The Milbank Bandmasters and Region 3 Piano Contest was held April 8, in Milbank. Local teachers of participating students are: Tara Anderson, Barb Bunk, Lesa Dahl, Sheila Dailie, Sandy Dingsor, Susan Karels, Karen Livingston, Jennifer Neu, Emily Niemi, Suzanne Olawsky, Deb Rausch, Kristine Schuldt, Carol Street, Renae Wollschlager, and... Read more
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) welcomes Aarron Schuelke to its coaching staff for the 2017 season. He will serve as the assistant coach. Jodi Street is beginning her second season as coach. “I am very excited that Aarron has been hired as my assistant this season,” stated... Read more
The employees of the Milbank School District completed their 4th Annual A Walk Around the World challenge and increased their mileage to 29,473 miles. That’s equal to walking two trips from Milbank to Tibet and back to Milbank and more than around the world – the circumference of the... Read more
Milbank Community Pride hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt for all children second grade and younger. The hunt is Saturday, April 15, at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Golden Living Center. In case of inclement weather, the Easter egg... Read more
The Big Stone City Branch Public Library celebrates National Library Week by beginning their Spring In-House Book Sale. The sale begins Wednesday, April 12, and continues through Wednesday, May 10. All books are sold by donation. Funds raised go to the 2017 Summer Reading Program. Summer Reading is designed... Read more
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met April 6, at State Auto. Jessica Roggenbuck served as Toastmaster. Speaker of the day was Kim Veen. The next meeting of the club will be on Thursday, April 20, at noon. Anyone interested in learning about the Toastmasters Club is encouraged to contact VP... Read more
It was Spring Fling last week at MHS. Monday was Beach Day. On Tuesday, students dressed as celebrities and held a baby photo contest. Holiday dressing was the theme on Wednesday. Wednesday also included a dodgeball tournament. The juniors were crowned the champions. Students dressed in stoplight colors according... Read more
The It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk isn’t until June, but things are already starting to heat up. Events for April include a fish fry, several dine and dash events, and pie and bake sales. Funds from these events help local cancer patients. The Grant County Cancer Board... Read more
The Grant County Public Library in Milbank will host Breakfast with Bunny and Friends on Saturday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. The event is for children ages 3-7, and features a visit and photos with the Easter Bunny. Other activities include: a story, bunny bag and firefly craft, egg... Read more
Master Nathan Schutz conducted color belt promotion testing for Ortonville Taekwondo on April 2. White belts to brown belts from the Ortonville and Milbank areas were tested. Schutz is the head instructor for Ortonville Taekwondo, Appleton Taekwondo, and Strongheart Martial Arts Academy in Morris. Black belts from the sister... Read more
