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HUTCHINSON Community Guide

Escape to Hutchinson Dining, Entertainment and Shopping Guide Community Groups and Worship Directory Area Events and Great Attractions A Newcomers and Visitors Guide hutchinsonmn.com

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Welcome

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A warm ‘hello’ from the mayor

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Hutchinson Mayor Steve Cook

s mayor, I would like to welcome to you to Hutchinson. 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.

Look around Hutchinson and you’ll see that same spirit and pride is alive today.

With friendly people, a variety of great schools, beautiful parks and an extensive trail system, a vibrant downtown, a terrific mix of shopping opportunities, diverse economy, a quality health care system, tree-lined streets and well maintained residential neighborhoods I think you will see why we like to call Hutchinson “Minnesota’s Hometown.”

Dig a little deeper and you will find a community where residents, local businesses and city government work together to make Hutchinson the great place it is to live, work or visit. Whether it is participating in community planning efforts such as the “Imagine Hutchinson” process currently under way, working together on the many community events and festivals that take place each year, or volunteering in the vast variety of community organizations, people are engaged and continually working together to make Hutchinson an even more livable community and attractive destination.

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 has much to offer

W Mary Hodson, President, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau

elcome to Hutchinson! Thank you for visiting Minnesota’s Hometown!

As the Chamber president, I know you will find “Much in Hutch.” Here are some suggestions of things to do: Enjoy shopping along our scenic Main Street and various retail stores throughout our town, including occasional, antique and specialty shops.

Sit and watch people watch in Library Square, while enjoying the water fountain, or listen to a concert from the bandshell.

Pose with our famous Hutchinson Brothers, who started Hutchinson while out experiencing the frontier and found harmony here on the verge of the prairie.

If you’re not feeling well, visit Hutchinson Health, our regional health service provider.

Local restaurants include locally owned and operated restaurants as well as familiar chains.

Walk, bike, camp or picnic along the river on the Luce Line Trail noting the rock dam, river water fountain and natural scenic winding trails.

Visit the Hutchinson Center for the

Arts, which has rotating art displays from its many member partners.

Our hotels and motels are ready to assist you, whether for personal or business travel, meetings, weddings and conferences.

Watch a ball game at one of many baseball/softball complexes in our city.

Twirl around the ice or race the puck at Burich Arena.

We boast the second oldest plotted park system in the United States. Check out one or all of our 37 parks.

Take in a movie at the beautifully restored historic State Theater downtown.

Golf at one of three golf courses within minutes of downtown.

Visit one of the nearby attractions such as Area 22 Paint Ball, Bonnie Mohr Studios, Clay Coyote Pottery, Crow River Winery, just to name a few!

As you make your way through our streets and attractions, I hope you enjoy our city and our hospitality. If you need any assistance, please contact us: 2 Main St. S., www.explorehutchinson.com, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

We look forward to seeing you again in Hutchinson — Minnesota’s Hometown.

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2013 Guide to Hutchinson

What’s inside Hutchinson Center for the Arts has a new home, page 67

Welcome to the 2013 Guide to Hutchinson, produced by the Hutchinson Leader.

This Guide strives to be the most comprehensive annual source of community information available, offering updated information necessary for newcomers as well as established residents.

We hope you enjoy this year’s Guide to Hutchinson, and discover it to be a valuable resource throughout 2013. If you have ideas for next year’s guide, call us at 320-5875000.

To reach us Contact the Hutchinson Leader at 170 Shady Ridge Road N.W., Hutchinson, MN 55350, phone: 320-587-5000, or e-mail: news@hutchinsonleader. com. The Guide to Hutchinson may also be visited online at: www.hutchinsonleader.com.

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Community

The family-friendly RiverSong Music Festival brings great music to Hutchinson , page 68

Map of Hutchinson/ 8 City Council/ 10 School Board/ 11 County Board/ 12 Community Profile/ 13 Getting Connected to Services/ 14 Library/ 16 Newspapers in Education/ 17 Airport/ 20 Recycling/ 22 Health Care/ 24 Senior Center/ 28 Trailblazer Transit/ 31

Education Public Schools/ 34 Parochial Schools/ 37 Ridgewater College/ 38 Community Education/ 38 Extension/ 39

The annual Orange Spectacular becomes a three-day event in 2013, page 69

Events and Entertainment Calendar of Events/ 42 Music in the Park/ 48 Arts and Crafts Festival/ 50 Night Spots/ 51 Hutchinson Theatre Company/ 54 Concert Association/ 55 Water Carnival/ 56 McLeod County Fair/ 58 Crow River Area Youth Orchestra/ 60 Hutchinson Center for the Arts/ 67 RiverSong/ 68 Orange Spectacular/ 69 Heatwole/ 70 Garlic Festival/ 27

County Parks/ 87 Miller Woods/ 88 Baseball and softball/ 89 Golf/ 90 Fishing Hot Spots/ 92 Phoenix Drunline/ 95 City Pools/ 96 Rec Leagues, ice skating and bowling/ 99 Adaptive recreation/ 100

Churches and Organizations Common Cup/ 102 Church Listings/103 Community Groups/ 106

Business History Walking Tour/ 74 County Museum/ 76

Economic Development/ 113 Chamber of Commerce/ 114 Downtown Association/ 115 Industries/ 116

Park and Recreation City Parks/ 80 Veterans Park/ 82 Luce Line Trail/ 84 Gopher Campfire’s Wildlife Sanctuary/ 86

Dining and Lodging Dining and Lodging Guide/ 121

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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!

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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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Advertising Index Accountants Peterson Juergensen Hemerick & Co. certified public accounting firm .......................83

Apartments & Senior Living Country Club Manor.................................61 Deer Park Apartments...............................49 Echo Manor ...............................................55 Evergreen Apartments...............................49 Huski Townhomes.....................................47 Hutchinson Century Court Apartments ...52 Korngiebel Properties ..........................49,55 Prince of Peace Retirement Living...........20 Ridgedale Square ......................................52 Southview Terrace .....................................61 Twin Oaks Townhomes .............................49 Valley View Apartments ...........................61 Village Cooperative...................................55

Assisted Living Ecumen Oaks & Pines

the senior community of Hutchinson ..................45 Cedar Crest Estates, Inc. assisted senior living .....................................46 Prairie River Home Care specialized in movement disorders ......................6 Prairie Senior Cottages specializing in memory disorders ......................47

Attorneys Kraft, Walser, Hettig, Honsey & Kleiman attorneys concentrated on specific areas of law....98

Automotive Al’s Car Wash & Detail Center wash & detail ..............................................20 Hutchinson Co-op auto repair & tires ........................................29 Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash car wash.....................................................12 Motorbuys.com buy or sell your vehicle ................................111 NAPA Auto Parts full service parts store....................................29 Pro Auto complete auto care ........................................94 Valley Sales a car dealer for the times ................................25

Churches Christ The King.......................................111 Faith Lutheran Church ............................106 First Cong. United Church of Christ......108 Grace Lutheran Church...........................105 Hutchinson Evangelical Free Church.....104 Immanuel Lutheran Church....................108 Oak Heights Covenant Church...............111 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church................109 Peace Lutheran Church...........................107 River of Hope ..........................................105 Riverside Church.....................................110 Shalom Baptist Church ...........................106 St. Anastasia Catholic Church ................110 Word of Life ............................................111

City Downtown Association

promoting downtown Hutchinson........................3 Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau information and resources about Hutchinson .18-19 Hutchinson Economic Development Authority relocate businesses to Hutchinson .....................66

Clubs/Organizations/ Event Facilities Best Western Victorian Inn serving groups from 25-300 ..........................135 Hutchinson American Legion Post 96 banquet & meeting facilities, catering .............126 Hutchinson Center for the Arts center for the arts .........................................64 Hutchinson Event Center receptions, reunions, meetings .........................64 Hutchinson Rotary international club with local impact ..................94 Crow River Snow Pros promote safe snowmobiling .............................46 VFW banquet & meeting facilities, catering .............130

Convenience/Gas

Hutchinson Co-op auto repair & tires ........................................29

Financial/Investments Ameriprise Financial financial services ..........................................94 Citizen’s Bank & Trust full service bank .............................back cover First MN Bank full service bank ...........................inside cover Home State Bank personal & business banking ...........................78 Mid Country Bank personal & business banking ...........................98 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage mortgages ...................................................11

Floral Cash Wise Foods

full service floral department ..inside back cover Holasek Flower Power Garden Center floral and garden center .................................12

Dental

Grocery

Hutchinson Family Dentistry modern dentistry ..........................................32 Hutchinson Dental Center modern family dentistry ..................................47 Inglis Orthodontics local orthodontic care ....................................97 Parkview Dental modern family dentistry ..................................52

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Education/Foundations

Anytime Fitness

Hutchinson Public Schools K-12 ..........................................................36 Immanuel Lutheran School preschool-8th grade ....................................108 Our Savior’s Lutheran School preschool-8th grade ....................................109 Ridgewater College post secondary education ...............................31 Maplewood Academy co-educational christian high school .................35 New Century Academy 7th-12th grade public school ...........................38 New Discoveries Montessori Academy preschool, K-6 .............................................35 St. Anastasia Catholic School K-6th grade ...............................................110 SW Initiative Foundation resources & expertise to strengthen communities ..71

Entertainment Hutchinson Theatre Co. local theater productions ................................77

fresh produce, meat and seafood counter

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Hardware Ace Hardware

full service hardware & rental center.................71

Health Clubs/Wellness

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

Heating/Cooling Plumbing AEM Mechanical

residential & commercial................................98 Berger Plumbing & Heating residential & commercial................................94

Home Furnishings/Decorating Ace Hardware

paint & supplies ...........................................71 Carpets Plus Colortile interior design showroom ...............................97 Factory Direct Furniture furniture and accessories ................................62 Interior Views draperies, blinds, valances ..............................59 Prairie Haven designing to make your home your haven ...........66

Industries 3-M

leading tape manufacturer ..............................61

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Advertising Index Insurance

Phone/Internet/Cable

American Family Insurance/Young full service insurance agent .............................44 Citizens Insurance Agency all your insurance needs .................................97 State Farm/McGraw full service insurance agent .............................62 State Farm/Kotzer providing insurance & financial services ............78

Laundry Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash laundry services ...........................................12

License Bureau Hutchinson City Center-Motor Vehicle motor vehicle, passports & DNR ......................77

Liquor

Liquor Hutch

Hutchinsonleader.com

daily local news, blogs & forums ......................65

NU-Telecom

telephone, cable TV, DSL ................................63

Mediacom

cable, internet, phone.....................................40

Preschool/Childcare Kids’ Depot Childcare Center-St. A’s preschool, daycare & school age care ................38 Kids Inc. preschool & childcare ....................................31 Little Lambs Christian Center preschool & childcare..................................107

Printing Crow River Press

brochures, newsletters, postcards, etc. ................53

large selection of wine & imported beer .............15

Lodging AmericInn

suites, pool, sauna & continental breakfast. ......136

Public Transportation Trailblazer Transit local bus service ...........................................45

Best Western Victorian Inn

pool, suites & continental breakfast ................135

Shamrock Inn

continental breakfast ...................................134

Massage

Genesis Salon & Ensospa massage and spa services ...............................32 Hutchinson Therapeutic Massage Center therapeutic massage ......................................64

Medical Glencoe Regional Health Services area medical clinic, urgent care .......................30 Hutchinson Health local medical clinic, urgent care, orthopaedic & rehab, mental health, cancer clinic....................27

Prairie River Home Care

personalized in-home options ............................6 Ridgeview/Western Ob•Gyn Clinic area medical center .......................................10 Vein Clinic treatment for leg problems ..............................21 Western Ob•Gyn Clinic Certified Ob/Gyn Physicians & nurse midwives ...10

Newspaper Hutchinson Leader

news, entertainment, business, sports ..........63,

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Optical Regional Eye Center

complete family eye care center........................26

Pharmacy Cash Wise Foods

full service pharmacy ............inside back cover Family Rexall Drug complete full service pharmacy ........................23

Edina Realty

Real Estate

full service real estate agents ...........................43 Hometown Realty hometown service .........................................45 McLeod Co. Abstract Title Services title abstract & real estate closings ...................97 Pellinen Land Surveying land surveying .............................................64 realestateguide.mn monthly home buyers’ guide ............................29

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Recreation

bowling, pro shop .......................................123 Hutchinson Park & Rec. Department recreation programs, swimming pool .................83 Northern Links mini golf, batting cages ..................................20 Oakdale Golf Club 18 hole public golf course ...............................91

Restaurants Applebees

sports bar and grill .....................................128 Buffalo Wild Wings wings, beer and sports .................................124 Country Kitchen broasted chicken, burgers & more...................132 Crow River Winery hand-crafted wines ......................................121 Culver’s frozen custard, butter burgers & more .............119 Hutch Café homemade food with daily specials .................131 Hutchinson American Legion Post 96 homemade food with daily specials .................126 Kings Wok Chinese buffet ............................................133

Lamplighter II

sports bar & grill, burgers to steaks ................129

McCormick’s

homemade specials & from scratch pastries ......122 Sonora’s Mexican Restaruant authentic Mexican menu...............................127 Squeaky’s Grill & Bar sports bar in Hutch Bowl ..............................123 VFW Post 906 homemade burgers, steak fry .........................130 Zellas home-grown local fare .................................125

Retail/Specialty Stores Carly’s Shoes

shoe store specializing in Red Wing Shoes ..........77

Clay Coyote Gallery

specializing in pottery & gifts ..........................62 Security Coin & Pawn Shop local pawn shop, cash for gold & silver .............66 The Village Shop unique gifts .................................................94 Twice is Nice quality used clothing & goods..........................77 Two Way Communications 2 way radio sales and services .........................35

Salons/Spas

Genesis Salon & Ensospa full service salon & spa ..................................32 Great Clips family hair care ............................................64

Sporting Goods B&B Sports & RV

boating & camping headquarters .....................12 Little Crow Shooting Sports guns, ammo & accessories ..............................71 Outdoor Motion cycling shop ................................................66

Tanning Maytag Laundry, Tanning & Car Wash 4 tanning beds .............................................12

Title Companies/Surveyors McLeod Co. Abstract Title Services title abstract & real estate closings ...................97 Pellin Land Surveying licensed land surveyor ...................................64 Stewart Title title abstract & real estate closings ...................37

Utilities Hutchinson Utilities Commission local utility company .....................................94 McLeod Cooperative Power rural electricity, cable & internet ......................97

Veterinarians/Pet Care

Animal Medical Center

medicine, laser surgery, dentistry......................83 Crow River Pet Boarding pet care ......................................................98

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12. McLeod County Museum: 380 School Road N.W.

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19. Post Office: 245 Main St. S. 20. Recreation Center: 900 Harrington St. S.W.

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21. Ridgewater College: 2 Century Ave. S.E. 22. Roberts Park Softball Fields: 1605 Roberts Road S.W.

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Mayor Steve Cook Term expires Dec. 31, 2014, 320-587-7108

Bill Arndt

Mary Christensen

Chad Czmowski

Gary Forcier

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, 2016, 320-237-3587

Seat 3: term expires Dec. 31, 2016, 320-587-5085

Hutchinson City Council Hutchinson City Council meetings take place 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 twoyear term.

For more information, call 320-587-5151.

Serving You

Keith Kamrath Chair, term expires Jan. 1, 2017, 320-5877993

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

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Josh Gehlen

Jim Waldron

Deb Penwell

Treasurer, term expires Dec. 31, 2014, 320-587-2452

Clerk Term expires Dec. 31, 2013, 320-587-8185

Director, term expires Jan. 1, 2015, 320-455-9089.

Lori HornickLindell Director, term expires Jan. 1, 2017, 320-587-5664

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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Ron Shimanski

Kermit Terlinden

Paul Wright

Sheldon Nies

Jon Christensen

Silver Lake, First District, term expires January 2017, 320-327-0112

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

Hutchinson, Third District, term expires January 2017, 320-587-7332

Hutchinson, Fourth District, term expires January 2017, 320-587-5117

Hutchinson, Fifth District, term expires January 2015, 320-587-5663.

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

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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The Hutchinson Parks and Recreation Department along with the city’s fire department hosts an annual summer sliding day at Rocket Hill.

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 2010 census, Hutchinson’s population was 14,178 Major employers: 3M, approximately 1,500 employees; Hutchinson Technology Inc., approximately 600 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 precipita-

tion, 3.81 inches, average temperature, 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.

Mary Hodson, 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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The Hutchinson City Center is the access point for many services such as motor vehicle registrations and drivers licenses.

Getting connected to services if you’re new in town Hutchinson City Center 111 Hassan St. S.E. Hutchinson City Center is home to such city departments as administration, finance, planning and zoning, engineering and economic development. The Motor Vehicle Department also has its office there.

Hutchinson. Mike Kumm is general manager.

Call the business office from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to learn more about setting up an account or with questions about existing accounts.

NU-Telecom 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

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 or call NUTelecom’s local office.

Mediacom 800-332-0245 This company offers cable television, telephone and Internet access services within Hutchinson. Primary packages are available, along with other specialty choices.

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City Center

U.S. Post Office

Hutchinson Police Services

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.

245 Main St. S.; 320-587-2497 Post office rental boxes and change-of-address forms, and many other services, are available during regular hours: 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Saturday window service is from 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.

10 Franklin St. S.W. 320-587-2242, or 911 in emergencies The police force under Police Chief Daniel Hatten focuses on community policing activities such as youth intervention, bicycle patrols and a school liaison program to prevent crime. The dispatch center and station are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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 an area of City Center’s lobby.

Hutchinson Fire Department 205 Third Ave. S.E. 320-587-2506, or 911 in emergencies Fire Chief Brad Emans leads the volunteer firefighting force. He can be reached at the fire station: 320234-4211.

Allina Ambulance Emergency medical assistance is available from a fleet of four ambulances operated by Allina Ambulance through Hutchinson Health. Dial 911 for emergency response. Life Link III helicopter service flies patients from Hutchinson’s hospital to more-specialized Twin Cities facilities.

The friendly and knowledgeable staff at the Liquor Hutch will help you choose domestic or imported liquors from:

A Sophisticated, Large Variety of Wines; An Expansive Selection of Beers; A Comprehensive Variety of Spirits.

Liquor Hutch www.liquorhutch.com

245 Washington Ave. E., Hutchinson • 320-587-2762 Hours: Mon. – Sat. 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.

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Visit our Tasting Area for a sample of new and exciting varieties! Liquor Hutch also carries a full line of Bar Supplies.

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From June through August, families head to downtown Hutchinson’s Library Square for the Stories in the Park program. It features stories read by adults as well as special events such as this presentation by Lori PikellStangel, director of the McLeod County Historical Museum.

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ooking for information? Head to the Hutchinson Public Library, 50 Hassan St. S.E. Modern technology meshes well with Hutchinson’s historic Carnegie library. The crown jewel of downtown Hutchinson was built in 1904. An expansion was added in 1985.

The library offers a wealth of

knowledge and it's almost always free with a library card. In 2011, library sampling showed more than 80,912 library visits. Records also list 13,936 registered borrowers for the same year.

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 in-stock, as well as more than 100 magazines and a variety of newspapers.

Need a special book? No problem.

Library staff can order it for you.

The library also is online and its catalog can be accessed from your home or office. Just type iii.pioneer-

Community land.lib.mn.us into your computer's browser.

When it comes to technology, the public library offers downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for the Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon’s Kindle, as well as many other e-readers and other portable devices on the market.

Need access to the Internet? Library users can make appointments for up to one hour a day to browse, research or read on a library computer.

Wireless Internet access also is available for up to four hours a day.

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

17 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.

Book Clubs: The library hosts two book clubs. The groups choose a book to read each month and regroup the next month for discussion. One group meets at 10 a.m. on the third Friday of the month and the other at 7 p.m on the fourth Monday of the month. New members are always welcome.

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 features a small meeting room, which is complete with public restrooms and a kitchenette.

It is available to 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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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.

Teachers participating in the program visit the Hutchinson Leader’s Web site for age-specific lesson

Students at Park Elementary School keep up with local current events by reading the Hutchinson Leader every week. 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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Airport features 4,000-foot runway

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nyone who has ever looked to the sky and dreamed of soaring with the birds can do so by flying a plane from Hutchinson’s municipal airport, Ken Butler Field, 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 fullservice 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 city-owned

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hangars. The airport also has several private hangars.

During Water Carnival each June, the airport is the site of a fly-in breakfast and pork chop dinner.

For details, call John Olson, airport manager, at 320234-4473, or Tom Parker, Hutchinson Aviation, at 320587-7615.

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The Joseph P. Dooley terminal building was named in memory of the local aerobatic pilot.

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Reuse, recycle and repurpose: It’s all possible in Hutchinson

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utchinson and McLeod County residents have a variety of opportunities available to them to protect the environment.

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, most plastic bottles, newspaper and cardboard in a blue recycling bin for weekly, curbside collection. A green, 90gallon 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 15, April 29 and May 13. Leaves placed in city-approved composting bags can be left alongside residents’ organics carts those weeks. Plastic bags or piles of leaves will not be picked up those weeks.

Special hard-goods recycling days are scheduled each spring and fall. In 2013, the spring pickup dates are April 6 for homes west of State Highway 15, and April 13 for homes east of Highway 15. 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.

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 city-owned compost plant produces and markets almost 2 million bags of topsoil, potting soil, compost with manure, organic peat, 100 percent manure, wood mulch and wood chips under the CreeksideSoil, Splendorgro and 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. For about five weeks in the fall, a city vacuum machine cleans up leaves residents rake into street gutters.

Creekside’s hours during the warm weather season of April 1 to Oct. 3 are 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

McLeod County Solid Waste Management invites groups of students to tour its Hutchinson recycling facility to learn why “junk” like old pop cans still has value.

Saturdays from Dec. 1 to March 31.

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

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County recycling operations 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’s Solid Waste Management Department has been headquartered on Fifth Avenue in Hutchinson since 2004, in a building housing its household hazardous waste facility and recycling plant. The plant recycles material from township recycling sheds, county drop boxes, city curbside collections and businesses.

Residents can get cash back for recycling their aluminum cans at the plant’s can redemption center, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The can redemption center is at 1065 Fifth Ave. S.E. Items such as old textbooks, magazines, phone books, plastic grocery bags and junk mail can also be dropped off.

The county also partners with 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.

Hazardous waste collection The county maintains a household hazardous waste collection site on the west side of the Solid Waste Management Department. The site accepts an assort-

ment of hazardous products from fluorescent bulbs and aerosol cans to oven cleaners and rechargeable batteries.

For a list of acceptable products, call McLeod County Solid Waste at 320-484-4316, or visit www.co.mcleod.mn.us/SolidWaste.

The facility also has a product exchange where residents can take a variety of used paints, varnishes or cleaning products for free.

Also, items such as 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.

Problem materials Collections are scheduled throughout the year for items such as tires, appliances, electronics, hard goods and fluorescent bulbs. For a list of accepted household hazardous waste items, disposal fees, special collection dates, call McLeod County Solid Waste Management at 320-234-7166, e-mail mcleod.solidwaste@co.mcleod.mn.us, or visit www.co.mcleod.mn.us/SolidWaste.

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Early in 2013, Hutchinson Health launched its new electronic medical records system, which enables many other health care providers to access records for Hutchinson patients at other lcoations.

Numerous services combine to offer a full continuum of care

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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 Health Hutchinson Health is a new organization formed on Jan. 1, 2013,

through the integration of the former Hutchinson Area Health Care and Hutchinson Medical Center. The private, nonprofit health care provider is a regional leader in many health specialties.

Hutchinson Health 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.

Surgical specialties: Surgical specialists perform approximately 4,000 procedures each year related to the digestive, cardiovascular and nerv-

Community ous 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 650 employees strong, Hutchinson Health also 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, mental health services and orthopaedic specialty care.

Senior care/housing: Harmony

25 River Living Center, an innovative long-term care community featuring individualized, skilled nursing care for 120 residents, opened in January 2012. It also offers memory care and has 16 assisted living units. It replaced Burns Manor Nursing Home, which had served area residents for more than 46 years.

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

Home care and assisted living Nonprofit and for-profit home health agencies serve the Hutchinson area, including Allina Health Home Care Services and Prairie River Home Care. Home care allows individuals to remain in their home or return to their homes more quickly after a hospital stay.

For more information about Allina Health Home Care Services, call 320234-5031.

For more information about

Prairie River Home Care, call 5875162.

Hutchinson also is home to three assisted living facilities: Cedar Crest Estate: 320-587-7077 Ecumen Pines: 320-234-9793 Ecumen Oaks: 320-234-9791

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, several Hutchinson dentists have set up a program to serve children in low-income 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.

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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

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Pilates is one of several exercise classes available at senior programming at the Hutchinson Event Center. Activities are available Monday through Friday.

Senior center offers fun, fellowship and more

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enior programming is a city of Hutchinson-sponsored senior center that offers activities, services, tours 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, $15 per year for a mailed edition and $10 for an email version.

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

Monday through Friday, 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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Your comprehensive guide to homes for sale in the area is this monthly home buyers’ guide online at realestateguide.mn.

Search for properties by location, price range, property type, house style, or agency— 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Convenience Store 600 Adams St. SE Hutchinson

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Hours Mon.–Fri. 6:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; Sat. 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; Sun. 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

• Gasoline • Diesel • E85 • LP Gas Bottle Fill/Exchange • Complete Car Care/Fast Lube Service • Tire repair • New & Used tires • Batteries • Weed Control Chemicals, Lawn & Aquatic • Lawn & Garden Fertilizers • Nutri Source & Tuffy’s Pet Food & Wild Bird Seed • Coffee • Cappuccino • Pop • Snacks

Main Office/Bulk Fuel Orders 320-587-3079 1060 5th Ave SE, Hutchinson

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Hours Mon.–Fri. 5:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Sat. 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Sun. 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

• Gasoline • Motor Oil • Antifreeze • LP Gas Exchange • Lottery Tickets • Car Wash • Groceries • Schroeder Milk • Pop • Snacks • Ice • Coffee • Pizza • Hot Breakfast & Lunch Items: Hot Dogs, Tornados, Cheddarwurst, Roller Grill Items & More

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Trailblazer Transit can get you there

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Trailblazer Transit one-way fares generally are: $2 within city limits; $4 for rides of less than 25 miles; and $8 for rides of 25 miles or longer. 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 any time including early mornings, late evenings, week-

ends and holidays. Two wheelchairaccessible vans operated by professional drivers may also transport people anytime under the SMART RIDE program. Trailblazer office hours are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

To schedule a ride, call Trailblazer at 888-743-3828.

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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 13 elevator-equipped buses driven by professional drivers serve the two counties. About 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. Some common destinations include medical facilities, restaurants, banks, drug and grocery stores, beauty salons, barbers and government offices. 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. Bus customers are encouraged to schedule their rides in advance.

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Enjoy the calming moment of stress relief before every service and our makeup touch-up afterward. Feel inner peace.

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238 Main St. S., Hutchinson, MN • (320) 587-7117 Hours: Mon.–Thurs. 9 – 8; Fri. 9 –5; Sat. 9 – 3 www.genesisensospa.com

F.H. (Chuck) NEUFELD, D.D.S. • STEVEN FLINN, D.D.S. DAVID MACH, D.D.S., Ph.D. • New Patients Welcome • Modern State-of-the-Art Dentistry with personal Touch • Preventative • Restorative • Advanced Post Graduate Training in Cosmetic and Esthetic Dentistry, which includes Smile Design, Veneers, Porcelain Crowns and Tooth Colored Fillings • Implant Placement & Restoration www.hutchfamilydentistry.com

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Left to right: Chuck Neufeld, Tanja Glaser, Sandy Froning, Missy Skelton, Lori Lindeman, April Mutschler, Lucy Newcomb, Steve Flinn, Ann Simmons, Patty Pearce, David Mach, Peggy Soucek, Melanie Nagel, Mary Wallenta. Not pictured: Angie Forcier.

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A core element of New Century’s curriculum are e-terms, a week of specialized instruction on many topics, including guitar music and recording.

From preschool to college, learning opportunities abound

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

The city is home to two public K12 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. 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.

Ridgewater College, part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, offers associate degree, diploma and certificate programs.

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 S.W. Principal Anne Broderius;

serves about 500 students in grades K-1. Phone: 320-587-4470. Fax: 320587-0735.

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. Principal is Todd Grina; serves about 700 students in grades 6-8. Phone: 320-587-2854. Fax: 320587-2857.

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

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High School and Hutchinson Middle School. Director is Michael 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: 320-234-2692. Fax: 320-587-8217.

Transition Assistance Program: 145 Glen St. S.W. The Transition Assistance Program — or TAP — 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: 320-234-2702.

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

St. Anastasia School students learned about oil slicks using oil and saltwater in a jars. The school often invites scientists, writers and other professionals to share their expertise with students.

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A public elementary school in Hutchinson † No Tuition for grades K–6 † Multi-age classrooms † Tuition-based preschool for 3–4 year olds

Maplewood Academy

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A co-educational Christian High School

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In addition, New Discoveries Montessori Academy has a feebased preschool component serving 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds.

Administration: Dave Conrad, Superintendent; Dr. Bob Cannon, Principal. Phone: 320-234-6362.

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. Jason J. Vold is director. Phone: 320-234-3660.

Website: www.newcenturyacademy. com.

Students from several area high schools visited Ridgewater College in the fall of 2012 to learn more about the opportunities there for training in manufacturing fields such as machining and tool and die.

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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Parochial Schools 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. The school began using a new outdoor nature classroom during the 2012-2013 school year. Phone: 320587-4858. E-mail: ilschool@hutchtel.net. Website: immanuelhutch.org.

Maplewood Academy: 700 Main St. N. Maplewood Academy is a Seventhday Adventist high school that offers board and day school options. The academy is open to all students in the Hutchinson area and is accredited by the North Central Association and the National Council of Private School Accreditation. Starting with the 2012-13 school year, Maplewood has two campuses in Hutchinson and Minnetonka. Principal is Justin Okimi; serves about 110 to 120 students in grade 9-12. Phone: 320-587-

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Students in Hutchinson Public Schools partake in many academic extracurricular activities — such as the FIRST Robotics competition — to learn and apply real-world skills.

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Founded on the Strength of Tradition with the Innovation of Today

2830. Fax: 320-587-5649. Website: www.maplewoodacademy.org Northwoods Elementary School: 95 Academy Lane, N.W. Principal is Linda Kaldahl; serves about 40 students in a multi-grade classroom for grades pre-kindergarten-8.

Phone: 320-243-5994.

Our Savior’s Lutheran School: 800 Bluff St. N.E. Acting principal is Leland Huebner; serves children age 3 through sixth grade. “Live Love(d)” is this year’s theme.

Website: oslhutch.com. Phone: 320-587-3319. fax: 320234-7861. Email: osl@hutchtel.net.

St. Anastasia Catholic School: 400 Lake St. S.W. Principal Jody Stoffels; serves 120 students in grades K-6. Phone: 320-5872490. Fax: 320-234-6756. Website: www.stanastasia.net.

Kids’ Depot Early Education and Child Care Center: St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 400 Lake St. S.W. Director Jessicah Gabrielson; provides half-day preschool, day care, and school-age care. Phone: 320-587-4760. Fax: 320234-6756.

New Century Academy is a tuition-free public school of choice open to all students grades 7-12. New Century Academy has shaped a safe and exiting learning environment for all kids!

Four Pillars of New Century Academy

1 School Environment of Excellence 2 Academic Achievement 3 Exciting and Valuable Student Experiences

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Higher education

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 Extension service helps lead public discussions like the McLeod For Tomorrow candidate forums, where people of all ages gather to share their ideas with political leaders.

Extension educators share knowledge from farming to health to tech

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ince 1909, University of Minnesota Extension has been in Minnesota communities, working with individuals, organizations and agencies to put the university’s research and resources to work throughout the entire state.

Hutchinson-area residents have access to Extension education and information through two outlets: the McLeod County Extension Office and the Extension Regional Office.

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 low-income families and individuals. The McLeod County 4-H program and McLeod County Master Gardener Program are coordinated through the local office, which is the front door to Extension and its programs.

One of 18 regional centers across the state, the Extension Regional Office in Hutchinson houses educators with expertise in the areas of crops, dairy, beef, 4-H youth development, health and nutrition, leadership and civic engagement and family financial management.

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

For more information about University of Minnesota Extension, visit www.extension.umn.edu or call the Regional Office at 320-234-0431.

To reach the McLeod County Extension office, or for more information regarding local agricultural programming, Master Gardeners, or 4-H, call 320-587-0770.

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2013-2014 Calendar of Events

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f 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.

MARCH March 2: Gopher Campfire Wild Game Feed, Gopher Campfire Club, 24718 County Road 7, Hutchinson; 320-587-4868 March 2-3: KDUZ Home and Sports Show at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320587-2140 March 2-3: Hutchinson Figure Skating Association and Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education present “love 2 skate,” the annual skating show, Hutchinson Burich Arena, East Rink; 320-587-2975 March 9-10: Farm Toy and Collectible Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-5879430 March 16: Sno Pros Snowmobile Swap Meet at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320234-4311 March 16: State Pigeon Swap, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson March 22: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 March 23: McLeod County Master Gardeners Horticulture Day at the Best Western Victorian Inn, 1000 State Highway 7 W.; 320-484-4334 March 30: Citywide Easter Egg Hunt, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320587-5252 Spring Craft Show, Hutchinson Mall; 320587-5956 Jose Cole Circus; Burich Arena, Hutchinson; 320-587-2975 Hutchinson Jaycees’ Comedy Night, Hutchinson Event Center, 320-234-5656

APRIL April 4-6, 11-13: Hutchinson Theatre Company presents “Hot Property,” a comedy at the

Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W., offers Open Mic Night, the fourth Friday of the month, where performers and musicians are welcome to perform.

Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. Tickets are $18 and available online at www.hutchtheatre.org.

April 12-14: Clay Coyote Pottery and Gallery Spring Open House, 17614 240th St., Hutchinson; 320-587-2599 April 13: Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau annual Bring It Home Expo, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 April 19, 21: 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: Crow River Area Youth Orchestra

spring concert, location to be announced; 320-6937243 April 26: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 Bluebird Day at Gopher Campfire Club, 24718 County Road 7, Hutchinson; 320-587-4868

MAY May 4: Citywide Garage Sales, Hutchinson; 320587-5000 May 10: Big Band Boogie Night, at the Hutchinson High School; 320-587-2151 May 11: Common Cup 5K Mother’s Day Weekend Walk/Run, Luce Line State Trail; 320-234-8344 or 320-587-6733

Events May 11: Garden Club and Master Gardeners annual Plant Sale; McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-4311 May 11: Minnesota Fishing Opener. This year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be at Park Rapids.

May 18: Paws on Parade Pet Walk for the benefit of the Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter, Hutchinson. It features a walk, demonstrations, food, silent auction and more; 320-234-9699 May 24: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 May 27: Memorial Day parade and ceremony, Veterans Park of McLeod County in Hutchinson; 320-587-2665 Main Street Farmers Market, site to be determined. The market opens in May and runs through October. Hours: 2:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W., features student art shows during May; 320-587-7278

JUNE June 7-8: 20th anniversary of Winstock Country Music Festival in Winsted; 888-946-7865 June 10: Music in the Park at Library Square in downtown Hutchinson begins for the season. Bring

43 a lawnchair or blanket and enjoy free music at 7 p.m. Mondays through mid-August; 320-587-5252 June 10-16: Hutchinson Jaycees’ Water Carnival.

This annual festival features a week of activities for all ages; 320-587-5252 June 14-15: NTPA Power Pull Truck and Tractor, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-8644902 June 17-22: Hutchinson Theatre Company and Historic Hutchinson will present the bluegrass musical “Sanders Family Christmas.” This show is a sequel to last summer’s production, “Smoke on the Mountain.” The show will be staged at the historic Episcopal Church along Second Avenue in downtown Hutchinson; www.hutchtheatre.org June 22-23: Smoking Knights State BBQ Competition at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Categories include: professional, backyard and kids. For information, call Scott Larson at 320-296-3479, or Steve Kuttner at 320-587-5025.

June 28: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 Dairy Appreciation Day, Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-587-5252 Hutchinson Center for the Arts annual Nights of the Arts Fundraiser, 14 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278

The Minnesota Pottery Festival is a place where potters and collectors can meet. The second annual event is July 27-28 at Clay Coyote Pottery.

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44 WEDNESDAYS, JUNE THROUGH AUGUST Peace Lutheran Noon Recitals and Salad Luncheons, Peace Lutheran Church, Hutchinson; 320-587-3031

JULY July 19-20: Reverend Peyton and the Big Damn Band will headline at the fifth annual RiverSong Music Festival at Masonic West River Park; www.riversongfestival.org July 25: Historic Hutchinson Gala at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. This event is a fundraiser for the local preservation group; 320-587-7278 July 26: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 July 26-28: Orange Spectacular Allis Chalmers Tractor Show at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320-587-3771 July 27-28: Minnesota Pottery Festival at Clay Coyote Pottery, 17614 240th St., Hutchinson; 320587-2599 Hutchinson Crazy Days and Picnic in the Park, Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau; 320-587-5252

AUGUST Aug. 2: Relay For Life of McLeod, at Masonic West River Park, Hutchinson; 320-587-6733 Aug. 2-4: Pola-Czesky Days, Silver Lake; 320-3272755 Aug. 6-9: Hutchinson Theatre Company’s production of “9 to 5: The Musical” at Hutchinson High School Auditorium; www.hutchtheatre.org Aug. 10: Garlic Festival, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-543-3394 Aug. 10-11: Heatwole Threshing Show, Walden Avenue, six miles southwest of Hutchinson; 320587-9143 Aug. 14-18: McLeod County Fair, McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson; 320-587-2499 Aug. 22-Sept. 2: Minnesota State Fair; 651-2884400 Aug. 23: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-7278 Gopher Campfire Family Outing, Gopher Campfire clubhouse; 320-587-4868

SEPTEMBER Sept. 6-7: Heart of Minnesota Rummage and Used Book Sale at the McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-234-9699 Sept. 7: Minnesota State Pedal Pull, McLeod

County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Sept. 7: Hutchinson City-Wide Garage Sale; 320587-5000 Sept. 13-14: Arts and Crafts Festival, Taste of Hutchinson and the Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library Book Sale, Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-5252. For details about the book sale, call 320-587-2368 Sept. 28-29: Elks Gun and Coin Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-8989 Sept. 24: McLeod County Senior Expo, Hutchinson Event Center; 320-234-5656 Sept. 27: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278 We Be Rabbit Club Swap Meet, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Wheels with a Cause Motorcycle and Classic Car Rally, Library Square in downtown Hutchinson; 320-484-4443 Minnesota Game Breeders Swap Meet, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Hutchinson Model Railroad Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-8073 Historic Hutchinson Living History Tour, Oakland Cemetery, Hutchinson; 320-587-5252

OCTOBER Oct. 11-13: Clay Coyote Pottery and Gallery Fall

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NOVEMBER Nov. 7-9, 14-16: Hutchinson Theatre Company presents “Imaginary Invalid” at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. Tickets are $25 and available online at www.hutchtheatre.org Nov. 22: Open Mic Night, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 28 Main St. N.; 320-587-7278

Nov. 24: Coming Together Common Cup Ministry benefit concert, Hutchinson High School Auditorium; 320-234-8344 KDUZ Farm/City Days, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; 320-587-2140 Minnesota State Pigeon Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson International Dog Show, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson Hutchinson High School musical; 320-587-2151 Hutchinson Ambassadors Holiday Sampler Showcase, Hutchinson Event Center; 320-587-5252

DECEMBER Dec. 7: Christmas Trees and Traditions, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Hutchinson; 320-5872776 Crow River Singers Holiday Concert, Hutchinson venues 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, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W.; 320-587-5252

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JANUARY 2014 Blizzard Blast, a fundraiser for local hospice services at the Glencoe City Center; 320-234-5031 The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau annual meeting and banquet, Hutchinson Event Center; 320-587-5252 Gopher Campfire annual Indoor Fishing Contest, Gopher Campfire clubhouse, seven miles northwest of Hutchinson on County Road 7; 320587-7722 Little Crow Archery 3D Shoot, McLeod County Fairgrounds, Hutchinson; email: info@littlecrowarcheryclub.com

FEBRUARY 2014 Strike out the Violence Bowlathon, Hutch Bowl; 320-234-7933 Crow River Wheelers’ Central Minnesota Ice Races, at Lake Byron, Hutchinson; 320-583-5477 Distant Drums, a drumline competition and exhibition, hosted by Phoenix Drumline, at the Hutchinson Hight School gymnasium; email: www.mnperc.org

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The first Music in the Park concert of the season, which will be June 10 this year, traditionally features a Flag Day ceremony, the first public introduction of the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Queen Candidates, an ice cream social and music by New Ulm’s Concord Singers.

Summer Monday night’s Music in Park unites people

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rom 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.

The music is free, but there is a fee for treats.

This summer marks the 35th year of the outdoor music series. The opening concert is Monday, June 10, which also marks the kickoff of the Hutchinson Jaycees Water Carnival and the Flag Day ceremony by the BPO Elks, VFW and Hutchinson American Legion.

Enjoying the summer months with Music in the Park has long been a community tradition hosted by the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. 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 and Tourism at 320-5875252.

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Rain or shine, the Arts and Crafts Festival draws a crowd. More than 100 artists show their wares during the twoday event in downtown Hutchinson.

Arts and Crafts creativity abounds

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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 39th 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. 13-14.

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 along Library Square.

Vendors offer a variety of tasty treats and favorites ranging from pizza and hot dogs 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 supporting the library.

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

For more information about this annual festival, call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism at 320-587-5252. For details about the book sale, call the Hutchinson Public Library at 320587-2368.

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Enjoy a night on the town

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rom wine tasting and trivia to live music, 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.

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. It features casual dining, an expansive beer list and plenty of TVs for sports enthusiasts. It also offers a special trivia evening. For details, call 320-234-9453.

Century 9 Theater, 766 Century Ave. S.W. This nine-screen multiplex offers two screens with 3D, and all screens with digital projection systems and enhanced sound. For a complete list of show times, call 320234-6800.

Crow River Winery, 14848 State Highway 7 E., Hutchinson. The winery offers free wine tasting on Mondays, plus many special events.

For more information, visit its website at www.crowriverwinery.com, or call 320-587-2922.

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 television for game-time viewing.

Occasionally, there are 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 320-5873116.

Hutch Bowl, 1150 State Highway 7 W. League and open bowling are

The Prairie Rose Band plays it all, from classic country to current hits.

available throughout the year. For open bowling times, call 320-5872352.

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

Hutchinson VFW Post 906, 247 First Ave. S.E. This club offers a variety of activities including casual dining, bingo and occasional live music.

For more information, call 320-5789929.

Lake Marion Ballroom and Meeting Center, 11431 State Highway 15 S., Brownton. The ballroom offers rental space for events such as meetings and receptions. For more information, call 320-328-5569.

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, deejay and karaoke events. For more information, call 320-587-1010.

Liquor Hutch’s Grape Vine winetasting club meets the third Thursday of the month from September through May at the Best Western Victorian Inn, 1000 State Highway 7 W. For more information, call the Liquor Hutch at 320-587-2762.

MSSB — Main Street Sports Bar,

16-18 Main St. N., offers casual dining and sports viewing on television.

Enjoy the downtown Hutchinson experience. For more information, call the bar at 320-234-6161, or the restaurant at 320-587-2760.

State Theatre, 35 Washington Ave. E., celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013. Built in 1937, this restored artdeco theater closed in 2001 and reopened in 2005. It offers three screens for movies ranging from classics to first-run. For movie information, call 320-587-0999.

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 320587-WINE. For more entertainment information, check the Wednesday A&E Calendar published in the Hutchinson Leader or visit the Leader’s website at www.hutchinsonleader.com.

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For more than 10 years, Hutchinson Community Theatre has provided opportunities for local actors and directors.

The drama “12 Angry Men” was staged last year to record attendance.

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ctors and directors can share their talents in three Hutchinson Theatre Company productions this year. The theater company’s 12thyear anniversary schedule will feature: April 4-6, 11-13: “Hot Property.”

Laughter, mistaken identities, and even a “sting” conspire to make this an irresistible comedy. Jamie’s mother was an author who wrote the sensational and sensuous life history of Inez, which is fast becoming a bestseller. Crafty Spencer Layton got a hold of the manuscript and published it with him as author. Jamie and his fiance are about to give up when Albertine Johnson, a character actress, appears fresh from a fire that canceled a week’s engagement of her touring company. She and her fellow thespians join forces with Jamie and Kay, assume other identities and act their hearts out to defeat Spencer.

Showing at the Hutchinson Center

for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. Aug. 6-9: “9 to 5: the Musical.”

Pushed to to the boiling point by their boss, three female co-workers join forces to get even with him. Set in the late 1970s, the musical comedy is about friendship and revenge.

Showing at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium, 1200 Roberts Road S.W. Nov. 7-9, 14-16: “Imaginary Invalid.” The famous hypochondriac in this classic farce not only complains of a million imaginary ills, but also of his astronomical medical bills. If he marries his daughter to a doctor, he reasons, he will have free medical care. He chooses a doubleLatin talking numbskull without consulting the daughter who is already smitten by another. Will truth and love triumph? Showing at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. A special fourth production will be added this year when the

Hutchinson Theatre Company joins with Historic Hutchinson to stage the bluegrass musical, “Sanders Family Christmas,” June 17-22, at the historic Episcopal Church in downtown Hutchinson.

Hutchinson Theatre Company also sponsors the Young Stars, which is a four-week theater educational workshop targeted for area youth who have completed grades 4 through 8. The program is directed

by Mary Haugen. This year’s production will be “Squeal,” by Cynthia Davies.

For more information about shows, season tickets and individual performance tickets, visit online at www.hutchtheatre.org, or call 320587-7278.

Interested in acting? Audition information is listed on the theater company’s website at www.hutchtheatre.org as well as in the Hutchinson Leader.

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Hutchinson Concert Association offers cultural experiences Association has a reciprocal agreement with the Glencoe Performing Artists Series whereby members may attend each other’s concerts for the price of one membership.

Upcoming concerts include: “Ireland’s Happy Man” Cahal Dunne on Friday, April 12 in Glencoe and New Odyssey featuring three guys and 30 instruments on Tuesday, April 16 in Hutchinson.

For Hutchinson Concert Association membership and individual ticket information, call Sue Munz at 320-234-0247, or Cyndi Lauer at 320-234-6762.

Cahal Dunne known as “Ireland’s Happy Man” will perform for the Glencoe Performing Artist Series April 12. A reciprocal agreement allows Hutchinson Concert Association members to attend at no additional charge.

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Established 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 typically features three concerts and follows the school year running from September through May. The Hutchinson Concert

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Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Junior Commodore Sam Starke and Junior Queen Tylee Plombon didn’t let the afternoon showers rain on their Grande Day Parade appearance.

Jaycee Water Carnival offers of fun in the sun for everyone

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he Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival offers a week of activities for people of all ages. Mark your calendar for Monday, June 10, through Sunday, June 16.

About 50 members of the Hutchinson Jaycees and other Water Carnival Committee members are responsible for the annual summer festival.

This year, Water Carnival Commodore Josh Gehlen and Vice Commodore Steve Kropp will coordinate the festival's many activities.

Traditionally, the celebration kicks off at the first Music in the Park con-

cert of the season, which in 2013 occurs on Monday, June 10.

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 10.

On Thursday, June 13, 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. After the boat parade, the Jason Paulson Band will perform a concert on the stage at Masonic West River Park. The carnival will also open that evening.

On Friday, June 14, the Teddy Bear Band will “rock your teddies,” as children gather to hear this Water Carnival favorite. This event will again be conducted on the stage at Masonic West River Park.

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The Teddy Bear Band is a popular Water Carnival attraction. It’s hard for kids to stay sitting when the band begins to rock ’n’ roll.

2012 Miss Hutchinson Fallon Macemon and Princess Rebecca Lauer for this year’s pageant 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 15. A short parade, costume contest and the junior royalty coronation take place in Library Square. At the coronation, Junior Queen Tylee Plombon and Junior Commodore Sam Starke will name the next junior royalty. Also taking place Saturday morning is the Hutchinson Farmers Market in downtown Hutchinson.

Outdoor activities such as the 8K Run, 5K Fun Run/Walk and 1-mile Kids Run are scheduled for Saturday morning, beginning at Jaycee Riverside Park. Adults also can participate in various sporting events, including a bike ride offering two categories: 20-mile and 65-mile. The eighth annual Water Carnival Softball Tournament and third annual Water Carnival Kickball

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The Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Boat Parade on the Crow River draws a variety of participants including this pontoon featuring the Hutchinson Ambassadors.

Yoga in the Park, a new activity added to the 2012 Water Carnival, attracted a crowd to downtown Hutchinson’s Library Square.

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

In addition to the Music in the Park concert, dances are part of Water Carnival week, including the Queen’s Dance at the Crow River Golf Club on Saturday night and the Prairie Rose Band evening concert at Masonic West River Park before the fireworks on Sunday night.

Sunday, June 16, begins early with people marking their spots with blankets and lawn chairs along the Grande Day Parade. By the parade start of 1 p.m., thousands of people will line the streets.

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

The coronation of the new Miss Hutchinson will take place Sunday evening at the Hutchinson High School Auditorium. Fireworks over the Crow River are scheduled to begin at 10 p.m., following the coronation, with viewing available from several parks in town.

Watch the Hutchinson Leader and its website at www.hutchinsonleader.com for Water Carnival features before the big event.

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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Rides at the McLeod County Fair are sure to get your adrenaline pumping.

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he McLeod County Fair is celebrating 141 years of good music, food, fun and games for all. The 2013 fair runs Wednesday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 18.

Every year, the fair delivers an eclectic mix of live music for fans of almost every genre — rock, country, polka — and showcases of local talent.

Grandstand events will include

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

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.

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

The fairgrounds is also the yearround home to the McLeod County Extension Service and McLeod County Parks.

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The McLeod County Fairgrounds is designed so that everything is within a short walking distance.

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Music Director Mike Zellgert works with Crow River Area Youth Orchestra students Ian Jones, Hutchinson, and Clara Sandberg, Minneapolis.

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The Crow River Area Youth Orchestra's season begins in September and culminates with a December concert. The spring season will begin in February with an April concert.

The Crow River Area Youth Orchestra launched a new program last year — Varsity Strings conducted

by Rhonda Peterson.

This group ensemble is for string

students who can read comfortably at Suzuki Books 1, 2, or the beginning Book 3 levels. The focus is on playing with a group, instrumental development and discovery, following a conductor, experience playing melody and harmony lines and training in concert etiquette.

The Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Michael Zellgert, music director. He brings an energetic personality as well as experience and a desire to instill the love of music in students.

This program offers a full orchestra experience, which includes all strings, winds, brass and percussion.

All string students should be at Suzuki Book 3 level or above.

Winds/brass/percussion students

should have at least one year of band and be in eighth grade or older. The symphony orchestra performs high school- to college-level material that includes classical and contemporary composers.

Adults are encouraged to participate as mentors and role models for the student musicians in either program. They are also welcome to play in the orchestra programs.

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

For more information about Crow River Area Youth Orchestra, call Sherri Brigden at 320-296-5704, or visit CRAYO’s website at www.crayo.org.

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New art center offers one-stop shop for the arts he Hutchinson Center for the Arts offers a central place for all things art. It is home to art exhibits, theater productions, meetings and more.

Launched last year, it was built on the premise that the arts in Hutchinson will be strengthened when the art groups join forces and share resources. A stronger community support for the arts will result, heightening public awareness and participation.

To date, HCA has 13 partner organizations: Crow River Youth Orchestra, Crow River Arts, Crow River Singers, Fiber and Fabric Art Guild, Historic Hutchinson, Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education, Hutchinson Photography Club, Hutchinson Theatre Company, Litchfield Area Men’s Chorus, McLeod County Fair, Phoenix Drumline and RiverSong Music Festival and Hutchinson Concert Association.

New this year is a change in venue.

While the Hutchinson Center for the Arts’ original site at 28 Main St. N. provided a home for the fledgling organization, the new space at 15 Franklin St. S.W. is more suited to its long-range plans: multiple, simultaneous activities, bigger exhibits, the Hutchinson Theatre Company productions and rentals to outside groups.

While a move to a larger space was included in the center’s five-year plan, no one anticipated it would happen so soon. Since moving into the new site in July, it has become the site for art events such as Bras for a Cause, Open Mic Night which attracts about 100 people each month, and the first gallery-style opening of the Hutchinson Photography Club’s annual exhibit.

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Photography, fiber arts and paintings were some of the art forms on display at the Hutchinson Center for the Arts, 15 Franklin St. S.W. wedding, city open houses, an insurance company meeting, Zumbathon fundraiser and more.

Another change for the organization has been in personnel. Erika Durheim replaced Kathy Wnoroski as executive director. Durheim came on board in September when Wnoroski departed for Boston.

Financing for the center comes from a variety of sources including grants, fundraising and memberships. The city of Hutchinson has also stepped up by pledging $15,000 in operational funds for three years along with $5,000 in matching membership funds for 2013 and 2014.

Another accomplishment HCA is particularly proud of is being accepted into the two-year ArtsLab program. Sponsored by Arts Midwest, ArtsLab strengthens the impact of arts organizations through leadership and strategy development.

Admission to the program is highly competitive. The goal is bring back

share the program with partner organizations, so everyone benefits.

Completing the first year and implementing the lessons of ArtLab will qualify HCA for a $20,000 project grant.

Plans for this year include working toward moving the center from being dependent on grants and large donations for operating funds to using sustainable earned income from programming, classes, rentals, partner organization support, membership and grants.

Plans are also in the works by for the area’s first film festival in 2014.

Interested in getting involved? The public is encouraged to attend shows, performances, exhibits and so on. Volunteers are needed at HCA and its partner organizations.

Donations of time and money are welcome to help HCA grow.

For more information, Durheim at 320-587-7278, or visit HCA’s website at www.hutchinsonarts.org.

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his year marks the fifth annual RiverSong Music Festival at Masonic West River Park in Hutchinson.

Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, July 19-20.

The two-day event presents a variety of folk, bluegrass, blues, roots, international and Americana-style music.

This 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.

Back by popular demand will be Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. The Indiana-based trio will rock the stage like nothing you’ve seen before. It’s stand-on-your feet entertainment. The group will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Also booked for this year’s festival is Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. The Grammy Award-winning artist penned the music for folk classics: “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Day is Done,” “Light One Candle” and “The Great Mandala.”

RiverSong is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers. Planning for the following year begins shortly after the festival ends. Acts are confirmed in January and February.

To learn more about RiverSong, visit its website at www.riversongfestival.org.

Interested in updates? Register online for the free enewsletter or check out RiverSong’s Facebook page.

Want to volunteer? Email: volunteer@riversongfestival.org.

Above: Back by popular demand at the 2013 is the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band.

Left: This year’s living legend for RiverSong Music Festival is Peter Yarrow. The singer, songwriter and political activist is best known for his almost 50-year career with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

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Orange Spectacular becomes three-day show in 2013

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he Upper Midwest AllisChalmers Club’s 22nd annual Orange Spectacular will be a three-day show, July 26 –

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The 2012 show was the first to take place at the McLeod County Fairgrounds on the south side of Hutchinson after 20 years at the Karg farm, four miles northwest of Hutchinson. Larry Karg and his father, Edwin, now deceased, founded the club and show.

“Last year was our first year at the fairgrounds, which proved to be very accessible for the young and for our seniors. It is an easy walk around the fairgrounds along with people movers carrying many of our guests to the fields to see threshing, combining, baling straw and hay, chopping haylage along with plowing and disking,” club President Randy Larson of Chippewa Falls, Wis., said.

“Our handicapped guests were able to use their power chairs and see the displays of farm tractors, machinery along with many lawn and garden tractors with attachments.”

Field demonstrations, a popular feature of past shows, are still 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.

“Winter wheat was planted last fall, which when mature by the show’s date, will be able to demonstrate to visitors how the many different models of combines harvest wheat.”

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,

A favorite activity of the Orange Spectacular Allis-Chalmers show each July is the field demonstrations, where you can get up close and personal with the vintage tractors and implements.

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. each day. 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 715559-7542, or email rlarson@orangespectacular. com, or call Larry Karg at 320-587-3771, or email acclub@hutchtel.net. Visit the website 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 the Model WC tractor,

which was introduced 80 years ago, the Gleaner combine, which was developed 90 years ago, 7000 series AC tractors and the B-series of lawn and garden tractors working together as a plowing team.

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.

Free music entertainment will feature Prairie Rose on Friday night and The Great Pretenders on Saturday night.

The show continues to be free with proceeds from vendor table rentals, food sales and the raffle of D-12 Series tractor to fund it.

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

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Vintage tractors of all makes and colors gravitate to the free annual Heatwole Threshing Show each August where a series of tractor driving contests are featured. The 2013 show’s feature tractor is John Deere.

Heatwole Threshing Show recalls farming from days gone by 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.

The association is named after a crossroads three miles southwest of Hutchinson. Its 34th Heatwole Threshing Show takes place in 2013 on Aug. 10-11. Admission is always 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 expects another good turnout of vintage tractors at the 2013 show because John Deere is the featured tractor line. A two-day

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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 320587-9143. For updates, visit Henke’s website at coreystractorrepair.com and click on Heatwole Threshing Show.

antique tractor pull open to all makes of antique field machines typically attracts about 100 units.

“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.

“We also always have a lot of people who stay around Saturday night anyway for our pork chop and chicken

supper and to get a closer look at everything.”

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

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

Also taking place both days are live demonstrations, including field work, a sawmill, wool spinning, a blacksmith shop, a shingle mill and of course, grain threshing. The association’s 20/40 Rumely Oil Pull tractor usually powers a threshing machine.

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Entertainment is an important component of the annual Garlic Festival in Hutchinson. Last year, the Roe Family Singers entertained the crowd with “hillbilly” music.

For the love of Garlic illed as “The Best Stinking Event in Minnesota,” the eighth annual Minnesota Garlic Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 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 and entertainment, local wine and beer tasting, area artisans, children’s activities, kite flying, bocce competitions, food and, of course, garlic ice cream.

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Gardeners and farmers can also enter the Garlic Growing Contest (visit www.mngarlicfest.com for details). Prizes will be awarded for the biggest, smallest and ugliest heads of garlic in a variety of categories.

Sustainable farming and environmentally safe products are showcased, plus “Ask the Expert” presenters 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.

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.

Each of them earns a staff T-shirt, free admission and a free meal. For more information about volunteering, email Amelia Neaton, at neatonfarm@gmail.com.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children younger than 12, and stroller or carried babies are free.

Parking is $1 per car. No pets are allowed.

For more information and updates about the festival, visit online at www.mngarlicfest.com, or call 320543-3394.

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A unique pubic private partnership between the city of Hutchinson and Historic Hutchinson has led to the restoration of the Harrington-Merrill House along Washington Avenue. It was inducted into the National Registry of Historic Places in 2012.

Historic Hutchinson preserves local history istoric Hutchinson was founded in 1999 as a task force of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Its mission is to preserve and protect Hutchinson’s living and structural history.

Local preservation activities have included repainting the Quast Furniture sign at the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue, conducting historic tours of Hutchinson, establishing a local registry of significant places, creating a historic walking tour of Hutchinson and launching an annual living history tour at Oakland Cemetery.

Bricks and mortar projects have included the Harrington-Merrill House, St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Great Northern Depot, as

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well as supporting the preservation efforts at Komensky School and the Acoma Town Hall.

A walking tour or driving tour of Hutchinson’s historic properties is available at the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism. Highlights from the tour include: The Harrington-Merrill House at 225 Washington Avenue 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.

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.

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Events 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 architecture. It was 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.

Davidson’s 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 National Register 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

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The annual Living History Tour at Oakland Cemetery features local actors portraying citizens from Hutchinson’s past. 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 about Historic Hutchinson, its projects and volunteering, call Joan Arndt, president, at 320-587-6882, or visit Historic Hutchinson’s website at www.historichutchinson.org.

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Take a trip back to yesteryear with the McLeod County Museum’s charming recreations of hometown businesses long past.

Museum brings county’s fascinating past to life 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.

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 nearly completed barber’s shop exhibit joins the museum’s recreation of a typical McLeod County town’s Main Street, circa 1890 to

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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.

1915. The display consists largely of items from the Winter family’s former barber shop in Glencoe.

Museum programs in 2013 will focus on notorious murders from 1880 to the 1950s.

Themed events this year will

include a tour of historic murder sites. In August, a jail cell in the museum’s collection will travel to the County Fair to be part of the museum’s booth in the Commercial Building.

A booklet titled “Murder and Mayhem in McLeod County” will be published in March, for sale at the museum’s gift shop.

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. More Information is available 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, gravel trail through native tall grass prairie 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 tent sites, permanent stage (available for rental).

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 lookout pier and seating, statue of Little Crow 12 — Girl Scout: scenic area south of dam with mass

perennial plantings 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 State Trail on city’s east side 15 — North Woods: volleyball, restrooms, Little League fields, play equipment, and an enclosed picnic shelter, 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 baseball field and top flight baseball field (home to the Hutchinson Huskies town team) with a sand volleyball court, playground, walking trail, Skate Park, picnic area and BMX bike course.

20 — North/Community Playground: tennis, volunteer-maintained ice rink, extensive playground behind Park Elementary School 21 — South: 10-acre park with mature trees, 3 picnic shelters, restrooms, play equipment, 9-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 State 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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City boasts extensive park and recreation system utchinson’s highly regarded park system rosters 36 parks, 21 playgrounds, 22 ball fields and more than 30 acres of prairie in multiple sites.

There are about 26 acres of parks and open spaces per 1,000 residents, well above the national average of 10 acres per 1,000 people.

Some of the Parks Department’s 2012 projects focused on internal and external upgrades of multiple parks facilities. New maintenancefree materials were used to extend the life of many of the shelters.

JC Riverside Park added a new swing set and two new spring animals, along with new skate lite material added to Tartan Skate Park. Late fall began the construction of a new terrain bike course at Tartan Park.

More work on the course will continue into 2013.

Thanks to an environmental education grant from 3M, the front entrance to Miller Woods oak savannah was planted with more than 2,000 native forbs and grasses.

Assisting with the project were Hutchinson High School students and the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership group.

In 2011, a permanent wood stage was constructed at Masonic West River campground. There are plans in 2013 to build a steel roof over the stage. The park is used on an annual basis for many large events such as RiverSong Music Festival in July and Relay for Life in August.

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

Founding fathers — John, Judson and Asa Hutchinson (a replica statue

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Hutchinson’s park system is one of the largest for a city its size and is extensively used by residents and visitors alike. West River Park along the north shore of the Crow River is the site each July of the increasingly popular RiverSong music festival. 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 the

beginning of May. Camping is available at Masonic/West River Park in early May as well and continues through mid-October (all camping spots are open on a first-come, firstserve basis). The park is just west of the Gopher Campfire Club’s Wildlife Sanctuary. Campers must enter from State Highway 7 West on Les Kouba Parkway Northwest by Hutchinson 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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Veterans Park honors sacrifices made to defend freedom hree years of planning, involvement from every veterans organization in McLeod County and tens of thousands of dollars in donations turned a 2.7-acre lot into the Veterans Memorial Park of McLeod County.

An estimated 2,000 people attended the Veterans Memorial Park 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: Lloyd Schmidt, Brownton, 320328-4450 Jim Lauer, Glencoe, 320-8641268 Dave Blake, Hutchinson, 320587-6152 Ed Mlynar, Lester Prairie, 320395-2258

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The sacrifices made by thousands of veterans with ties to Hutchinson are commemorated at Veterans Memorial Park.

Stan Ristow, Plato, 320-5875604 Ron Yurek, Silver Lake, 320-3272752 Frank Forcier, Stewart, 320-5873711 Jeff Sterner, Winsted, 612-7196296 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.

More importantly, the park was 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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Fall colors make cycling or walking the Luce Line State Trail in the Hutchinson area an enjoyable experience.

Hike or bike the Luce Line Trail he Luce Line State Trail, one of Minnesota’s oldest, stretches 63 miles from the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth west through Hutchinson

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to Meeker County’s Cosmos Park on Thompson Lake. It 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 the former rail bed featuring many different surfaces.

Parks The east end between Plymouth and Winsted is finely crushed limestone with a parallel grass horse treadway. Snowmobiles are allowed west of Stubbs Bay Road, seven miles west of Vicksburg Lane in Plymouth.

Crushed aggregate has been applied between Winsted and Cedar Mills. An effort to pave that section failed in 2010. However, three of the old railroad bridges in the Hutchinson area were replaced in 2011.

Now McLeod County cities have joined with McLeod County and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in a new effort to pave the portion between Winsted and McLeod County Road 115, just west of Hutchinson. Led by a $750,000 commitment from Hutchinson and $500,000 each from McLeod County and the DNR, paving supporters will seek state bonding to complete the $3.5 million by the end of 2014.

Winsted has added $100,000 and Silver Lake $10,000.

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.

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

The landscape crossed by the trail varies 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, reach-

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If plans bear fruit, this section of the Luce Line Trail on Hutchinson’s west side will be paved as far as County Road 115 by the end of 2014. ing Hutchinson by late 1915. It ended at Gluek, west of Clara City, in 1927. The last of the tracks were removed 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/luc e_line/index.html.

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.

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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 State 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

You can get to know turkey, ducks, geese, deer and other wildlife at the Gopher Campfire Club wildlife sanctuary. (Hint: Cracked corn makes for a wonderful icebreaker when meeting new feathery and furry friends.) a lifetime. For more information on Gopher Campfire activities, call 320587-4868.

In 2009, 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 on the book — filled with photos, stories and club history and available for purchase in both hardcover and softcover editions — call the club at 320587-4868.

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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

Volunteers of all ages have recently worked to prepare a new addition to Stahl’s Lake Park — mountain bike trails.

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.

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 Thompson 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.

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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A grant from 3M and labor provided by Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program and high school volunteers led to landscaping at the entrance to Miller Woods.

Miller Woods: A native paradise inside Hutchinson 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

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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 continually works to preserve and restore Miller Woods.

New in 2012 was the relandscaping of the east entrance to the park off School Road. More than 2,000 native savanna grasses and flowers were installed along the section of trail leading into the park. Coming in 2013 are two educational interpretive signs placed among the plantings. This project was funded by a grant from the 3M Co., with planning and planting assistance from the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce Leadership Group and Hutchinson High School students.

Additional walking access paths of patio flagstone are 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 is big in Hutchinson, with the Tiger baseball team drawing crowds, along with Huskies baseball and men’s and co-recreational leagues.

Boys — and girls — of summer 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

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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 cosponsor teams for girls in fifth grade and above. Hutchinson is also a member of the Crow River Fastpitch league, which has teams for girls ages 10U through 18U.

Huskies baseball Summer in Hutchinson is not complete without Hutchinson Huskies baseball. The Huskies remain in the North Star League and

will compete in West Division with Dassel-Cokato, Howard Lake, Cokato, Buffalo and the defending Class C champions Maple Lake.

The Huskies are under new management this year as Mike Kutter took over the job following the resignation of Tim Thode.

For the second straight year last season the team missed the state tournament, 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 Park. 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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With five courses within a 20-minute drive, Hutchinson is a golfer’s paradise.

Five courses aim to fit golfers to a tee 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.

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

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Club is easily one of the finest courses in central Minnesota.

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 members’ 19th Green bar and pro shop on the north. Call 320-5873070, 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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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. 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 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 Highway 14. There is also a fishing pier which is heavily used. The small lagoon, in Pipeneberg County Park, often holds crappie in the spring.

Minni Belle This very clear lake lies approxi-

Fishing is a year-round pasttime in the Hutchinson area. mately 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 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

1 mile west of 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 Mini 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.

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Lake Ripley

Lake Washington

Minni Belle Litchfield

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Lake Erie

Belle Lake Lake Jennie

Cosmos Silver Lake

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Lake Marion Brownton

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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 on 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 aver-

age 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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A Phoenix Drumline performance always draws a crowd. The musicians perform at a variety of community events including the Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival and Downtown Hutchinson Association’s annual Picnic in the Park.

And the beat goes on with Phoenix Drumline eel the beat under your feet when Phoenix Drumline performs.

The Hutchinson-area 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

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August, and a winter competitive unit that runs from November through March.

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 program 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. It is also a member of the Hutchinson Center for the Arts.

For more information, call Laurie McCleskey at 612-554-7774.

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Boys’ and girls’ teams use the Jerry Carlson Pool at Hutchinson Middle School to practice and compete.

Stay fit, beat the heat at Hutchinson’s swimming pools 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, has won several boys and girls state championships in the last decade. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams own many individual state titles, too. The teams use Jerry Carlson Pool at the middle school to practice and hold competitions 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.

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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, Penny Stuber, at 320-582-2493, or visit www.hutchhightides.com for more information.

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Indoor recreational opportunities abound 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, referred to as Irv and Buzz after their namesakes Irv and Buzz Burich, have been converted from gas to electric.

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.

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Recreation Center 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.

Whether your game involves a weighted ball or an inflatable ball, or

Hutchinson’s hockey players have two indoor rinks for play and practice. maybe no ball at all, Hutchinson has it covered with a variety of recreational activities.

PRCE opportunities 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 full service menu and bar inside at Squeaky’s Grill and Bar. Call 320-5872352.

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Adaptive recreation offers a variety of activities daptive Recreation is for teens and adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities.

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 320-234-5656. Events also are listed in the Hutchinson Parks, Recreation and Community Education brochure published three times a year by the city of Hutchinson.

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Hutchinson offers two Special Olympics programs New for the 2012-2013 school year ‌ Hutchinson School District 423 has partnered with Special Olympics of Minnesota to begin an athletic program for youth with intellectual disabilities. Students in grades 6 through 12 who attend Hutchinson public schools are eligible to participate.

Sports offered include bowling in the fall, basketball during the winter season and track and field in the spring. The participation fee for each sport is $30. Scholarships are available.

For more information, call Lisa Kraft, director of special services, at 320-234-2618.

Also offered is the Hutchinson

Dances are one of several activities offered by the city of Hutchinson’s adaptive recreation program.

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

Sports offered include bowling from August through November.

Basketball takes place from January through March followed by track and track and field, which will begin in March.

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Common Cup Ministry raises money with its annual 5K Walk/Run on Mother’s Day Weekend. It attracts individuals and groups who support the nonprofit’s mission.

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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 October, a back-to-school supply distribution in August, monthly diaper giveaway and an every-other-month food distribution program.

Common Cup relies solely on donations from the churches, businesses and individuals of McLeod County. It conducts fundraisers throughout the year including the 5K walk/run in May and the “Coming Together in Song” concert in November, as well as other benefits as they become available.

The nonprofit agency has an office at the Hope Center, 218 Main St S. in downtown Hutchinson, where it is housed with other nonprofit groups such as Heartland Community

Action, Crow River Habitat for Humanity and United Way of McLeod County.

When the organization was founded, 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 Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.

The Hutchinson office is at 218 Main St. S., Suite 100. For help, call 320-587-2213.

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Church listings Assembly of God Riverside Church 20924 State Highway 7, Hutchinson 320-587-2074 Website: www.riversidehutch.org Dr. Lee Allison, lead pastor; Rachael Noga, children’s pastor; Nancy Block, prayer counseling pastor

Baptist Hunters Ridge Community 850 School Road S., Hutchinson 320-587-8374 Website: www.huntersridgecommunitychurch.org; Howard Anderson, pastor Shalom Baptist 1215 Roberts Road, Hutchinson 320-587-2668 Website: www.shalombaptist.org Rick Stapleton, senior pastor Adam Krumrie, worship pastor Shepherd’s Fold Baptist 705 Fifth Ave. S.W., Hutchinson 320-234-3794 Website: www.shepherdsfoldbc.org Dr. Lance T. Ketchum, senior pastor

Catholic St. Anastasia Catholic 460 Lake St., Hutchinson 320-587-6507 Website: www.stanastasia.net Gerald S. Meidl, pastor Zachary Peterson, associate pastor Church of the Holy Family 712 W. Main, Silver Lake 320-327-2261 Website: www.holyfamilysilverlake.org; Anthony Stubeda and Patrick Okonkwo, pastors

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St. Boniface Catholic Parish 551 Main St., Stewart 320-562-2344; Gerald S. Meidl, pastor Zachary Peterson, associate pastor

Brownton Congregational Church Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Division Street and Fifth Avenue North, Brownton Barry Marchant, pastor

St. John’s Church Conservative Congregational Christian Conference 13372 Nature Ave., Hutchinson (Biscay) Robert Taylor, pastor

Covenant Lake Jennie Evangelical Covenant 18531 705th Ave., Dassel 320-275-3233 Douglas Pierce, pastor

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Episcopal Trinity Episcopal Church 3 East Fourth St., Litchfield 320-693-6035

Evangelical Free New Life Community Church 450 Birch Ave. E., Hector 320-848-2120 Blake Peterson, pastor Hutchinson Evangelical Free Church Hutchinson Event Center; 1005 State Highway 15 S., Hutchinson 320-234-5979 Website: www.hutchefree.org Lanny Penwell, pastor

Lamson Evangelical Free Church 22246 715th Ave., Dassel 320-275-2678 Website: www.lamsonevfree.com

Full Gospel Maranatha House of Prayer 335 Adams St. S., Hutchinson 320-587-3557 Freddie and Shantha Macden, pastors Word of Life Church A nondenominational church 950 School Road S.W., Hutchinson 320-587-9443 Website: loversoftruth.com Jim and Sheree Hall, pastors Rivers of Grace 74732 240th St., Dassel 320-296-6673 Website: www.rivers-of-grace.org Jonathan and Mary Woetzel, pastors

A vibrant worship experience and practical teaching of the Word.

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

Lutheran All Saints Lutheran 118 N. First St., Darwin 320-693-5778 Joe Midthun, pastor Bethel Lutheran: ELCA 77 Lincoln Ave. N., Lester Prairie 320-395-2125 Bethany Nelson, pastor Christ the King: LCMC 1040 South Grade Road, Hutchinson 320-587-2776 Website: www.ctkhutch.com Jon Lindekugel, lead pastor Mark Richardson, associate pastor

Faith Lutheran Church: LCMC 335 Main St. S., Hutchinson 320-587-2093 Website: www.faithlc.com Randy Freund, Scott Grorud, Paulus Pilgrim and Paul Knudson, pastors Grace Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 430 Fifth Ave. S.W., Hutchinson 320-587-3051 Website: www.gracelutheranhutch.org Greg Tobison, pastor Grace Lutheran Church: ELCA 8638 Plum Ave., Brownton 320-328-5533 Website: www.gracebrownton.org Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran: LCMS 700 Division St., Brownton 320-328-5522 Website: www.immanuelbrownton.org

Hutchinson Evangelical Free Church: Building relationships that help people in their walk with God • Sunday morning Worship at 10:00 am at the Hutchinson Event Center, 1005 Hwy. 15 S., #15 • Nursery provided • Children’s Church • Weekly growth group Bible studies • Growing Youth Ministry

Pastor Lanny Penwell Ministry Center 990 5th Ave. S.E., Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-234-5979 • www.hutchefree.org lanny@hutchtel.net

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Oak Heights Covenant Church 1398 South Grade Road, Hutchinson 320-587-8483 Website: www.oakheights.org Todd Harris, senior pastor

Churches Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 20882 Walden Ave., Acoma Township, Hutchinson 320-587-4857 Daniel Reich, pastor Our Savior’s Lutheran: LCMS 800 Bluff St. N., Hutchinson 320-587-3318 Kevin Oster, pastor Peace Lutheran: LCMS 400 Franklin St. S.W., Hutchinson 320-587-3031 Website: www.plchutch.org Gerhard Bode and John Pasche, pastors River of Hope Lutheran: ELCA Outreach Church 1395 South Grade Road, Hutchinson 320-587-4414 Website: www.riverofhopehutchinson.org Laura Aase, pastor St. John’s Lutheran: LCMS 60929 110th St., Hutchinson 320-587-4853 David Markworth, pastor

105 St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church: LCMC 2402 County Road 7, Stewart 320-587-2647 Website: stmatthewslutheranfernando.webs.com Aaron Albrecht, pastor St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 20314 County Road 9, Darwin 320-275-2965 Timothy Redfield, pastor

Seventh-day Adventist

Others

Seventh-day Adventist 820 Main St. N., Hutchinson 320-587-6054 Website: www.hutchsda.com Wayne Morrison, pastor

Anchor Independent Bible Church 205 Atlantic Ave. W., Dassel 320-275-2422 LaDon Rydberg, pastor

United Church of Christ

Zion Evangelical Lutheran: WELS 16496 Vale Ave., Hutchinson Daniel Reich, pastor

First Congregational United Church of Christ 31 Fourth Ave. S.W., Hutchinson 320-587-2125 Cindy Mueller, interim pastor

Pentecostal

United Methodist

Apostolic Lighthouse Church 560 Adams St., Hutchinson 320-587-0867 Jonathan Barcus, pastor

Bethlehem United Methodist 665 Miller Ave. S.W., Hutchinson 320-587-3312 Website: www.bethlehemumc.com Paul Baker, pastor

Presbyterian

Vineyard United Methodist 1395 South Grade Road, Hutchinson 320-587-2200 Website: www.hutchvmc.org Kaye Brandt, pastor

Faith Presbyterian 108 W. Main, Silver Lake 320-327-2452 Mark Ford, pastor

Dassel Church of Christ 100 E. Parker Ave., Dassel 320-275-3322 Website: dasselchurchofchrist.com Dave Herring, pastor Grace Bible Church 300 Cleveland Street S.W., Silver Lake 320-327-2352 Website: www.silverlakechurch.org Tom Rakow, pastor Hutchinson Church of God “New Hope in Christ” 800 Grove Street S.W., Hutchinson 320-234-3527 Website: www.hutchinson.com V.E. Kirkpatrick, pastor

Grace Lutheran Church Welcomes You!

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

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

Grace Lutheran Church

5th Ave. S.W. and Grove St. Hutchinson 587-3051 www.gracelutheranhutch.org

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Community groups Arts Crow River Area Youth Orchestra (CRAYO) Sherri Brigden, 320-296-5704 www.crayo.org Crow River Arts Inc. email: info@crowriverarts.org Crow River Singers Paul Otte, 320-587-3031 Hutchinson Theatre Company 320-587-7278; www.hutchtheatre.org Hutchinson Center for the Arts 320-587-7278 Crow River Drumline Association (Phoenix Drumline) Laurie McCleskey, 612-554-7774

Hutchinson Concert Association Sue Munz, 320-234-0247 RiverSong Music Festival www.riverfestival.org

Business 3M CARES Carol Nemitz, 320-234-1293 Hutchinson Ambassadors 320-587-5252 Hutchinson Downtown Association Mike Cannon, 320-587-2233 Hutchinson Mall Merchants Association 320-587-5956

Civic BPO Elks & Does Darla Hartwig, 320-587-3116 Masonic Temple Lodge 59 320-445-0013 GFWC Women’s Club of Hutchinson Deanne Wild, 320-234-9716

Hutchinson Kiwanis Club Dan Hatten, 320-587-2242 Hutchinson Lions Dave Sebesta, 320-587-5690 Hutch Lioness Kim Grundahl, 320-587-9226 Hutchinson Rotary Keith Heikes, 320-582-6969

Today’s Women of Hutchinson Carol Mons, 320-455-0099

Knights of Columbus Scott Larson, 320-455-0109

Hutchinson Eagles Dale Manderscheid, 320-587-7572

Sons of Norway Lodge Gabra Lokken, 320-234-8979

Hutchinson Jaycees Chad Czmowski, email: hutchjaycees@hotmail.com

Education STS Foundation (foreign study) Kari Becker, 320-234-3475

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Peace Lutheran Church “Touching the lives of others with the love and saving knowledge of Christ”

welcomes you to Hutchinson

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.

• Childcare (infant-school age) • Preschool Education

littlelambsmn.com Pastor Gerhard H. Bode, Missouri Synod

www.plchutch.org Little Lambs Preschool/Church Office 320-587-3031 Dial–A–Devotion 320-587-3210

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Fundraisers such as the annual Strike Out the Violence Bowlaton helps support the work of the McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence.

Organizations

108 Face the World (foreign study) Kathy Dahlen, 952-837-0025 EF Foundation for Foreign Study 800-44-SHARE

Crow River Region Chapter of the Minnesota Council for Gifted and Talented Shari Colvin, 320-587-7519 Dollars for Scholars David Maher, 320-234-3305 email: dmaher@hahc-hmc.com Early Childhood Family Education Cindy Wendorff, 320-587-8908 Education Hutchinson Jennifer Anderson, 320-587-2151, ext. 5217

Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous 320-587-8436 American Red Cross Bloodmobile www.redcrossblood.org

American Association of University Women Irene Genelin, 612-968-6498

Many community groups make use of Hutchinson’s Library Square for various events such as Picnic in the Park.

Health

Arthritis Foundation, North Central Chapter 800-333-1380 Autism Support Group 320-583-4513 email: autism.support@ hotmail.com Birthright Crisis Pregnancy Center 320-587-5433 Breast Cancer Support Group Darlene Ave-Lallemant, 320-587-4349 Janet Mraz, 320-587-1004

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

F I R S T C O N G R E G AT I O N A L

UNITED CHURCH OF C H R I S T

Spreading God’s Word Since 1864

“HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLE”

“Come to the WELS for the living water and the living word”

31-4th Ave. SW (4th & Main) Hutchinson 320-587-2125 congoucc@hutchtel.net

CHURCH • Divine Worship 10:00 a.m.

• Summer Worship Thursday 7:00 p.m.

• Sunday School 8:45 a.m.

• Bible Study • Pioneers • Youth Activities

Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.

June–August 9:30 a.m.

Nursery Care Available

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Pastor Cindy Mueller (cell) 763-439-3952

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“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”

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

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• Preschool - 8th Grade • Quality Education Centered Around Christ • Extra Curricular Activities

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Harmony River Living Center Auxiliary 320-484-6000

Hospice Volunteer Program Mary Nelson, 320-234-5031

Cardiac and Diabetic Support Group administrative assistant, 320-234-5000, ext. 7059

Hutchinson Caregiver Discussion Group Jan Novotny, 320-894-0479

ConnectCare Bereavement Support Group Mary Nelson, 320-234-5031

Hutchinson Health Auxiliary Anna Harvala, 320-484-4513

Divorce Care 320-587-7407 Foundation For Challenged Children 320-327-2431 Grief Recovery Friends Robert Hantge, 320-587-2128

Local Family Planning Service, McLeod County Public Health 320-864-3185 McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence Rhonda Buerkle, director, 320-2347933 or 800-934-0851 McLeod County Branch, American Cancer Society Jeanne Ray, 320-587-2838

McLeod Treatment Programs 320-587-9790

Leisure

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Call Hutchinson Health at 320-2345000 Nar-Anon Melissa at 320-296-1637

Crow River Quilters Lori Line, 320-587-2163 Historic Hutchinson Joan Arndt, 320-587-6882 www.historichutchinson.org

Overeaters Anonymous 320-587-5889

Hutchinson Area Bird Club Roseanne, 320-583-5836

Special Time for Special Moms Heidi Pulkrabek, 320-587-7112

Hutchinson Garden Club Debbie Kuharski, 320-587-0469

TOPS Club, Take Off Pounds Sensibly Vicki, 320-587-8155

Library Readers Group Mary Henke, 320-587-2368

Weight Watchers www.weightwatchers.com

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A.B.A.T.E., American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education Galen at 320-328-0149

Luce Line Railroad Club Inc. www.luceline.tripod.com

All Visitors Are Welcome!

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

Call Us Today

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

E-mail: osl@hutchtel.net • Web page: www.oslhutch.com

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Pastor: Kevin W. Oster • Worship Services: Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

• Midweek Service: Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

• Family Education Hours: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.

• Small Group Bible Studies: Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., Thursdays at 6:30 a.m.

• Youth Group Activities

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110 Saturday Night Cruisers Car Club email: nealtessmer@yahoo.com www.saturdaynightcruisers.com

Miscellaneous

Crow River Habitat for Humanity 320-587-8868; crhfh@crhfh.org

McLeod County Fairgrounds Randy Starke, manager, 320-484-4311

Operation Minnesota Nice Jay William, 320-587-2306

Equul Access 320-234-7895; www.equulaccess.org

McLeod County Corn and Soybean Growers Francis Svoboda, 320-587-8718

Salvation Army 800-456-4483

ARC United Bev Kaler, 800-775-3196

Heart of Minnesota Animal Shelter 320-234-9699

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities 651-789-2400, www.bigstwincities.org

Heatwole Threshing Association Corey Henke, 320-587-9143

McLeod County Fair Association 320-587-2499 McLeod Emergency Food Shelf Marietta Neumann, 320-864-2088

Hutchinson Senior Center 320-234-5656

Civil Air Patrol 320-587-3480 Crow River Area Radio Club Greg Urban, 320-587-6028

Hutchinson Safety Council Leslie Smith, 320-587-4663

Fare for All 800-582-4291 www.fareforall.org

Hutchinson Toastmasters II Bob Lea, 320-286-2865, www.h2tm.org

4-H, McLeod County Extension 320-484-4334

Senior LinkAge Line 320-234-5656, or 800-333-2433

McLeod County Historical Museum 320-587-2109 Hutchinson Hot Meals on Wheels Dee Powell, 320-587-6067 MOPS: Mothers of Preschoolers Amy at 320-296-3613, or Jessica at 320-221-3613

Evergreen Senior Dining 320-587-6029 Park Towers Senior Dining 320-587-2559 TDI Pet Therapy Chapter 252, Robin Kashuba, 320-455-9226 United Way of McLeod County Paul Thompson, 320-587-3613

Politics McLeod County DFL 320-587-6398 McLeod County Republicans www.mcleodgop.com

St. Anastasia Catholic Community An area Roman Catholic Faith Community with St. Boniface (Stewart)

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

Our Catholic Community Offers: I I I I I I I

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

www.riversidehutch.org

Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.

Sundays at 7:30 & 11 a.m.

Sundays 9:15 a.m. at St. Boniface (Stewart) 96097 GH

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Come visit us at 460 Lake St. S.W. in Hutchinson 320-587-6507 www.stanastasia.net

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Pastor: Rev. Gerald S. Meidl Associate Pastor: Rev. Zachary Peterson Daily Mass Schedule: Varies — Call Parish Office Weekend Mass Schedule:

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McLeod County Republican Women RoxAnn Lauer, 320-587-3399

Outdoors

Recreation

Brownton Rod and Gun Club 320-328-5769

Religion

Cedar Mills Gun Club Wayne Rusch, 320-583-0041 email: cmgc@hutchtel.net

Hutchinson Area Mountain Bike Association email: chad_czmowski@hotmail.com; outdoormotionbikes/com/hamba

Common Cup Ministry Bev Bonte, 320-234-8344

Hutchinson Shotokan Karate Club 320-587-9148

Christian Deer Hunters Association Tom Rakow, 320-327-2266

Hutchinson Ministerial Association Rev. Gerald Meidl 320-587-6507

Crow River Sno Pro’s email: Kyle.Strobel@crowriversnopros.com

American Legion Post 96 320-587-2665

Gopher Campfire Club 320-587-4868

VFW Post 906 320-587-9929 Western Fraternal Life Lodge Lumir 320-587-8728

Hutchinson Special Olympics, Hutchinson District 423 program, Lisa Kraft at 320-234-2618 Hutchinson Area Special Olympics, Heather Fischer, 320-587-3927 U.S. Paintball Club 320-234-7873

Firearm Safety Seminars Deane Dietel, 320-587-3153

Sports

Luce Line Trail Association 651-259-5841

Hutchinson Figure Skating Association www.hutchfigureskating.org

Hutchinson High Tides Swim Club Penny Stuber, 320-582-2493 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 www.hutchinsonjovolleyball.org/ Hutchinson Tennis Association Brett Rasmussen, 320-587-4901 Hutchinson United Soccer Association www.hutchsoccer.com Hutchinson Wrestling Association www.hutchwrestling.com

Christ The King Lutheran Church, LCMC and King’s Kids Preschool

Sat. 6:30 pm; Sun. 8:15 am & 10:45 am Children and Adult Education 9:30 am.

Sunday 10:00 am Summer Worship

OAK HEIGHTS COVENANT CHURCH “Growing to our full potential in Jesus Christ”

We welcome you…

Sunday School September-May at 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship Time 9:50 a.m.

Worship Service Sundays 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 Formation www.oakheights.org Director

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Amy DuFrene

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Celebrating 50For Years of Ministry Join Us Worship

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1040 South Grade Rd SW PO Box 369, Hutchinson, MN www.ctkhutch.com 320-587-2776 ctk@hutchtel.net

CHANNEL 10 MONDAYS & FRIDAYS AT 9:00 P.M.

Service Times Sunday - 9:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.

950 School Road SW Hutchinson, MN 55350 wordoflifechurchmn.com • 320.587.9443

Motorbuys.com BUY IT, SELL IT, LEASE IT!

Find Motorbuys in every Leader Weekend Shopper and at motorbuys.com.

It connects buyers and seekers of local cars, vans, motorcycles, 4-wheelers, boats, ATVs and more.

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Economic Development Authority drives business growth, jobs

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ith a mission to strengthen the community’s economy, the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority works toward goals of creating jobs, raising incomes and broadening the city’s tax base. To achieve these, the EDA deploys a multi-prong offensive seeking to retain and expand existing businesses, bring new ones into the community, and maintain a vibrant downtown.

After completing a 68-acre expansion, known as Energy Park, of Hutchinson’s eastside industrial park, continues to market the lots.

They carry the state-certified “Shovel Ready” designation, meaning lots ranging in size from about three acres to more than 10 acres are ready for interested companies to build.

The EDA secured $1.2 million in grants to build streets and install utilities and city services to Energy Park.

In another effort to broaden and grow Hutchinson’s industrial base, the EDA plans to begin construction this year on a $1.98 million business incubator in Energy Park. An incubator is a place where new ventures, especially manufacturers, can sprout and grow enough to support their own facility. A $764,000 state grant was landed to help make the project a reality.

Continuing this year is the EDA’s marketing effort known as “Minnesota’s Manufacturing City.”

Encompassing both traditional and social media, the campaign is designed to make Hutchinson synonymous with “economic development” in Minnesota by touting the unusually high percentage of jobs here in manufacturing.

That work continues the EDA’s focus on industrial growth. But the

The site of a train depot in downtown Hutchinson’s east end is being redeveloped to make way for a new home for the Farmers Market. agency is assisting other efforts to grow the local Hutchinson economy.

The EDA helped the city fund a new downtown revitalization study that looks to build upon a similar 2002 study that spurred $13 million in new investment in the downtown area.

On downtown Hutchinson’s east end stands the city’s historic 1887 Great Northern Railway depot. This remnant of Empire Builder James J. Hill’s former branchline railroad from the Twin Cities will be moved slightly and stabilized to make room for construction of an open-air pavilion.

Once completed, tentatively by fall

of this year, the Downtown Farmers Market will have its Wednesday and Saturday gatherings under the roof.

Long-range plans for the depot envision its use as a museum and/or a trail head for the nearby Luce Line State Trail and the Dakota Rail Trail, which will one day terminate at the depot.

One additional effort, Jump-Start Downtown, will award one entrepreneur in May a $25,000 package of funding, training, and support services to start a new business in a downtown storefront by October.

To learn more about the EDA, call 320-234-4223, 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 Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is the front door to exploring Minnesota’s Hometown.

The Chamber welcomes you to live, work and do business in Hutchinson.

A prime directive of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism since it was incorporated in 1948 is promoting all that Hutchinson has to offer for locals and visitors.

Today, the organization has approximately 320 members ranging from retired business people and home-based businesses to such international corporations as 3M and Hutchinson Technology Inc. Members also join the organization from surrounding communities beyond Hutchinson’s borders.

The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism is a nonprofit organization that exists separate from the city of Hutchinson and is funded through membership investments and program income.

The Chamber 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, but not limited to the Arts and Crafts Festival, the Hutchinson Leadership Institute, professional development seminars, Business After Hours, Taste of the Holidays, Hometown Golf Challenge, Dairy Day Celebration, Music in the Park, and the Annual Awards Banquet.

In 2013, the Chamber is focusing on retention of current members and attracting new members.

Priorities this year include continued development of membership servic-

Summer activities in Hutchinson’s Library Square kick off in early June with the Chamber of Commerce & Tourism’s popular Dairy Day celebration, featuring a milk contest among local dignitaries and elected officials. es, a focus on community relationships and involvement, and promotion of Hutchinson as a destination.

A membership visit from one of the staff members will provide a comprehensive outline of the membership benefits and services as well as helpful information on community services and ways to get involved.

One important benefit of membership is a business listing on the Chamber & Tourism website at www.explorehutchinson.com.

Members may also list special offers to the public using the “Hot Deals” function as well as post job openings and events for free.

The Chamber & Tourism office works to make Hutchinson a destination for visitors through community events, visitor information resources, tour planning assistance 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 on membership with the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, call 320-587-5252.

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One of the highlights of summer in Hutchinson is the Downtown Association’s Crazy Days picnic in Library Square.

Music and good eats are enjoyed by hundreds each July.

Downtown Association attracts people to city’s center

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he main goal of the approximately 40 members of the Hutchinson Downtown Association is bring people to Hutchinson’s historic and vibrant downtown area.

It works to display 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 — to residents and visitors to Hutchinson.

The group hosts downtown special events and works on landscape projects such as seasonal planters that enhance the beauty of downtown Hutchinson.

The member-driven group also continues to be the driving force behind efforts to revitalize down-

town. The final stages of a new master plan for downtown are taking place in early 2013 and should be adopted by summer. The study, commissioned by the city and supported by the Hutchinson Economic Development Authority, will provide a blueprint for future economic development projects in the downtown area.

A similar study done 10 years ago is credited with encouraging approximately $13 million in economic development investment in downtown since then.

The Hutchinson Downtown Association also sponsors the popular Farmers Market from May to late October. Construction of a new open-air pavilion for the market should commence sometime this

summer or early fall as part of the revitalization of the area around Hutchinson’s historical 1887 Great Northern Railway depot. The depot stands near the intersection of Washington Avenue East and Adams Street, on the east end of the downtown area.

The plan calls for the depot to be shifted slightly to align with Washington, while the pavilion will be perpendicular to the south side of the depot. A parking lot also is planned for the east side of the property. Work should commence this spring.

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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Brett Haugen started Stamp-n-Storage in 2008 in his garage by making storage items for his wife’s stamping hobby. Business took off in 2012 and Haugen had to rent production space in the industrial park.

Made in Hutchinson: Tape, furnishings, yeast and more Ag Systems

American Energy Systems Inc.

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.

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.

AKI 1125 State Highway 7 W.; 320-234-9405; www.akiworldwide.com AKI was founded in January 1998 by five engineers. This privately held company continues to operate with five 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.

Atomic Tarp 16393 State Highway 7 E.; 320-583-2947; gsjen@atomictarp.com; www.atomictarp.com Atomic Tarp LLC is an industrial sewing company and manufacturer of high temperature components and premium heavy-duty catamaran trampolines and other coverings. It was founded by Melanie and Greg Jenum in November 2009. Greg has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing, engineering

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Five friends founded Applied Kinetics Inc. in 1998 and today it makes components for high-tech industries worldwide. and sales and had extensive knowledge of industrial-sized sewing equipment before opening Atomic Tarp. Its first products were mesh replacement catamaran trampolines for Hobie Cat and other multi-hull sailboats.

The company’s six employees produce industrial sewn products including high temp covers, grain box covers, custom bags, and other heavy-duty applications. It can custom sew for both contract needs and high-quality repairs using medium to heavy industrial fabrics. It uses thermal vinyl welding equipment to make watertight seals on tarp seams.

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 post-press services including UV capabilities on the web press, sheetfed and digital printing, bindery and full mailroom services.

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

1100 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 952-653-0801; www.customerelation.com Bloomington-based Customer Elation, founded in 1993, opened a 22,000square-foot facility in Hutchinson in mid-2008. It is a customer service call center for 200 well-known consumer products and health care companies. It employs about 250 people and plans continued growth in 2013.

1110 State 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 convenience store. Annual sales top $45 million. In addition to marketing grain and producing feed at its elevator/feed mill complex at 1060 Fifth Ave. S.E., Hutchinson Co-op operates a full car-care center and home energy division at 1110 State Highway 7 W., and purchased a convenience store at 600 Adams St. It owns a large, five-year-old agronomy facility at 1420 Adams St. S.E. General Manager Mike Connor oversees 29 full-time and 30 part-time employees.

Goebel Fixture Co.

Hutchinson Leader

Customer Elation

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 two facilities, which include a 100,000-square-foot plant in Hutchinson and a second 68,000-square-foot 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, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Thomas Pink and other luxury retailers.

170 Shade Ridge Road 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 a circulation of about 5,290 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 a circulation of about 22,300.

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.

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Impressions has been in Hutchinson’s eastside industrial park for 17 years providing commercial printing and packaging for other industries.

Hutchinson Manufacturing

Lynn Card Co.

720 State Highway 7 W.; 320-587-4653; www.hutchmfg.com Hutchinson Manufacturing is proud of its outstanding reputation for being a premiere custom metal fabrication company serving the nuclear, defense and industrial industries. Tom Daggett is president of this company founded in 1953 by his father, Eugene Daggett.

HMI has more than 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space and can perform virtually all fabrication, machining, coating application and assembly processes on campus. HMI employs some of the most highly skilled personnel as engineers, quality assurance, welders, machinists and production operators capable of producing highly sophisticated products to demanding specifications.

HMI currently employs more than 140 employees and is continually expanding its operations and sales. The investments in new machinery capable of close tolerance machining and expanded weld capability has led to significant growth and a bright future.

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 66 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.

Hutchinson Technology Inc. 40 W. Highland Park Drive; 320-587-3797; www.htch.com Hutchinson Technology designs and manufactures suspension assemblies for disk drives. Suspension assemblies are precise electromechanical components that hold a disk drive’s recording head at microscopic distances above the drive’s disks.

Founded in 1965, the company has grown from a start-up operation housed in a chicken coop into a global technology company with more than 2,000 employees. The company has approximately 600 employees in Hutchinson, which is home to its headquarters and R&D functions. It also has manufacturing operations in Eau Claire, Wis., Plymouth, Minn., and Auytthaya, Thailand.

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.

Knife River Corp.

1250 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 320-587-3958; www.kniferiver.com Formerly known as Bauerly Concrete, this company headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., supplies ready-mix concrete and other products for the construction industry.

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-the-art, 20,000-square-foot facility has a diverse group of CNC cutter grinders, which allow MITGI to design and manufacture custom bits and grinding tools for medical device, computer, mold making, and aerospace industries. As of January 2013, the company employed 32 and was continuing to add people and machines.

NuCrane 900 block of State Highway 7 W.; 320-234-0112 NuCrane is a partnership between neighboring Hutchinson Manufacturing and PaR Nuclear, a division of Westinghouse Electric. This 51,000-square-foot plant has the crane capacity of lifts used in manufacturing of more than 150 tons and up to 45 feet in height. The facility opened in early 2010. It manufactures a family of cranes, which operate the Westinghouse AP 1000, a 1100 MegaWatt Nuclear Plant for the worldwide market.

The company now employs 25 people and when fully operational will provide as many as 50 to 60 high-paying jobs.

Business Pride Solutions LLC 120 Eastgate Drive S.E.; 320-587-0760; www.pridesolutions.com This company is comprised of multiple business divisions; May Wes Manufacturing, C&A Pro Skis, Pride Assembly and Pride Engineered Plastics.

Pride Solutions has become a significant supplier of plastic components for various after-market industries including agricultural, snowmobile and industrial original equipment manufacturers. The main facility, built in 1997, contains the office headquarters and a 24,000-square-foot plant. A second near-by facility, located at 540 Third Ave. N.W., is used for the Pride Assembly operations.

Pride Solutions LLC is owned by the Daggett family, who also own Hutchinson Manufacturing and is partner in NuCrane. For more information about the Pride Solutions LLC business divisions, visit these websites; www.maywes.com, www.caproskis.com, www.prideassembly.com and www.prideengineeredplastics.com.

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 Kingdom-based 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 our 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.

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Structural Specialties 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.

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 14,500square-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.

3M 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. one-site manufacturing plant, employing more than 1,500 people. Largest among the approximately 5,000 products made are Scotch tapes, ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape, Post-it, Command, Nexcare and Filtrete products. Mike Magnuson is manufacturing site director.

Warrior Manufacturing Fifth Avenue Southeast; 320-587-5505; www.warriormfgllc.com This 35-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 agricultural-industrial facilities such as grain cooperatives, power plants and other processing plants.

Stamp-n-Storage 945 Fifth Ave. S.E.; 320-296-1323; contact@stampnstorage.com; www.stamp-nstorage.com What started in 2008 as a project to assist his wife’s stamping hobby has exploded for Brett Haugen into a full-time occupation. Stamp-n-Storage builds and markets wooden storage units used by those in the paper crafting hobby to store their stamps, inks, paper and other supplies.

In the past year, the business has taken off so quickly that Haugen quit his longtime job with Hutchinson Technology and opened his production facility in a 2,000-square-foot unit in a business park along Fifth Avenue Southeast.

Haugen has three people doing contract fabrication of parts, one full-time employee and one part-time employee.

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

Culver’s of Hutchinson 1510 Montreal St. SE • 320-234-8333 Open 10:00 am –10:00 pm Every Day

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Best Homemade Food in Hutchinson!

p In-House, Scratch Pastries — caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls, pies, muffins, scones, donuts

p We cut our own steaks p Homemade Soups — Featured soups daily p Homemade Breakfasts,Specials, Commercials,Desserts p 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

1102 Hwy. 15 So., Hutchinson • 320-587-4417

Treat yourself to a delicious dining experience at McCormick’s!

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Join us for Food & Fun! Open at 11 am 7-days a week

• Appetizers • Dinners • Sandwiches • Burgers • Steak & Ribs • Kids Menu • Senior Menu

Your complete family entertainment center!

• Open Bowling • Leagues • Birthday Parties

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Jenny & Gail Plaisance, Owners

Hwy. 7 W., Hutchinson • 320-587-2352

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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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Cheers! Join us

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; $1.00 off all taps Friday: Pull Tab Happy Hour, 3–4 pm; Happy Hour 4-6 pm; Meat Raffle 5:30 pm (Sept.–April) Saturday: Happy Hour 12–2 pm; Bean Bags 1 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

HUTCHINSON AMERICAN LEGION POST 96 35 - 3rd Ave. SE, Hutchinson

(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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The Real Taste of Mexico Authentic Mexican Menu

in a fun, colorful atmosphere. Enjoy: Tacos • Quesadillas • Nachos • Enchiladas Flautas • Chimichangas • Burritos Taco Salads • Fajitas • Pozole

Sonora’s specializes in Mexican Beer

Happy Hour 3-5 pm

ALL DRINKS 1/2 PRICE! with purchase of a meal.

Kids Eat FREE!

Car r y Out Avail able!

SATURDAYS 11-3 in Hutchinson SAT. & SUN. 11-3 in Litchfield Limit 2 free kid’s meals per family with purchase of one adult meal

HUTCHINSON - 15 2nd Ave. TWO NS! 320-587-7600 O I T A Tues.-Thurs. 11am-9 pm C O L Fri.-Sat. 11 am-10 pm

LITCHFIELD - 637 E Hwy. 12

320-593-0022

Mon.-Thurs. 11am-9 pm Fri.-Sat. 11 am-10 pm; Sun. 11am-8 pm

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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

Lamplighter II 1011 Hwy. 15 S. Plaza 15 Hutchinson • 320-587-1010

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VFW Post 906

Now serving:

Try your luck

O Chicken Wings 16-25-50-100 Dine In or To Go

O Pull-tabs O Bar Bingo:

O Serving great BBQ Ribs every Sat. evening 5–8 pm O Roasted Pork Tenderloin O Pulled Turkey O Homemade Soups

Monday, Thursday, Saturday

O Meat Raffles: Friday nights

License #A-00125-002

Great Prices

on Tap Beer & Spirits

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 175 people.

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VFW Post 906 Guests & Members Welcome

247 1st Ave. SE Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-587-9929 Fax 320-587-0936

Call us today and let us help plan your Special Event

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HUTCH CAFE Celebrating Our 45th 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 Eighteen Years in Hutchinson Plaza 15 Shopping Center, Hutchinson

Seats up to 40 people, perfect for anniversary and birthday parties.

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Open Daily: Sun.–Thurs. 11 am – 10:00 pm, Fri. & Sat. 11 am – 11:00 pm

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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

320-587-9299

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• Standard and executive king rooms, whirlpool suites • Meeting and banquet rooms

At your service A perfect choice for business or pleasure — Weddings, anniversaries, class reunions,

• Indoor pool • High-speed internet

banquets, meetings, over night workshops and gatherings of

• Deluxe continental breakfast • In-house catering • Eagles Restaurant and Lounge

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.

Let our experts help with your next event.

Best Western Victorian Inn AND CONFERENCE CENTER

1000 Hwy 7 W, Hutchinson, MN 55350 • 320-587-6030 or 1-800-369-0145

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wedding guests, family gathering, business meeting or sporting event accommodations. You will always find a warm, friendly reception as well as immaculately clean and tastefully appointed guest rooms.

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Full Service Banking Checking/Savings/Certificates Home Mortgages/Lines of Credit Business Checking & Loans Convenient Services 308 Main Street South Hutchinson, MN (320) 587-8800 www.firstmnbank.com 96219 GH

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