood park with playground equipment and sun shelter 32 — Driftriders: a scenic outlook, sledding hill, walking trail, picnic shelter, nature-theme playground.

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The Hutchinson Jaycees raised $20,000 for new play equipment at Jaycee Park.

City’s extensive parks offer plentiful space for recreation

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hirty-six parks, 21 playgrounds, 22 ball fields and more than 30 acres of prairie in multiple sites make up Hutchinson’s highly regarded park system. With about 26 acres of parks and open spaces per 1,000 residents, the city is well above the national average of 10 acres per 1,000 people.

Some of the Parks Department’s 2011 projects focused on continuing the prairie at Roberts Park on the west end of town and at Cedar Park a new buffer/rain garden planting along the river (at the north end of Glen Street).

A couple park locations received new/additional play structures as well. Jaycee Riverside Park added a 2- to 5-year-old play piece, while Elks Park had a whole new play structure and swing set installed in October.

Thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and a cooperative project with 3M, about 500 trees and shrubs were planted in the community in 2011. The grant is part of a statewide

proactive approach to get a jump on the damaging emerald ash bore.

Currently ash trees make up about 20 percent of the tree species in Hutchinson.

Another large project this past summer was the addition of a permanent wood stage at Masonic West River campground. The park is used on an annual basis for many large events such as Riversong Grassroots Music Festival in July and Relay for Life in August.

“The stage will be a great addition to the park and hopefully more events will be able to utilize it,” Parks Supervisor Sara Witte said. This fall, trees were planted around it for additional shade adding a natural backdrop.

Founding fathers — John, Judson and Asa Hutchinson (a replica statue can be found in Library Square) — made sure Lewis Harrington’s original 640-acre plat of the new 1855 settlement had three parks set aside.

It is second only to New York’s Central Park as the oldest platted

park system in the country.

North Park, in roughly the center of town next to Park Elementary School, was the city’s first park.

North Park, and the adjacent South Park, offer picnic shelters, tennis courts, basketball court and playground equipment. South Park’s newest amenity is a nine-hole disc golf course.

Park facilities open each spring in early May. Camping is available at Masonic/West River Park beginning that month, too, and continues through mid-October. All camping spots are open on a first come-first serve basis. The park is just west of the Gopher Campfire Club’s Wildlife Sanctuary. Campers must enter from State Highway 7 West along Les Kouba Parkway Northwest, which is next to the Cenex gas station.

Park shelters and ball fields can be reserved by the public for a specific date, for a fee, by calling the Parks and Recreation Department at 320587-2975, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Thursday.

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Hike or bike the Luce Line State Trail

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At both ends of Hutchinson, the Luce Line State Trail’s paved surface turns to crushed rock.

he Luce Line State Trail, one of Minnesota’s oldest, stretches 63 miles from the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth west to Meeker County’s Cosmos Park on Thompson Lake. On the way, it passes right through Hutchinson.

The trail is named after the railroad that once plied the route.

Biking, hiking, horseback riding, in-line skating (in Hutchinson), mountain biking, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing are allowed on a former railroad bed featuring many different surface types.

The surface of the east end between Plymouth and Winsted is finely crushed limestone with a parallel grass horse treadway.

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A new trail bridge between Otter and Campbell lakes was installed last fall to give boaters additional clearance.

Snowmobiles are allowed west of Stubbs Bay, seven miles west of Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth.

Crushed aggregate makes up the center section between Winsted and Cedar Mills. An effort to get legislative approval to pave that section failed in 2010. However, approval was given to replace three of the old railroad bridges east of Hutchinson.

The bridges were installed during the fall of 2011.

The portion inside Hutchinson city limits is already paved.

Underpasses carry Luce Line users safely under three of Hutchinson’s busiest streets — Bluff Street, Main Street and School Road.

The west end of the Luce Line has a hardened, mowed-grass surface from Cedar Mills to Thompson Lake, just west of Cosmos.

Where to park Two trail parking lots are in Hutchinson: Oddfellows Park, near SuperAmerica, just southwest of the intersection of School Road and State Highway 7, and Along Arch Street, two blocks east of Bluff Street.

Parking lots also are in Watertown, Winsted, Silver Lake, Cedar Mills and Cosmos.

The trail is lined by a varied landscape — from metropolitan to rural.

The east end is in what was once known as the Big Woods. It gives way to remnants of the tall-grass prairie west of Hutchinson.

The Electric Shortline Railroad, commonly known as the Luce Line after the founding family, laid track

west of Minneapolis in 1908. It reached Hutchinson by late 1915 and reached its terminus at Gluek, west of Clara City, in 1927. The railroad was known for its self-propelled, gas-electric passenger cars.

The Luce Line later became the Minnesota Western Railroad. The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway bought it in 1956 and renamed it the Minneapolis Industrial Railway. The Chicago & North Western Railroad bought the M&StL in 1960, but finally pulled up the tracks in 1972.

For more information, call Kristy Rice, Department of Natural Resources trail specialist, at 320234-2550 ext. 225, or see the DNR's website: www.dnr.state.mn.us/ state_trails/luce_line/index.html.

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An M60A3 tank, once assigned to the 194th Tank Battalion at Johnston, Iowa, sits in the southeast corner of Veterans Memorial Park of McLeod County.

Park honors sacrifices made to defend freedom

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or more than 10 years, Veterans Memorial Park of McLeod County has honored those who’ve served in the U.S. armed forces.

Three years of planning, involvement from every veterans organization in the county and tens of thousands of dollars in donations transformed a 2.7-acre lot into the park.

An estimated 2,000 people attended its dedication Nov. 11, 2001.

The park is west of Adams Street along the south bank of the Crow River and has been described as one of the premier parks of its type in Minnesota.

Among its many features are: a semicircular avenue of flags honoring each branch of military service, eight granite monuments dedicated to the wars in which county veterans participated, a shelter with picnic

tables, numerous benches, restrooms and a parking lot. An M60A3 tank, once assigned to the 194th Tank Battalion at Johnston, Iowa, sits in the southeast corner.

The park’s highlight is the Walking Path of Honor, lined with more than 2,600 granite pavers honoring veterans from every branch of the service.

Each paver is engraved with the veteran’s name, branch of service and the war or peacetime period in which that veteran served.

Most veterans remembered in the walking path have roots in McLeod County, but pavers are available to any veteran. For more information about purchasing a granite paver, call one of these contact people: Brownton, Lloyd Schmidt, 320328-4450 Glencoe, Jim Lauer, 320-8641268

Hutchinson, Dave Blake 320587-6152 Lester Prairie, Ed Mlynar, 320395-2258 Plato, Stan Ristow, 320-5875604 Silver Lake, Ron Yurek, 320327-2752 Stewart, Frank Forcier, 320-5873711 Winsted, Jeff Sterner, 320-4852261 The park was designed with many functions in mind. Families or organizations can picnic and have fun or reflect and remember loved ones and friends. The park was also created to educate its visitors. Old and young can walk the path of honor, learn about each conflict and see the names of those who served.

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Take a trip to a county park

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cLeod County boasts six parks all within about 25 minutes of Hutchinson. County parks feature fishing, swimming, hiking, boating, picnicking, camping and cross-county ski trails for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.

Parks are open 7 a.m. until sunset from May 1 until Oct. 1, but visitors can use park facilities during the late fall and winter months by entering the grounds on foot for skiing and hiking. Picnic shelters can be reserved for $35 by calling the McLeod County Parks Office at 320-484-4334.

Camping McLeod County has two regional parks with campgrounds. An overnight stay is $25 with electric service or $18 without. A week’s stay with electricity is $132 and $90 without. A month’s stay with electricity is $456 and $307 without.

For more than four people, it’s an additional $1 per person per day. Air-conditioning hookup is $1 per day.

Piepenburg Regional Park is eight miles north of Hutchinson. On the shores of Belle Lake, the park features a swimming beach, boat launch, a fishing pier, two shelters, playground equipment, and groomed cross-country ski trails. Piepenburg’s 156 acres also offer a two-mile trail, natural prairie and plenty of room for outdoor activities. For camping reservations, call 320-587-2082.

Lake Marion Regional Park is seven miles south of Hutchinson along State Highway 15. Within its 86 acres can be found a boat launch, swimming beach, fishing pier, one-mile wooded hiking trail, two picnic shelters, a playground area and groomed cross-country skiing trails. For camping reservations, call 320-328-4479.

Day parks Stahl’s Lake Park lies six miles northwest of the city. Its 127 acres offer a nature trail, picnic shelter, tables, grills, duck pond, tree nursery and a boat canal connecting French Lake and Stahl’s Lake. Three cross-country ski trails are cut and groomed, featuring beginning, intermediate and difficult levels.

Swan Lake Park is three miles northwest of Silver Lake on County Road 16, about nine miles east of Hutchinson. The park’s 82.5 acres include a picnic shelter, fishing pier, grills, nature trail, duck pond, large stand of spruce trees, open space activities and groomed cross-country ski trails.

Buffalo Creek is north of the Glencoe airport, about 17 miles southeast of Hutchinson. The park’s

A group of area mountain bikers hopes to establish a mountain biking trail this year at Stahl’s Lake Park.

46 acres include a picnic shelter, playground equipment, nature trail, duck pond, groomed crosscountry ski trails, fishing pier, grills and plenty of room for outdoor activities, including two acres of prairie grass and flowers.

William May Park, named for a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor winner, is southeast of Winsted near Winsted Lake and encompasses 71 acres. The park includes hiking trails, a playground area and a picnic shelter.

Wright County Collinwood Regional Park in Wright County is three miles southwest of Cokato off U.S. Highway 12, which is about 25 miles northeast of Hutchinson. Open May through September, the park’s 308 acres have 49 units with electric hookups and showers, two group camp facilities, picnic area with shelter and toilets, swimming beach, a creative play area and five miles of hike/ski trails. There’s also a fishing pier, sand volleyball, horseshoes and a boat launch. Alcohol is not allowed at this park. Pets are welcome, except in park buildings and on the beach.

For specific information and camping costs, call

the on-site manager from mid-April to midOctober at 320-286-2801. In the off-season, call 763-682-7693.

Meeker County Cosmos County Park sits on Thompson Lake, about 20 miles west of Hutchinson, just north of State Highway 7. It offers picnic shelters, sand volleyball court, children’s playground, softball field, restrooms and a fishing pier.

Lake Manuella County Park lies on the east side of Lake Manuella. From Hutchinson, take County Road 12 north, which changes into Meeker County Road 14. Stay on 14 for one mile, then turn west onto County Road 18 and travel three miles. Turn north onto County Road 9 for another five miles.

The park will be on your left. The park’s most-used amenity is its swimming beach. Visitors should note there is no lifeguard. The park also has a boat landing, picnic shelter and restrooms. Alcohol is not allowed.

Meeker County park shelters can be reserved for special events, such as reunions, weddings or class picnics. Call the parks superintendent at 320693-5450 for more information.

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White-tailed deer are among the native species found at Gopher Campfire Club’s sanctuary in Hutchinson.

Gopher Campfire: It’s back to nature

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mid the hustle and bustle of Hutchinson, a mass of geese, ducks, wild turkeys, swan and deer share a peaceful home.

The Gopher Campfire Club’s wildlife sanctuary sits along the north bank of the Crow River, between Riverside and Masonic/West River parks. In the 1960s, the club transformed 25 acres along the north bank of the Crow River in Hutchinson into what has become a local oasis.

The parks on either side of the sanctuary make great places to have a quiet picnic lunch, followed by a visit to the enclosed wildlife area. Les Kouba Parkway, a road bordering the native animal refuge to the north, allows nature enthusiasts to view

wildlife on foot, while biking or from their cars. The Luce Line Trail, a hike-and-bike trail, runs along the south edge of the sanctuary, next to the Crow River.

An estimated 14,000 geese share the sanctuary and refuge with ducks, wild turkeys, swans and a number of deer. Native bird species include mallards, wild turkeys, pintail ducks, wood ducks, along with the Greater Canada geese, snow geese and blue geese. Only one species, the mute swan, is not native to the area.

Other club activities The club has its main facility on Lake Byron about seven miles northeast of Hutchinson on McLeod County Road 7 (Bear Lake Road).

The public is welcome to an array

of attractions, featuring an annual family fishing contest and wild game feed. Shooting events include league trap shooting, sporting clays, rim fire rifle shooting, IR-50 shoots and a pistol league. Memberships are available for $40 per year, or $600 for a lifetime.

For more information on Gopher Campfire activities, call 320-587-4868.

In 2010, the club celebrated its 100th anniversary. A special commemorative book, “Gopher Campfire Club: 100 Years of Conservation and Good Sportsmanship,” was published with assistance from the Hutchinson Leader. For more information about the book, call Jack Clasen at 320-5872276, Skip Quade at 320-587-4570, Craig Schmeling at 320-234-7420, or Don Merkins at 320-587-5138.

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Researchers and students can get permission to use Schaefer Prairie as an outdoor classroom. The 160-acre tract of original and restored prairie offers an estimated 275 plant species, 245 of which are native to Minnesota.

Native land preserves prairie heritage

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n the middle of tilled farmland and fields of corn and soybeans sits Schaefer Prairie, a reminder of what the southwestern part of the county looked like 200 years ago.

It’s just a small, 160-acre remnant of the expansive tall grass prairie that once covered millions of acres in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Iowa.

In 1955, Dr. Walter Breckenridge, director of the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota, visited the site — which was then known as Brownton Prairie — and suggested it be preserved for research. Mrs. Warron Leonard owned the land at that time, but eventually sold it to The Nature Conservancy in 1967. It was later renamed Schaefer Prairie after Leonard’s father, Frederick.

Directions: Take State Highway 15 south to U.S. Highway 212 east. Drive three miles and turn south on a gravel road, Nature Avenue, opposite County Road 4. Drive one-half mile to the first intersection. Schaefer Prairie sits southwest of that intersection.

Visitors are welcome at Schaefer Prairie, especially during the flowering season. The prairie is home to about 275 plant species, 245 of them native to Minnesota. Some uncommon blossoms mixed among the native bluestem and Indian grasses are the prairie loosestrife and white lady’s slipper. Other rare plants to look out for are Nuttall’s bur-reed,

previously thought only to exist in northeastern Minnesota’s bogs, and Sullivant’s milkweed, which is a threatened species.

Bird watchers will find winged creatures such as the upland sandpiper bobolink, American bittern, red-winged blackbird and many others.

If you’re planning a trip to the prairie, be aware there are no trails and come prepared for poison ivy and mosquitoes. Area schools, as well as college students and researchers, may get permission to use Schaefer Prairie as an outdoor classroom by calling The Nature Conservancy at 612-331-0750, or by emailing minnesota@tnc.org.

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Miller Woods, in the northwest part of Hutchinson, is a small example of the oak savanna that once existed across Minnesota in the transition zone between the Big Woods in the east and the prairies of the west.

Miller Woods: A native paradise inside Hutchinson

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small slice of the remaining 1 percent of the United States’ original oak savanna still exists right in the northwest corner of Hutchinson.

The restored remnant is known as Miller Woods.

The land Hutchinson was built on was once covered by areas of waving prairie grasses crowned by spreading bur oak trees. Miller Woods, a 21acre city park, is one of the few remaining transition zones in Minnesota. This zone marks the end of the Big Woods to the east and the beginning of the prairie to the west.

More than 30 years ago, John and Sedona Miller donated the natural

woodland to the city. John Miller, who died in 2006, attached covenants that forbid the introduction of any buildings, motorized vehicles, portable toilets or any similar modern convenience into the park.

“Walking through Miller Woods oak savanna, on a sunny summer day, when the grasses are waving, can give a person a good idea of what it would have been like in this area 150 years ago when our forefathers arrived,” Hutchinson Parks Supervisor Sara Witte said. “We are very fortunate to have an original ecosystem like this in our parks system and community.”

The city’s Parks Department con-

tinually works to preserve and restore Miller Woods. Nonnative species, such as buckthorn, have been removed and replaced by native prairie grasses and flowers planted beneath the remaining oaks.

These are enjoyed regularly by walkers, bird watchers, naturalists, snowshoers and cross-country skiers.

An interpretive sign is near the parking lot off of School Road, at the park's southeast corner, as well as at the nearby McLeod County History Museum. Additionally, walking access paths of patio flagstone are located at the northwest corner of the park off Shady Ridge Road and at the south end off Rolling Oaks Lane.

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Baseball’s ‘boys of summer’ have a home in Hutchinson

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aseball and softball are a strong tradition in Hutchinson, which included sharing the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Association Tournament with Dassel in August and September 2005. It was the second state baseball tournament for Hutchinson, with 1994 being the first. Area cities Brownton and Glencoe also hosted the 2011 State Class B and C Tournaments, and Hutchinson was there to lend its facilities as a third site the first two weeks.

The tradition of the game is generation-wide from tee ball to amateur baseball and everything in between.

Hutchinson Junior League Baseball, which started in 1993, organizes inhouse and travel teams for almost 400 kids ages 8 to 15.

The HJLB works closely with the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education, which sponsors programs for children in grades 2-8.

The Hutchinson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 906 and the Hutchinson American Legion Post 96 field baseball teams from June to August. The teams play their home games at Veterans Memorial Field.

VFW and Legion teams are open to players 15 to 18 years old.

In addition, the HJLB offers traveling teams in Pee Wee Reese for 11and 12-year-olds, and Sandy Koufax 13- to 14-year-olds team. The PRCE operates a baseball program for boys, pre-school through second grade, and softball for pre-school through fourth grade, played weekdays from mid-June to the end of July.

The PRCE and Hutchinson Girls Softball Association co-sponsor teams for girls in fifth grade and

Baseball is a large part of summers in Hutchinson, with teams suited for every age group and talent. above. Hutchinson is a member of the Crow River Fastpitch league.

Huskies baseball Summer in Hutchinson is not complete without Hutchinson Huskies baseball. This year the amateur baseball team joins the rest of the area squads after making the move down from Class B to Class C. The Huskies remain in the North Star League and will compete in West Division with Dassel-Cokato, Maple Lake, Howard Lake, Cokato and Buffalo.

For the first time in two years the team did not return to the state tournament last season, but it will return

a core nucleus of players this summer that should help them get back to state once again.

Adult softball Ball games aren’t just for kids. The Parks and Recreation Department sponsors a variety of men’s and corecreational softball leagues on fields at Roberts Parks. Call John McRaith at the Recreation Center at 320-2345636, and ask about joining a recreational league.

There are leagues for just about everyone. Men’s leagues are held on Mondays and Thursdays, while corec gets its turn on the four diamonds at Roberts Park on Tuesdays.

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Crow River Golf Club offers 18 holes within Hutchinson’s city limits.

Tee off at one of five area golf courses

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hether you’re a beginner or a professional, the Hutchinson area has the golf course for you. You can play nine or 18 holes, or just work on your swing at the driving range. The opportunities for golfers around town can’t be missed.

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Oakdale Golf Club On picturesque Lake Allie near Hutchinson, Oakdale Golf Club features a challenging 18-hole, par-72 course in a peaceful, rural setting just a short car ride away. Rolling hills, mature trees and expertly maintained greens are only part of

the golfing experience offered at Oakdale Golf Club.

Located 12 miles southwest of Hutchinson on County Road 38, the course offers a driving range, Pro Shop and banquet facilities that can accommodate up to 125 people.

Renovations to some tee boxes offer a new approach for Oakdale regulars.

Gift certificates are available, good toward greens fees, memberships, driving range fees, as well as food and beverages from the grill and bar, which was updated in 2008.

Men’s, ladies and couples leagues form in the spring and run from May to August. Beginners can get in on

one-on-one lessons or as part of a group. Call 320-587-0525, or visit www.oakdalegolfclub.com for tee times.

Crow River Golf Club The Crow River Golf Club, at 915 Colorado St. N.W., is Hutchinson’s oldest and most familiar golf course.

Formed in 1938, the club’s 6,820yard course winds among vast groves of tall trees in northwest Hutchinson. The course, in its current layout, opened for play in 1977.

With lush, tree-lined fairways, and true rolling greens, Crow River Golf Club is easily one of the finest courses in central Minnesota.

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CRGC opened a 10,400-squarefoot clubhouse in 2010. The addition of 1,040 square feet allows the club to host wedding receptions and other events of up to 300 people.

A key feature of the new clubhouse is the separation of the banquet room on the south end from the member’s 19th Green bar and pro shop on the north. Call 320-587-3070, or visit www.crowrivergolf.com for tee times.

Meadow Links Meadow Links, at 940 North High Drive in Hutchinson, opened a ninehole course in 1999 and added two par-4 holes in June 2002.

The course is perfect for beginners or golfers who need to knock the rust off their game. Look for instructional classes for all ages at the training center. It’s great golf at reasonable rates. It also has the area’s most convenient driving range.

Call 320-234-9533 for more information.

Cokato Town & Country Club Just off U.S. Highway 12 West, the Cokato Town & Country Club is a nine-hole, par-36 course, which features 3,221 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36. The Cokato golf course opened in 1929.

The mature course has stood the test of time. The greens are always green and the golf is top-notch all season long. Call 320-286-2007 for tee times.

Glencoe Country Club Glencoe Country Club, 1325 E. First St. in Glencoe, 15 miles southeast of Hutchinson, is open to the public every day except Tuesdays after 11 a.m. for men’s league play.

The 18-hole course was reconfigured in 1996 and currently plays 6,094 yards from the championship tee.

The course offers a pleasant and enjoyable golfing experience for

players of all handicaps. Nine holes are closed to the public on Thursdays after 4 p.m. for ladies’ league play Call 320-864-3023 for tee times, or visit www.glencoecountryclub.net.

ShadowBrooke Golf Course ShadowBrooke offers a challenging 18-hole, par-71 course 15 minutes from Hutchinson at the State Highway 7 and McLeod County Road 1 crossing near Lester Prairie.

ShadowBrooke Golf Course was designed by Joel Goldstrand, one of Minnesota’s foremost golf course architects.

ShadowBrooke opened in mid1993 with what is now the front nine.

The back nine, which cuts through acres and acres of mature trees, was opened for play in 1996.

Call 320-395-4250 for tee times, or visit www.shadowbrooke.com.

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Lake Ripley

Lake Washington

Minni Belle Litchfield

Dassel

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Hutchinson’s top fishing lakes

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s the 1800s changed into the 1900s, the Hutchinson and Litchfield areas were considered prime recreation areas by people from the Twin Cities and Chicago, Ill. Featuring resorts and lakeside hotels, it was the “up north” of its day.

Today the resorts have vanished, but the fishing hasn’t. Except for stream trout and muskies, lakes within 20 miles of Hutchinson have almost all of the game fish sought by anglers.

The following is a list of lakes and their most abundant fish.

Greenleaf Lake This peaceful little undeveloped

lake is off the beaten path and is now within the newest state recreation area. Reached by gravel road, it is one mile off State Highway 22, seven miles southeast of Litchfield.

The lake has bluegill, largemouth bass, black crappie, northern pike and walleye. There is a public access on the west side.

Lake Marion Located seven miles south of Hutchinson with access from State Highway 15 on the east side, Marion has a variety of fish including bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, northern pike, walleye and even channel catfish. There is a fishing pier in the easily accessed county park.

Belle Lake Belle is a popular walleye and black crappie lake lying just five miles northwest of Hutchinson in Meeker County. Access is off County Road 14. There is also a fishing pier, which is heavily used.

The small lagoon, in Piepenberg County Park, often holds crappie in the spring.

Minnie Belle This very clear lake lies approximately five miles south of Litchfield and is highly developed. The fishing is good for northern pike, panfish and largemouth bass, but the heavy waterskiing and personal watercraft

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Fishing is a year-round pasttime in the Hutchinson area. Above, anglers tested the waters of the Crow River in November 2011. use makes early morning the best time to fish. The artificial “bay� on the southwest side of the lake warms up quickly in the spring and is a popular spot for early crappies.

Access is by blacktop approximately one mile west of State Highway 22.

There is also a fishing pier on the northeast side of the lake. A special regulation requiring all northern pike between 24 and 36 inches to be immediately released is in place on Minnie Belle with hopes of producing more large fish. In 2010, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources test nets sampled northern pike up to 38 inches in length.

Ripley This lake is known for its bass and bluegill fishing, but also produces good early crappie fishing in the reed beds along the north shore. The lake also has an abundance of northern pike, but they tend to be small.

For bass, use plastic worms in the north side reeds and run rattle baits or spinner baits over the big weeded flats on the west side. Access to the lake is located right at the south edge

of Litchfield along State Highway 22.

There is also a fishing pier on the west side of the lake. Parks are located on both the east and west sides of the lake and there is trailer camping on the east side.

Washington One of the larger lakes in the area, Washington is known for walleye fishing. It also has panfish and bass.

The main access is on the south side, approximately two miles south of the small town of Darwin.

Stella The deepest lake in the area at 75 feet, Stella is known for it walleye and smallmouth bass fishing. The access is located on the north side, but you also can access the lake with a small boat by water access from Lake Washington which lies immediately to the east. Check the outlet area for spring crappies.

Erie This is a small isolated lake with moderate development. The gravel road leading to the access off

Highway 18 is easy to miss, so watch carefully. Erie lies about six miles north of Hutchinson and is good for bass, bluegill and the occasional walleye. The lake usually has low numbers of northern pike but average size is large.

Jennie Pan fishing can be excellent at times and Jennie has been heavily stocked with walleyes. The main access, a large paved area with double concrete ramps, is in the south end, approximately one and a half miles east of State Highway 15.

Swan Lake Swan is an aerated, shallow, bowlshaped lake lying about a mile west of the small town of Silver Lake.

There are two accesses (north and southeast) and a pier. The lake is only 10 feet deep, so shore fishing may be best. Netting tests show the walleye population to be high, but crappie have been the main attraction in recent years. Largemouth bass are often overlooked.

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The Phoenix Drumline hosts the annual Distant Drums competition in February. The Hutchinson-area drumline performs its competitive program during the event.

Phoenix Drumline: Marching to a different beat

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he Hutchinson-area Phoenix Drumline provides a musical experience for students in grades 7 through 12. No experience is necessary. Participants have the opportunity to play a variety of percussion instruments including snare, tenor and bass drums, cymbals, xylophone, marimba and vibraphone.

The program consists of two sections: a summer marching unit that takes place from June through August, and a winter competitive unit that runs from November

through March.

This year’s Phoenix Drumline has a roster of 26 students. They come from Hutchinson, as well as the surrounding area such as Glencoe, Silver Lake, Norwood-Young America and Chanhassen.

The Phoenix Drumline began as a dream of a group of drummers from Hutchinson High School who wanted to organize a competitive drumline.

Parents organized the Crow River Drumline Association and worked to create a community drumline pro-

gram for students.

The first competition season of the Phoenix Drumline took place in January 1994. It hosted its first local competition, Distant Drums, in February that year. The event has become an annual tradition.

Phoenix Drumline is operated by the Crow River Drumline Association, a member of the Minnesota Percussion Association, the governing body of competitive drumline activity in Minnesota.

For more information, visit phoenixdrumline.com.

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Several large umbrellas were added to the Hutchinson Middle School pool last year to provide extra shade.

Staying cool at the Hutchinson pool

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he Hutchinson Middle School houses a pool for year-round swimming, and the Hutchinson Rec Center has an outdoor pool to help take the heat out of summer.

The Tigersharks, Hutchinson High School’s varsity swimming team, won the Class A girls state true team title for the second time in three years in October 2011. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams own many individual state titles. The teams use the middle school pool to practice throughout their seasons.

The pools are open to the public at various times during the year, and host activities such as water aerobics, as well as adult and family swimming.

Check out the spacious outdoor

pool, which includes a wading pool for toddlers. The pool generally opens after school is out and remains open until mid-August. The pool depth is 32 inches at its shallowest and runs down to 12 feet in the diving area.

Swimming lessons are available through the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education office, for kids and adults alike. Call 320-587-2975 for more information or stop by the Rec Center at 900 Harrington St. S.W. for a brochure.

High Tides roar Many of the top Tigersharks varsity swimmers got their skills through participation in the High Tides Swim Club, which has more than 60 mem-

bers in the winter practice groups.

The year-round club offers six levels of swimming, starting with basic skills, learning at the novice level, up to advanced swimmers competing with clubs from around the state, regionally and nationally.

Interested in joining as a beginner? The focus of this group is to teach basic stroke technique in freestyle and backstroke, and introduce elements of the breaststroke.

Instructors will work with swimmers in the water to assist them as they learn correct stroke skills and rhythmic breathing techniques.

The summer season will begin in late April. Call the club registrar, Tracy Meece, at 320-587-5082, or visit www.hutchhightides.com for more information.

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Numerous options for indoor recreational activities

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utchinson features two top-notch sheets of ice at Burich Arena, on Harrington Street across from the Hutchinson Recreation Center. The building accommodates public skating, figure skating shows, youth hockey games and is the home rink for the Tiger boys’ and girls’ varsity hockey teams.

People enjoying Burich Arena can also breath easier now that the facility’s ice resurfacers are being converted from gas to electric. One has already made the switch, and the other is scheduled to be converted before the start of the 2012-2013 hockey season.

Make sure to catch the figure skating shows each year, which feature some of the best skaters in the area.

Hockey players and figure skaters now can also train off the ice, in the arena’s weight room, which includes weight training machines and free weights.

The Hutch Hockey Lodge near the east rink entrance serves as a multipurpose place for meetings or a central location for tournaments.

When the ice isn’t in at Burich Arena, the space is used for wrestling tournaments, circuses, in-line skating, baseball training and other dry land training.

Hutchinson’s girls hockey team is a perennial favorite in section and state postseason play.

Whether your game involves a weighted ball or an inflatable ball, or maybe no ball at all, Hutchinson has it covered with a variety of recreational activities.

Recreation Center

PRCE opportunities

The Recreation Center, operated

by Hutchinson’s Parks, Recreation and Community Education department, is the epicenter for many recreational sports activities.

Located at 900 Harrington St. S.W., it features an outdoor pool and a large, indoor multi-purpose gym that hosts soccer, basketball and volleyball.

While there, pick up a PRCE brochure listing of all its activities.

If you are new to Hutchinson, grab a copy of the latest Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education brochure. Printed three times a year, the brochure lists all activities PRCE has to offer, from youth activities to adult sports and arts, crafts and hobbies.

An indoor playground is also available September through April at the Rec Center Monday through Thursday mornings from 9:30 to

11:30 a.m., with a $3 per family or $2 per child cost. Adult sand and indoor volleyball and basketball leagues are also offered. Open gym is also available.

Make sure to form a softball team for the summer league — you’ll have a blast.

Bowling Hutch Bowl, a 16-lane bowling alley along State Highway 7 West, offers leagues almost every night of the week at every level. One is sure to fit in your schedule. Open bowling is also available. Look for the all-new full service menu and bar inside Squeaky’s Grill and Bar. Call 320-5872352.

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The city of Hutchinson’s Adaptive Recreation program offers activities from September through May. The monthly dance complete with a DJ is always a big draw.

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daptive Recreation is for teens and adults with developmental and/or physical challenges. The weekly activity program meets during the school year, September through May, with occasional summer events.

Activities take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, at the Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 State Highway 15 S., and include bingo, special event dinners, movies, crafts, karaoke and dances.

Adaptive Rec is sponsored by the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education Department, with additional funding from United Way of McLeod County. To receive a free monthly calendar, call 320-2345656. Events also are listed in the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education brochure published three times a year by the city of Hutchinson.

Special Olympics Sports training and competition

for individuals with mental and physical disabilities is offered through Hutchinson Area Special Olympics.

The main sports offered are bowling in the fall, basketball in the winter and track and field in the spring.

Volunteer opportunities are available for coaches, management team members and games management team members.

For more information, call Heather Fischer, team manager, at 320-583-7287.

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Coming Together in Song, a concert featuring the choirs of Common Cup Ministry’s church members takes place the Sunday before Thanksgiving. It is the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser bringing in between $8,000 and $10,000 each year.

Extending a helping hand

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ommon Cup Ministry, a nondenominational ministry program with offices in Hutchinson and Glencoe, provides a helping hand to those who need it.

Since its founding in September 2001, Common Cup Ministry has developed into a viable and wellrespected link in the chain of emergency services.

On-call volunteers meet with people seeking help to determine the kinds of assistance that would best aid them according to their individual situations.

The ministry supplies spiritual

help in the form of prayer, distribution of Bibles and other Christian resource materials along with a directory of area church worship times — as well as vouchers rather than with cash — for lodging, food, transportation and other basic needs.

Common Cup also has an annual warm coat giveaway in the fall, monthly diaper giveaway and an every-other-month food distribution program.

The nonprofit agency has an office at the Hope Center, 218 Main St S. in downtown Hutchinson.

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ed, most local churches had their own Good Samaritan-type funds and dispersed them according to their own guidelines. The idea of pooling local resources grew out of the local pastoral association.

Common Cup Ministry expanded its outreach services to the Glencoe area by opening a satellite office at First Lutheran Church, 925 13th St. For help, call 320-864-5511.

Visits are by appointment only.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday. The Hutchinson office is at 218 Main St. S., Suite 100. For help, call 320-5872213.

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Church listings Word of Life Church A nondenominational church 950 School Road S.W. Jim and Sheree Hall, pastors 320-587-9443 Website: www.loversoftruth.com

Assembly of God Riverside Assembly of God 20924 State Highway 7 Rachael Noga, children’s pastor Nancy Block, prayer counseling pastor 320-587-2074 Website: www.riverside-ag.org

Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 770 School Road N. 320-587-5665 Ken Rand, branch president

Baptist Hunters Ridge Community 850 School Road S. Howard Anderson, pastor 320-587-8374 Website: www.huntersridgecommunitychurch.org

Lutheran All Saints Lutheran 118 N. First St., Darwin Joe Midthun, pastor 320-693-5778

Shalom Baptist 1215 Roberts Road Rick Stapleton, senior pastor Adam Krumrie, worship pastor 320-587-2668 Website: www.shalombaptist.org

Bethel Lutheran: ELCA 77 Lincoln Ave. N., Lester Prairie Paul Bortnem, pastor 320-395-2125 www.lpbethel.com

Shepherd’s Fold Baptist 705 Fifth Ave. S.W. Lance T. Ketchum, senior pastor 320-234-3794 Website: www.shepherdsfoldbc.org

Catholic St. Anastasia Catholic 460 Lake St. S.W. Father Paul Schumacher 320-587-6507 Website: www.stanastasia.net Church of the Holy Family 712 W. Main St., Silver Lake Brian Oestreich, pastor 320-327-2261 St. Boniface Catholic Parish 551 Main St., Stewart Gerald Meidl, pastor Patrick Okonkwo, associate pastor 320-562-2344

St. John’s Church Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 13372 Nature Ave., Hutchinson (Biscay) Robert Taylor, pastor 320-587-5104

Covenant Lake Jennie Evangelical Covenant 18531 705th Ave., Dassel Douglas Pierce, pastor 320-275-3233 Oak Heights Covenant Church 1398 South Grade Road Todd Harris, senior pastor 320-587-8483 Website: www.oakheights.org

Congregational Brownton Congregational Church Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Division Street and Fifth Avenue North, Brownton Harlan Seri, pastor

Episcopal Trinity Episcopal 3 E. Fourth St., Litchfield 320-693-6035

Evangelical Free New Life Community Church 450 Birch Ave. E., Hector Blake Peterson, pastor 320-848-2120 Hutchinson Evangelical Free Church Hutchinson Middle School 1365 South Grade Road Lanny Penwell, pastor 320-234-5979 Website: www.hutchefree.org Lamson Evangelical Free Church 22246 715th Ave., Dassel Michael Newsom, pastor 320-275-2678 Website: www.lamsonefree.com

Full Gospel Maranatha House of Prayer 335 Adams St. S. 320-587-3557 Freddie and Shantha Macden, pastors

Christ the King 1040 South Grade Road Jon Lindekugel, pastor 320-587-2776 Website: www.ctkhutch.com Faith Lutheran 335 Main St. S. (Corner of Fourth and Main) Randy Freund, Scott Grorud, Paulus Pilgrim, Paul Knudson, pastors 320-587-2093 Website: www.faithlc.com Grace Lutheran: WELS 430 Fifth Ave. S.W. and Grove Street (1 block east of Lynn Road) Greg Tobison, pastor 320-587-3051 Website: www.gracelutheranhutch.org Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran: WELS Acoma Township, 20882 Walden Ave. Daniel Reich, pastor 320-587-4857 Peace Lutheran: LCMS Fourth Avenue and Glen Street Gerhard Bode, pastor 320-587-3031 Website: www.plchutch.org

Churches

106 Our Savior’s Lutheran: LCMS 800 Bluff St. N. Kevin Oster, pastor 320-587-3318 Website: www.oslhutch.com

Nondenominational Grace Bible Church Cleveland St. S.W., Silver Lake Tom Rakow, pastor 320-327-2266

River of Hope Lutheran: ELCA Meets at Vineyard United Methodist 665 Miller Ave. S.W. Laura Aase, pastor 320-587-4414 Website: riverofhutchinson.wordpress.con

Grace Community Chapel Park Elementary School 100 Glen St. S.W. Mark Thompson, pastor 320-583-5790

Pentecostal

St. John’s Lutheran: LCMS 60929 110th St., Cedar Mills Township David Markworth, pastor 320-587-4853

Apostolic Lighthouse Church 560 Adams St. Jonathan Barcus, pastor 320-234-7437

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 20314 County Road 9, Ellsworth Township, Darwin Timothy Redfield, pastor 320-275-2965

Presbyterian Faith Presbyterian 108 W. Main, Silver Lake Christina Berry, pastor 320-327-2452

Zion Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 16496 Vale Ave., Lynn Township Daniel Reich, pastor 320-587-8973

Seventh-day Adventist Seventh-day Adventist 820 Main St. N.

Wayne Morrison, pastor 320-587-6054

United Church of Christ First Congregational United Church of Christ 31 Fourth Ave. S.W. Brian Brosz, pastor 320-587-2125

United Methodist Bethlehem United Methodist 665 Miller Ave. S.W. Greg Nelson, pastor 320-587-3312 Vineyard United Methodist 1395 South Grade Road Kaye Brandt, pastor 320-587-2200

Others Anchor Independent Bible Church 205 Atlantic Ave. W., Dassel LaDon Rydberg, pastor 320-275-2422 Dassel Church of Christ 100 E. Parker Ave., Dassel

Marc Grindle, senior minister Stephen Smart, associate minister 320-275-3322 Embrace His Presence Park Elementary School 100 Glen St. S.W. David Dawson 320-587-0509 Hutchinson Church of God “New Hope in Christ” 800 Grove St. S.W. V. E. Kirkpatrick, pastor 320-234-3527

Additional faith options

Hindu The Hindu Temple of Minnesota 10530 Troy Lane N., Maple Grove 763-425-9449 Website: www.hindumandirmn.org

Buddhist Dharma Field Center 3118 West 49th St., Minneapolis 612-928-4868 Website: www.dharmafield.org

Welcome To Hutchinson and Faith Lutheran Church Located at 335 Main Street South

“Growing to our full potential in Jesus Christ”

We welcome you…

Please Join Us For Worship

Sunday School

Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:15 a.m. (September - May) Greenhouse Worship Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Summer Worship Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

September-May at 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship Time 9:50 a.m.

Worship Service Sunday at 10:10 a.m.

Nursery & Children’s Church

Summer Worship Sundays, June-August at 9:00 a.m.

Todd Harris

1398 South Grade Road Hutchinson (320) 587-8483 Christian Education www.oakheights.org Director

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Amy DuFrene

(Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day)

Sunday Morning Live KDUZ 1260 AM Broadcast Sunday at 8:00 a.m.

Sunday Morning HCVN Channel 10 Cable Broadcast Sun. & Tues. at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Evening HCVN Channel 10 Cable Broadcast Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.

If we can be of further service, call 587-2093 www.faithlc.com

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Community groups Arts Crow River Area Youth Orchestra (CRAYO) Marie Nelson, 320-593-7243 hmnelson@mchsi.com Crow River Arts Inc. 320-587-7278 Hutchinson Community Chorus Paul Otte, 320-587-3031 Hutchinson Theatre Company Betsy Price, 320-587-2599 Hutchinson Center for the Arts 320-587-7278 Crow River Drumline Assoc.

(Phoenix Drumline) Jeanine Williams, 952-484-6903

Hutchinson Concert Association Sue Munz, 320-234-0247

Civic BPO Elks & Does Darla Hartwig, 320-587-3116

Business

Masonic Temple Lodge 59 Datlaf Weseloh, 320-587-6318

3M CARES Carol Nemitz, 320-234-1293 Hutchinson Ambassadors 320-587-5252

GFWC Women’s Club of Hutchinson Pam Yost, 320-587-9678

Crow River Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals Patti Rutledge, 320-587-2423

Hutchinson Eagles Dale Manderscheid, 320-587-7572

Hutchinson Mall Merchants Association 320-587-5956 Hutchinson Downtown Association Miles Seppelt, 320-234-4223

Hutch Lioness Kim Gundahl, 320-587-9226 Hutchinson Rotary Verne Meyer, 320-587-4420 Knights of Columbus Mike Heinen, 320-587-8905 Sons of Norway Lodge Gabra Lokken, 320-234-8979

Education

Hutchinson Jaycees Steve Kropp, president steve.kropp.nyvoa@statefarm.com

AFS Intercultural Programs DeeDee Reiner, 320-587-2930

Hutchinson Kiwanis Club Dan Hatten, 320-587-2242

American Association of University Women Carole Hannemann, 320-234-8989

Hutchinson Lions 320-587-5690

Grace Lutheran Church Welcomes You!

Come to the River Riverside Church Sunday Morning Worship Services Includes Kids Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Family Night Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

• Adult Bible Study • Youth • Children’s Programs for all ages • Staffed nursery for all services

Grace Lutheran Church

5th Ave. S.W. and Grove St. Hutchinson 587-3051 www.gracelutheranhutch.org

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www.riversidehutch.org

Saturday Worship 7:00 pm (Sept.–May) Monday Worship 7:00 pm (June–Aug.) Sunday Worship 9:00 am • Fellowship 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School 10:15 am Adult Bible Study 10:15 am Sunday and 7:00 pm Tuesday

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20924 State Hwy. 7 Hutchinson, MN (320) 587-2074

Grace Lutheran is a great place to meet new friends, find needed encouragement and discover God’s plan for you. We invite you to join us.

Organizations

108 Crow River Region Chapter of the Minnesota Council for Gifted and Talented Shari Colvin, 320-587-7519

Breast Cancer Support Group Darlene Ave-Lallemant, 320-587-4349 Janet Mraz, 320-587-1004

Dollars for Scholars David Maher, 320-234-3305 e-mail: dmaher@hahc-hmc.com

Harmony River Living Center Auxiliary 320-484-6000

Early Childhood Family Education Cindy Wendorff, 320-587-8908 Hutchinson Education Association Jennifer Anderson, 320-587-2151, ext. 5217

Historic Hutchinson helps preserve local history, such as the Harrington-Merrill House, the oldest home in town.

Health Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-Anon 320-587-8436 Advocacy for Women and Children 320-587-0559 or 888-285-9204 Alcoholics Anonymous 320-587-8436

Cardiac and Diabetic Support Group Administrative Assistant, 320-234-5000, ext. 7059

American Red Cross Bloodmobile Kirsten Dean, 320-587-0352

Autism Support Group 320-583-4513 e-mail: autism.support@ hotmail.com

Arthritis Foundation, North Central Chapter 800-333-1380

Bariatric Support Group 320-583-1723 or 320-587-3448

ConnectCare Bereavement Support Group Mary Nelson, 320-234-4738 DivorceCare Support Group 320-587-2074, ext. 18 Glencoe Area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Roger Schultz, 320-864-5451

Birthright, 320-587-5433

St. Anastasia Catholic Community

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

An area Roman Catholic Faith Community with St. Boniface (Stewart)

Spreading God’s Word Since 1864

“Come to the WELS for the living water and the living word”

CHURCH Our Catholic Community Offers:

• Divine Worship 10:00 a.m.

• Summer Worship Thursday 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday School 8:45 a.m.

• Bible Study • Pioneers • Youth Activities

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Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.

Sundays at 7:30 & 11 a.m.

Sundays 9:15 a.m. at St. Boniface (Stewart)

Come visit us at 460 Lake St. S.W. in Hutchinson 320-587-6507 www.stanastasia.net

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20882 Walden Ave. • Hutchinson, MN 55350 4 miles west on Highway 7 North on Walden Church (320) 587-4857 School (320)587-4858 Daniel Reich, Pastor (320)587-6138 Alex Vandenberg, Principal (320)587-8945

Daily and weekend Masses Special celebrations and gatherings K–6 Grade Catholic School Day Care, Preschool and Latchkey Programs Religious Ed for Pre-K– Grade 11 Youth Ministry Adult Education

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Foundation For Challenged Children Charlie Ardolf at 320-327-2431

Leisure

Grief Recovery Friends Robert Hantge, 320-587-2128

Chess Club 320-587-5956

Hutchinson Caregiver Discussion Group Jan Novotny, 320-222-9271 Hutchinson Hospital Auxiliary Marion Neisen, 320-234-6208 McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence Rhonda Buerkle, 320-234-7933 or 800-934-0851 McLeod County American Red Cross 320-864-6562 McLeod County Branch, American Cancer Society Jeanne Ray, 320-587-2838 McLeod Treatment Programs 320-587-9790 Multiple Sclerosis Support Group 320-587-2020 Nar-Anon 320-587-7658 Overeaters Anonymous 320-485-2544 Special Time for Special Moms Heidi Pulkrabek, 320-587-7112

Crow River Quilters Lori Line, 320-587-2163 Historic Hutchinson Kay Voigt, 320-587-5787 www.historichutchinson.org

Peace Lutheran Church “Touching the lives of others with the love and saving knowledge of Christ”

welcomes you to Hutchinson

Hutchinson Area Bird Club Rozanne, 320-587-9659 Hutchinson Garden Club Debbie Kuharski, 320-587-0469 Library Readers Group Mary Henke, 320-587-2368 email: mary@hutchinson.lib.mn.us Luce Line Railroad Club Inc. Scott Johnson, 507-236-8281 www.luceline.tripod.com McLeod County Horticulture Society 320-587-2499 Saturday Night Cruisers Car Club Brian, 320-587-3473 www.saturdaynight cruisers.com

Miscellaneous ARC McLeod County Marcia Garberg, 320-587-7145

400 Franklin St. SW, Hutchinson

(1 block west of Main St.) We invite you to join us: Saturday Service 6:15 p.m.

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Mid-Morning Praise 9:20 a.m.

Sunday Night Live 6:15 p.m.

(Rock Service) Outdoor Worship Service 9:20 a.m.

June – August Sunday School 9:20 a.m.

September – May Adult Bible Fellowship 8:15 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Big Brothers Big Sisters 651-789-2447 Civil Air Patrol 320-587-3480 Crow River Lamb and Wool Producers Roger Karstens, 320-587-6668

• Childcare (infant-school age) • Preschool Education

littlelambsmn.com Pastor Gerhard H. Bode, Missouri Synod

TOPS Club, Take Off Pounds Sensibly Vicki, 320-587-8155

Crow River Area Radio Club Greg Urban, 320-587-6028

Weight Watchers 320-587-6408

Delta Kappa Gamma International Louise Carlson, carlsl@hutchtel.net

www.plchutch.org Little Lambs Preschool/Church Office 320-587-3031 Dial–A–Devotion 320-587-3210

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Hospice Volunteer Program Mary Nelson, 320-234-4738

A.B.A.T.E., American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education 320-587-3664

Organizations

110 The Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter organizes an annual charity pet walk.

Experimental Aircraft Association Tim Miller, 320-587-4935; email: tjmiller@hutchtel.net Aviation Explorers Tim Miller, 320-587-4935; email: tjmiller@hutchtel.net Fare for All 800-582-4291 www.fareforall.org

Hutchinson Safety Council Leslie Smith, 320-587-4663 Hutchinson Toastmasters II Bob Lea, 320-286-2865, www.h2tm.org Legal Advocacy for Older Americans Project 320-234-5656 or 320-864-5282

4-H, McLeod County Extension 320-587-0770

Local Family Planning Service, McLeod County Public Health 320-587-4680

Crow River Habitat for Humanity 320-587-8868; email: crhfh@crhfh.org

McLeod County Fairgrounds Randy Starke 320-484-4311

Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter 320-234-9699

McLeod County Corn and Soybean Growers Francis Svoboda, 320-587-8718

Heatwole Threshing Association Corey Henke, 320-587-9143 Hutchinson Senior Center 320-234-5656

McLeod County Fair Association 320-587-2499 email: mcleodfr@hutchtel.net

“Making more devoted followers of Christ”

Sunday Schedule

1215 Roberts RD SW Hutchinson, MN 55350

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Nursery - Clean & caring environment; staffed with trained personnel

Ministry Opportunities YOU Are Welcome.

Worship: Sunday 5:30 pm Faith Building (ages 3-6th grade): Sunday 4:30 pm Pastor: Laura Aase

1395 South Grade Rd., Hutchinson • 587-4414

• Men’s Ministries • Women’s Ministries • Middle & High School Ministries • Sunday School for all ages

• Young At Heart luncheons (age 55 & above) • Children’s Ministries (Sunday School, Release Time & Kids ROCK)

Affiliated with Coverage Worldwide (BGC) & Minnesota Iowa Baptist Conference

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Phone: 320-587-2668 E-mail: shalom.sbc@gmail.com Web: www.shalombaptist.org

Worship 9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Organizations

111 VFW Post 906 320-587-9929

McLeod Emergency Food Shelf Marietta Neumann, 320-864-2088

Western Fraternal Life Lodge Lumir 320-587-8728

McLeod County Museum 320-587-2109

Outdoors

Meals on Wheels Dee Powell, 320-587-6067

Brownton Rod and Gun Club 320-328-5769

MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers 320-587-3644

Cedar Mills Gun Club Wayne Rusch, 320-583-0041 email: cmgc@hutchtel.net

Operation Minnesota Nice Judy or Bob Hagen 320-587-0765 Salvation Army Hutchinson Police Department 320-587-2242 Evergreen Senior Dining 320-587-6029 Park Towers Senior Dining 320-587-2168

United Way of McLeod County contributes to numerous causes, including sending care packages to soldiers.

United Way Paul Thompson, 320-587-5252

McLeod County Republican Women RoxAnn Lauer, 320-587-3399

Politics McLeod County DFL 320-587-3150 mcleod.dflers.org McLeod County Republicans Craig and Nicole Hoel, 320-234-6284

Christian Deer Hunters Association Tom Rakow, 320-327-2266 or toll-free 866-HIS-HUNT

Religion

Crow River Sno Pros email: crowriversnopros@ broad band-mn.com

Common Cup Ministries Bev Bonte, 320-234-8344

Gopher Campfire Club Keith Berwald, 320-587-8602

Hutchinson Ministerial Association Rev. Todd Harris, 320-587-8483

Firearm Safety Seminars Deane Dietel, 320-587-3153

Our Savior is Your Savior, too!

All Visitors are Welcome

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The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod

SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL Church: 587-3318

800 Bluff Street NE

School: 587-3319

Serving Others As We Have Been Served E-mail: osl@hutchtel.net Web page: www.oslhutch.com

Call Us Today – Principal Leland Huebner –

Join us at Our Savior’s Lutheran School: • A Christ centered education • Preschool-6th grade classes; 5-day Kindergarten • All students and families welcome • Financial Assistance Available • Excellent academics • Strong parental involvement • An environment conducive to Christian character development

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Pastor: Kevin W. Oster Worship Services: Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Evening Prayer: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

Family Education Hours: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.

Small Group Bible Studies Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.

Thursdays at 6:30 a.m.

Youth Group Activities

Organizations

Luce Line Trail Association Margaret Davis, 952-955-2226

Recreation Crow River Tae Kwon Do & JuJitsu Scott and April Lund, 320-234-6561 Hutchinson Shotokan Karate Club 320-587-9148 Hutchinson Special Olympics Heather Fischer, 320-587-3927 heather@bold98.org U.S. Paintball Club 320-587-2241

Sports Hutchinson Figure Skating Association www.hutchfigureskating.org

Hutchinson High Tides Swim Club Tracy Meece, 320-587-5082 www.hutchhightides.com Hutchinson Hockey Association hutchockey.pucksystems.com Hutchinson Junior League Baseball Association email: admin@hutchbaseball.com www.hutchbaseball.com Hutchinson Junior Olympic Volleyball Association Anita Messner, 320-587-9375 email: hutchjovolleyball@gmail.com www.hutchinsonjovolleyball.org Hutchinson Tennis Association Brett Rasmussen, 320-587-4901

Christ The King Lutheran Church, LCMC and King’s Kids Preschool 1040 South Grade Rd SW PO Box 369, Hutchinson, MN www.ctkhutch.com 320-587-2776 ctk@hutchtel.net

Join Us For Worship

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Sat. 6:30 pm; Sun. 8:15 am & 10:45 am Children and Adult Education 9:30 am.

Contact church for summer worship schedule

Senior Housing with Services

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113 Prairie Senior Cottages EVERGREEN APARTMENTS Now Taking Applications

Senior Community 5 5 5 5

When a comfortable, stress-free environment is combined with trained caregivers, people with Alzheimer’s Disease or related memory disorders experience a better quality of life.

Call for your personal tour today 115 Jefferson St. SE, Hutchinson

320-587-9432

Prairie Senior Cottages features • 24-Hour On-site Caregivers • Secured Building • Nutritious Family Style Meals • Specialized Programming • RN Supervision & Case Management • Medication Supervision • Daily Personal Hygiene • Personal Laundry • Housekeeping • Personal Transportation • Professional Management

Village Cooperative of Hutchinson

Prairie Senior Cottages, LLC

Cooperative Community Living for Independent Active Adults 55 & Better

www.prairieseniorcottages.com

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Built on Preserving Dignity

For more information, call John Peterson.

Hutchinson: 320-587-5508 Alexandria: 320-763-8244 Willmar: 320-235-6022 New Ulm: 507-359-3420

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62 plus or disabled Your life can be carefree at a price you can afford.

Rental Assistance available 5 Social Activities Spacious 1 BR apts. 5Community lounge/kitchen Medical emergency call buttons Walking distance to shopping and restaurants

1300 Sherwood St. S.E., Hutchinson, MN

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Senior Living Community Offering Assisted Living & Memory Care Services • 1 or 2 BR Apartments • Social Activities • Medication Administration • Meal Plan • 24-hr Staffing • All Utilities • Housekeeping and Laundry Services

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Call today about our move-in specials!

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For information or to arrange a tour, call Kristal Ehrke at 320-234-0873

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Jeff Rausch

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Telephone: (320)587-4789 Fax: (320)587-3752 P.O. Box 35, 18486 202nd Circle, Hutchinson, MN 55350 jrausch@hutchtel.net

No one knows Hutchinson real estate better.

McLeod County Abstract and Title Services, L.L.C.

Serving Hutchinson since 1985, Hometown Realty delivers results with the Power of Teamwork

• Real Estate Closings-Residential, Ag & Commercial • Full Abstracting Services • Title Insurance & Opinions • Providing Service for All of Minnesota • Specializing in McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley

Hometown Realty, Inc. (320) 587-6115

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130 Washington Ave. E, Hutchinson, MN 55350 Toll Free (888) 811-7711 Visit our website at hometownmn.com

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Marilyn M. Rusch, Manager/Abstractor

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(320) 587-6239 • Fax (320) 587-4096 www.mcleodtitle.com

Let Our Experienced Agents Work for You!

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Authority brings businesses, jobs to Hutchinson

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he Hutchinson Economic Development Authority’s mission is to strengthen the community’s economy. The overall goals of the EDA are to create jobs, raise incomes and broaden the city’s tax base. To achieve these goals, the EDA focuses on retaining and expanding existing businesses, bringing new businesses into the community, and maintaining a vibrant downtown.

From 2002 to 2006, downtown revitalization took center stage with multiple projects representing more than $13 million in new investment.

Projects included revitalization of the Historic State Theatre, the Jorgenson Hotel, Cornerstone Commons and the Downtown Streetscape. In addition, the EDA is spearheading the redevelopment of the former Cenex fertilizer plant site along Third Avenue Northwest and is promoting the establishment of the “Downtown Gateway” on the north end of Main Street.

As downtown projects were completed, the emphasis of the EDA shifted to industrial park development.

In 2006, the EDA successfully recruited Redwood Falls-based Warrior Manufacturing to expand in Hutchinson. The company’s 92,000square-foot facility opened in mid2007 and currently employs 40 people fabricating structural steel components for a multitude of uses.

In mid-2008, Customer Elation Inc. was recruited to Hutchinson. An inbound customer service call center, Customer Elation built a 22,000square-foot building and currently employs more than 200 people. The company continues to see strong sales growth and is hiring on a near constant basis.

In 2009, the EDA played a key role in the formation of a new company in

The Hutchinson Downtown Association’s Farmers Market could find a permanent new home next to the railroad depot. The plan for the inverted Lshaped site includes a great deal of green space and space for future pavilions.

Hutchinson: NuCrane Manufacturing.

NuCrane manufactures very large cranes for use in nuclear power plants all over the world. In addition to primary project financing, the EDA coordinated more than $600,000 in other assistance to help make the project a reality. Currently the company employs about 14 people and when fully operational will provide up to 5060 high-paying jobs. The Hutchinson EDA won the “2010 Business Recruitment Award” from the Economic Development Association of Minnesota for this project.

With the recruitment of Warrior Manufacturing and Customer Elation, and the addition of the charter school, the supply of industrial park space in the city was essentially exhausted. Thus, in 2009 the EDA began development of a new 68-acre industrial park, called “Energy Park.”

After obtaining $1.2 million in state and federal grants, the project of installing streets and other city infrastructure in the new industrial park was initiated.

Work was completed in the fall of 2010. The city now has a state-of-theart industrial park that has been designated Shovel Ready by the state. It has seven lots ranging in size from 3.09 acres up to 10.5 acres.

For 2012, the Hutchinson EDA will launch a new marketing initiative to help promote economic development in the city. Encompassing both traditional and social media, the campaign is designed to make “Hutchinson” synonymous with “economic development” in Minnesota. Another 2012 initiative the Hutchinson EDA is spearheading is the redevelopment of the former Great Northern Railroad depot site on the east end of downtown. Plans call for repositioning the Depot building, paving a parking lot and building a pavilion to serve as a permanent home for the Downtown Farmer’s Market.

To learn more about the EDA, call Director Miles Seppelt at 320-2344223, or check the EDA’s website at www.hutchinsoneda.com.

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Hutchinson: Minnesota’s Hometown welcomes you

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he gateway to explore Minnesota’s Hometown is through the front door of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau in downtown Hutchinson.

It welcomes you to live, work and do business in Hutchinson.

Promoting all that Hutchinson has to offer for locals and visitors has been one of the prime directives of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau since it was incorporated in 1948.

Today, the organization has approximately 340 members ranging from retired business people and home-based businesses to such international corporations as 3M and Hutchinson Technology Inc. Members join the organization from communities beyond Hutchinson’s borders as well, including Mankato, Willmar and St. Cloud.

The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau is a nonprofit organization that exists separate from the city of Hutchinson and is funded primarily through membership investments and program income.

The Chamber, CVB provides a variety of services to its members, including promotional opportunities, networking events, training and educational seminars, and business information. It also conducts several special events and programs each year including the Arts and Crafts Festival, the Hutchinson Leadership Institute, professional development seminars, Business After Hours, Holiday Sampler, Ladies Weekend , Dairy Day Celebration and the Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.

In 2012, the Chamber will continue its focus on retaining current

Chamber volunteers gather every fall to pack farm fatigue buckets to be distributed at no charge to Hutchinson-area farmers during the harvest.

members and attaining new members. Priorities include continued development of membership services, a focus on community relationships and involvement, and promotion of Hutchinson as a destination.

A comprehensive membership booklet outlines benefits and services as well as provides helpful information on community services and ways to get involved.

One important benefit of membership is a business listing on the Chamber CVB website at www.explorehutchinson.com.

Members also may list special offers to the public using the “Hot Deals”

function as well as post job openings and events for free.

The Chamber, CVB works to make Hutchinson a destination for visitors through community events, visitor information resources, tour planning services and participation with Explore Minnesota Tourism.

Valuable visitor resources, such as the visitor guide, dining, lodging, shopping and recreation information are also available at the organization’s website.

For more information about the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, call 320-587-5252.

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Cows and calves draw smiles from youngsters at Hutchinson Dairy Day, an event hosted by the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Celebrating 65 Years in Hutchinson Hutchinson Offers Variety The variety of amenities in the Hutchinson area makes it a great place to live. This variety includes a scenic river, good schools, quality healthcare, arts, entertainment, great recreation and much more.

We hope you enjoy Hutchinson’s variety, whether it is for a day, a week or a lifetime.

Hutchinson Plant

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The 3M facility in Hutchinson is the largest in the United States and makes a variety of well-known products.

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From May through October, local farmers sell fresh produce and home-baked goodies at the Farmers Market in downtown Hutchinson.

Downtown Hutchinson is the place to be rawing people to downtown Hutchinson is the goal of the Hutchinson Downtown Association, a subcommittee of the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority.

The organization works to bring people to downtown Hutchinson to enjoy the area’s many assets — retail stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, the historic Carnegie Library, Library Square, the Crow River and the Luce Line Trail to name some.

The member-driven group also continues to be the driving force behind the efforts to revitalize downtown.

The membership consists of approximately 50 businesses. The group hosts downtown special

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events and works on landscape projects such as seasonal planters that enhance the beauty of downtown Hutchinson.

The Main Street corridor has experienced many years of revitalization and improvements including: The Main Street dam completed in 2008 offers visitors a close-up view of the rock rapids that have replaced the more basic dam structure. This tiered rock dam allows fish to swim up and down the river and provides the more energetic tourist with an opportunity to climb around on the rocks. The fishing piers that have been created allow many anglers the chance at hooking the “big one” and enjoying the scenery of the Crow River.

The neighboring Hutchinson Utilities electrical plant continues to improve its grounds and serves as an important fixture at the gateway to downtown. This historical facility has played a big part in the development and growth of the community.

Just south of the new dam, you will be able to see the start of a new park that is slated to be the gateway to downtown Hutchinson. The plans include a walking path, benches, informational kiosk and a large painted mural depicting some of the city's history.

For more information, call the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority at 320-234-4223, or stop by its office at Hutchinson's City Center, 111 Hassan St. S.E.

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Stearnswood specializes in the manufacture of containers made from wood, fiber board and foam.

Made in Hutchinson: Concrete, cards, cartons and more Ag Systems 1180 State Highway 7 E.; 320-587-4030; www.agsystemsonline.com, plenz@agsystemsonline.com Ag Systems Inc. was founded 48 years ago by Dick Lenz. Ag Systems has built a reputation of being a leading manufacturer of anhydrous ammonia equipment, liquid applicators, pull-type spreaders, nurse tanks and Brute bumpers. Craig Lenz, a son of the founder, is president.

AKI 1125 State Highway 7 W.; 320-234-9400; www.akiworldwide.com AKI was founded in January 1998 by five engineers. This privately held company continues to operate with give employee/owners with one additional engineer in Thailand for field service/support. AKI designs and manufactures

metrology/process automation components including surface angle and height measurements, machine vision and laser beam delivery.

American Energy Systems Inc. 150 Michigan St. S.E.; 320-587-6565, 800-495-3196; www.magnumheat.com.

This company, founded in 1973 in a small South Dakota town by president Mike Haefner, builds wood, wood pellet and corn-burning appliances to provide safe alternative heating for customers who want a warm home using natural fuels. It moved to Hutchinson in 1984. American Energy Systems has a 35,000-square-foot factory with 25 employees in the industrial park.

Formerly known as Bauerly Concrete, this company headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., supplies ready-mix concrete and other products for the construction industry.

Crow River Press 170 Shady Ridge Road, PO Box 99; 320-587-2062; customerservice@crowriverpress.com More than 40 Minnesota newspapers, shopper publications and newsletters are printed locally at Crow River Press.

It offers full service prepress, press and postpress services including UV capabilities on the web press, sheetfed and digital printing, bindery and full mailroom services.

Knife River Corp.

Customer Elation

1250 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 320-587-3958; www.kniferiver.com

1100 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 952-653-0801; www.customerelation.com

Business Bloomington-based Customer Elation, founded in 1993, opened a 22,000-square-foot facility in Hutchinson in mid-2008. It is a customer service call center for 150 well-known consumer products and health-care companies. It currently employs about 230 people and plans continued growth in 2012.

Goebel Fixture Co. 528 Dale St.; 320-587-2112; www.gf.com Fred C. Goebel founded this company in 1935 as a furniture fix-it shop that grew into kitchen cabinetry. Today, the company employs nearly 200 people and operates three facilities, which include a 100,000-square-foot wood plant and 15,000square foot metal shop in Hutchinson and a second 68,000-square-foot wood plant in Minnetonka. The business has evolved into a nationally recognized leader in the store fixture and retail interiors industry, providing high-quality architectural millwork and retail interiors for many nationally recognized retailers such as Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Sur La Table and other luxury retailers.

Haugen Home Furnishings 25 Michigan St.; 320-587-2541; www.haugenhomefurnishings.com; info@haugenfurniture.com Darrell Haugen founded this company in June 1991. It is an industry leader in crafting solid oak home office furniture and cherry bedroom furniture.

Hutchinson Concrete 21563 State Highway 7 W.; 320-587-3334; hutchcon@hutchtel.net Hutchinson Concrete opened eight years ago. It supplies ready-mix concrete products to residential and commercial customers in McLeod, Meeker, Renville, western Carver and Wright counties.

Hutchinson Cooperative 1110 Highway 7 W.; 320-587-3079; www.hutchcoop.com Hutchinson Co-op was established in 1955. It offers members a full-service cooperative with grain and feed, agronomy, energy and service station and c-store. Annual sales top $45 million.

In addition to marketing grain and producing feed at its elevator/feed mill complex at 1060 Fifth Ave., Hutchinson Co-op operates a full carcare center and home energy division at 1110 Highway 7 W., and purchased a convenience store at 600 Adams Street. In 2008, it opened a large agronomy facility at 1420 Adams St. S.E. General Manager Mike Connor oversees 29 full-time and 30 part-time employees.

121 Hutchinson Technology Inc. 40 W. Highland Park Drive; 320-587-3797; www.htch.com Hutchinson Technology Inc. is a global technology manufacturer employing about 700 people in Hutchinson. The company was founded in 1965 in a converted chicken coop. Jeff Green is the company’s co-founder and chairman of the board. Wayne Fortun is president and CEO. The company’s Disk Drive Components Division designs and manufactures suspension assemblies, which are precise electro-mechanical components that hold a disk drive’s read/write head at microscopic distances above the drive’s disks. The company’s BioMeasurement Division is focused on bringing new technologies to the market that clinicians can use to improve the quality of health care.

The company has its headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Hutchinson. It also has manufacturing operations in Eau Claire, Wis., Plymouth, Minn. and Auytthaya, Thailand.

Hutchinson Leader 170 Shady Ridge Rd. N.W.; 320-587-5000; www.hutchinsonleader.com; news@hutchinsonleader.com The Leader’s roots go back to July 1880 when Civil War veteran Calvin P. Smith founded it as a weekly paper. Published Wednesday and Sunday, the Leader has an audited circulation of 5,291 and is recognized as a top newspaper of its size in both Minnesota and the U.S. The Weekend Leader Shopper is a companion paper with an audited circulation of 22,331.

The Leader’s website, hutchinsonleader.com, carries news as well as a significant amount of community information, history, classified, real estate, automotive and employment advertising.

The neighboring Litchfield Independent Review and Meeker County Advertiser are sister papers of the Leader. The Independent Review is four years older than the Leader.

Hutchinson Manufacturing 720 Highway 7 W.; 320-587-4653: www.hutchmfg.com Tom Daggett is president of this company founded in 1953 by his father, Eugene. Hutchinson Manufacturing, which employs more than 120, is a job shop metal fabricator specializing in custom fabrication of products in buildings totaling 100,000 square feet. Its customers are primarily in the agricultural and energy-producing industries.

Impressions Inc. 235 Eastgate Drive; 320-587-0235; www.i-i.com Founded in the Twin Cities in 1967, Impressions chose Hutchinson for its second plant in 1996. Its

55,000-square-foot plant specializes in four-color custom commercial printing, folding cartons and carded packaging.

Lynn Card Co. 335 Michigan St. S.E.. P.O. Box 47; 320-587-6120; info@lynncard.com lynncard.com Lynn Card Co. has been a fixture in Hutchinson for more than 65 years. It manufactures and markets a unique line of one-of-a-kind greeting cards to organizations and businesses throughout the United States. Lynn Card recently expanded its operations to include the manufacturing of custom note cards and greeting cards using the latest digital printing technology. Eric Knutson is president.

Marshall Concrete Products Inc. 311 State Highway 7 E.; 320-587-5019; www.marshallconcreteproducts.com This company, headquartered in northeast Minneapolis, was founded in 1936. The Hutchinson plant, purchased in 2000, began more than 100 years ago as Madson Brick and Tile, manufacturing clay brick and field tile.

Today, the company specializes in making foundation and retaining wall block in many styles and sizes.

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. 45 W. Highland Park Drive N.E., 320-587-4319; www.mitgi.us Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding, founded in nearby Stewart by Jim Schaufler, moved to Hutchinson in late 2010 and occupies a building on the Hutchinson Technology Inc. campus formerly used by HTI as a training center. The state-of-theart, 20,000-square-foot facility has a diverse group of CNC cutter grinders, which allow MITGI to designs and manufacture custom bits and grinding tools for medical device, computer, mold making, and aerospace industries.

NuCrane 900 block of State Highway 7 West, next to Hutchinson Manufacturing.

320-234-0112 The new company, a partnership between Tom Daggett, owner of neighboring Hutchinson Manufacturing, and PaR Nuclear, a division of Westinghouse Electric, opened a 51,000-squarefoot plant early in 2010. It manufactures large cranes used worldwide in nuclear power plants.

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Pride Solutions 120 Eastgate Drive S.E.; 320-587-0760; www.prideengineeredplastics.com; www.maywes.com This company started as a family business in 1972. Through its divisions, Pride Engineered Plastics and May-Wes, it has become a significant supplier of plastic components for manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Its 24,000-square-foot Hutchinson plant was built in 1997. It is owned by the Daggett family, who also own Hutchinson Manufacturing and is partners in NuCrane. C & A Pro Skis company also operates under the Daggett family umbrella and makes snowmobile skis.

Ohly Americas 35 Adams St. N.; 320-587-2481 or 800-321-2689; www.ohly.com; info@ohly.us This business, owned by a United Kingdombased company, has been manufacturing yeast since 1975. Ohly is one of the world’s leading suppliers of yeast extracts, yeast-based flavors and specialty powders for the food, biotechnology, health and animal feed markets globally.

Today Ohly has four manufacturing plants. The Hutchinson site specializes in the continuous fermentation of torula yeast for the manufacture of torula yeast-based flavor ingredients. Ohly Americas products may be found in many foods, including processed meats, soups, sauces and gravies. The Hutchinson plant stands on the site of the original Hutchinson Creamery.

Rath Racing 1459 Adams St. S.E.; 320-234-7223; www.rathracing.com Daryl Rath began manufacturing accessory parts for the sport of motorcross about 16 years ago. He opened his 10,000-square-foot factory and showroom in 2006.

Stearnswood 320 Third Ave. N.W.; 320-587-2137; www.stearnswood.com; info@stearnswood.com This company was founded in 1892 as a lumberyard. It is now managed by president Corey Stearns, the fourth generation of the Stearns family in the business. Stearnswood designs, distributes and manufactures containers made not only of wood, but heavy-duty, corrugated fiber board, exotic cushioning foam and specialized hardware.

Its custom-transport packaging goes to about 150 customers in diverse industries.

Ag Systems is a leader in the manufacture of agricultural equipment such as anhydrous ammonia equipment and liquid applicators.

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20498 State Highway 15 N.; 320-587-6719 This company, founded in 1985, builds metal and concrete bridges. It also uses backhoes to clean ditches and lake shores, and provides hauling services.

905-915 Adams St. S.E.; 320-234-4000; www.3M.com 3M, an internationally known diverse manufacturer, first opened a plant in Hutchinson in 1947.

The site is its largest U.S. on-site manufacturing plant, employing more than 1,500 people. Largest among the more than 5,000 products made are Scotch tapes, ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape, Post-it, Command, Nexcare and Filtrete products. Michael Retterath is manufacturing site director.

3-D CNC Inc. 1055 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 320-587-5923; www.3dcnc.com Co-owners Robert Malone and Randy Dague started this precision tool company in 1989. This privately held company has about 28 employees in a 14,500-square-foot building. 3-D CNC Inc. is an experienced precision technology manufacturer specializing in precision tooling, wire EDM services, close tolerance component parts, automated manufacturing equipment and prototypes.

Warrior Mfg. Fifth Avenue Southeast; 320-587-5505; www.warriormfgllc.com This 34-year-old company began production in its new 92,000-square-foot factory in Hutchinson's industrial park in mid-2007.

It has about 70 employees building bridges, walkways and support structures for agriculturalindustrial facilities such as grain cooperatives power plants and other processing plants.

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Join us for Food & Fun! Open at 11 am 7-days a week

• Appetizers • Dinners • Sandwiches • Burgers • Kids Menu • Steak & Ribs • Lunch Specials Mon.-Fri.

Your complete family entertainment center!

• Open Bowling • Leagues • Birthday Parties

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HUTCH CAFE Celebrating Our 44th Year

“You’ll love our cooking!”

We specialize in: • Great Homemade Food • Breakfast, Luncheon & Dinner Specials • Broasted Chicken • Carry-Out • Catering Delicious Food for Special Occasions Visit us soon!

HUTCH CAFE 122 S. Main Street, Downtown Hutchinson Mon.– Fri. 6:00 a.m.– 8 p.m.; Sat. 6:00 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sun. 7 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Family Owned & Operated Since 1968

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O K W B S UFF ’ G N E I T K Delicious Chinese to Eat In or Take Out Featuring: • Cantonese • Seafood • Szechuan • American • Hunan • Dessert Buffet by a Hong Kong Chef with over 25 Years’ Experience!

We are your best choice for: • Family Dining • Business Meetings • Banquets • Lunch Break • Carry Out

King’s Wok Seventeen Years in Hutchinson Plaza 15 Shopping Center, Hutchinson

Seats up to 40 people, perfect for anniversary and birthday parties.

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Let’s go to the “Edge!”

Open 7 Days A Week

• Nightly Specials • Bigger Bar • 4 TV’s (1 Big Screen) • Pool Tables • Darts • Video Games • Pull Tabs

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CEDAR EDGE BALLROOM

Only 8 miles west of Hutchinson on Hwy. 7

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Culver’s of Hutchinson 1510 Montreal St. SE • 320-234-8333

Cedar Mills 320-587-4428

Open 10:00 am –10:00 pm Every Day

CHECK OUT OUR LISTING OF AREA RESTAURANTS EVERY WEDNESDAY IN THE HUTCHINSON LEADER!

Full menus available online at hutchinsonleader.com 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

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ZELLAS home-grown local fare

14 Main Street South Hutchinson, MN 55350 320.587.WINE (9463) www.zellas.net Open for Lunch: 11-4 Tuesday - Saturday Open for Dinner: 4-9 Tuesday - Thursday; 4-10 Friday-Saturday Sunday & Monday: Open for Private Parties We gladly accept reservations by telephone.

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• From scratch • Wood floors that creak • Family owned • Over 100 wines • Reasonably priced • Seasonally changing menu • Full-time pastry chef • Brick oven pizzas • Handcut steaks • Friendly, sincere service • Sweet potato fries • Live music once a month

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Enjoy delicious drinks, food and pie at

The Coffee Company We offer more than just great coffee!

In addition to our gourmet coffees, you can also enjoy hot or cold coffee and tea drinks, cappuccino/espresso, non-espresso, or Italian sodas.

All of our coffee drinks can be ordered decaffeinated, with skim or soy milk, or using sugar-free syrups.

Start your day right with breakfast or try our hearty sandwiches, delicious soups or fresh garden salads.

Delicious vegetarian menu available. All of our food is available for both dine-in and carry-out service.

We also offer wonderful desserts: I Scrumptious scones, muffins, and cookies I Grandma Vi’s Homemade Pies Locally owned 903 Hwy. 15 S., Hutchinson • 320-587-8420 www.coffeecompanyhutch.com

The Coffee Company offers FREE Internet and a courtesy PC.

Mon.–Fri. 6:30 am–5:00 pm; Sun. 8:00 am–3:00 pm

Full Catering Service is available for off-site events.

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at the American Legion

The American Legion kitchen is open for dinner Tuesday-Saturday and lunch Friday and Saturday.

View our specials at www.hutchlegion.org.

Monday–Friday: Happy Hour 4–6 pm Tuesday: Bingo 5 pm; Pull Tab Happy Hour 7–9 pm Wednesday: Bargo 5 pm (like Bingo, but FREE!) Customer Appreciation $1.00 off all drinks 7–10 pm Thursday: Texas Hold’em 7 pm; Domestic Taps $1.50 4–9 pm, $2.00 Specialty Taps Friday: Pull Tab Happy Hour, 3–4 pm; Happy Hour 4-6 pm; Meat Raffle 5 pm (Sept.–April) Saturday: Happy Hour 12–2 pm; Bean Bags 12:30 pm-?

The American Legion is the perfect location for your wedding reception and dance, showers, rehearsal dinner, anniversary party, reunions, business meetings, private steak fry and more • Banquet/Meeting rooms with seating in excess of 250 • Free use of facility with in-house catering • The American Legion caters events, or food may be catered in • Great menu including delicious appetizers, burgers, pizza and sandwiches • Ample parking and handicap access • Free rent for all non-profit organizations For more information, dates available, charges or if you would like to join, call 587-2665 or visit www.hutchlegion.org

35 - 3rd Ave. SE, Hutchinson (Just east of Main St. Post Office)

(320) 587-2665 Hours: Mon.– Thurs. 3 –11 pm. Fri. & Sat. Noon –1 am Kitchen Hours: Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 4-8 pm; Fri. & Sat. 12-8 pm Gambling License No A-00080-002

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1040 Hwy. 15 South, Hutchinson (in front of Hutchinson Mall) 320-234-9453 Open daily 11 am — 1 am

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VFW Post 906

Now serving:

Try your luck

O Chicken Wings 16-25-50-100 O Pull-tabs Dine In or To Go O Bar Bingo: Monday, Thursday, Saturday O Serving great BBQ Ribs every O Meat Raffles: Sat. evening 5–8 pm Friday nights License #A-00125-002 O Roasted Pork Tenderloin O Pulled Turkey Great Prices on Tap Beer & Spirits O Homemade Soups

Serving great, affordable food Monday–Saturday • 11:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.

Take-out available

Daily Happy Hour 4:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.

Serving delicious BBQ, Chicken Wings to eat in or to go, Pulled Pork and BBQ Ribs to go, fresh Hamburgers, homemade Soups, and other great affordable food.

We can cater either sit-down or buffet style for groups up to 250 people.

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247 1st Ave. SE Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-587-9929 Fax 320-587-0936

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Lamplighter II Hutchinson’s Favorite Family Bar & Grill!

Since 1992

Great food. Great service.

For a taste of Hutchinson, stop by our family-owned sports bar and grill.

Enjoy legendary burgers, steaks, shrimp, pasta, chicken sandwiches, salads— and the best buffalo wings around.

You’ll enjoy the atmosphere with comfy booths, large screen TVs, pool tables, games, and pull tabs.

Bring the family — we have a great kids’ menu and New Ulm’s famous 1919 Root Beer on tap.

Dine in or take it to go - our broasted chicken is a great take out option!

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE • WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT

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Homemade Food in Hutchinson!

• In-House, Scratch Pastries — caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls, pies, muffins, scones, donuts • Homemade Soups — Featured soups daily • We cut our own steaks • Homemade Breakfasts,Specials, Commercials,Desserts • Weekly All-You-Can-Eat Specials Monday-Spaghetti 11 am-8 pm Tuesday-Shrimp 11 am-8 pm Wednesday-BBQ Ribs 4 pm-Close Thursday-Beef Tips & Noodles 11 am-8 pm Friday-Fish Fry 11 am-8 pm Locally owned and operated, Pat McCormick, Manager

1102 Hwy. 15 So., Hutchinson • 320-587-4417

Treat yourself to a delicious dining experience at McCormick’s!

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all kinds. Serving groups from 10 to 300 people with a variety of private room options. For more than 20 years we’ve been receiving rave reviews for our in-house catering and customer service.

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Shamrock Inn welcomes you to Hutchinson!

The Shamrock Inn awaits you with a friendly smile and a warm welcome! Our cozy, over-sized lobby with fireplace, along with clean and comfortable guest rooms, will help make this a pleasant home away from home. We are also just footsteps away from some of the finest dining and shopping establishments in Hutchinson.

We offer: G FREE Continental breakfast G FREE High-Speed Internet G Cable TV/HBO G Truck/Bus Parking

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