Volunteers hope to raise as much as $1.75 million towards a new Wadena library. 6:40 am, May 3, 2021 ×
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Who s that knocking on your door? It may be a friendly volunteer from the Wadena Library fundraising committee looking to secure funding for the planned renovation of the First National Bank building into Wadena s new library.
Volunteers are working hard through the month of May to secure funding for this project, which, according to committee member Luther Nervig, is a critical part of the community.
Sure, he s heard from some wondering if the library is really that important. His response is that while not everyone goes to the library, the volume of traffic to the current library makes it clear that not only is the current library well used, but a larger one is needed.
Hays Daily News
Monday’s blustery wind made the 30-degree day feel like a frigid 19 degrees, but Laurie Allen and Amanda Gittinger were delivering a gift of warmth to long-term care residents of Hays,
The two women, members of the Celebration Community Church s quilting ministry, were bringing 140 quilts to the city’s two long-term facilities free gifts for the residents at Christmastime.
The quilts were sewn and donated by the Celebration Community Church’s Prayers and Squares Quilting Ministry.
The group celebrated 10 years of giving away quilts to people in the community earlier this year, right before the pandemic started in March.