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Vol. 169, No. 30
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Holiday contest to school board returns to Sauk Rapids SRRHS grad chosen among 4 candidates streets SAUK RAPIDS — The 33rd annual City of Sauk Rapids Holiday Lights & Display Contest will choose three winners for their property displays during the December holiday season. The contest judges will take into account overall theme, lighting technique and creativity when choosing Sauk Rapids’ next winners. Three winners will be selected and receive their prize in the form of cash and/or gift cards from local sponsors. Winners will also receive a yard sign to announce their accomplishment as well as a photo in the Sauk Rapids Herald newspaper. First place is a $200 prize sponsored by Manea’s Meats and the Sauk Rapids Herald.
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BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER
Samantha Dwyer is the newest director on the Sauk Rapids-Rice Board of Education. Dwyer was selected from a pool of four candidates at a special board meeting Oct. 25 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School District Of ce boardroom. She lls the vacancy left by longtime board member Jan Solarz, who retired after the Oct. 17 board meeting. A total of 14 people submitted letters of interest in the position. Dwyer, a 2006 SRRHS graduate, was chosen over Gary Foss, Melissa Rowe and Krista Theisen. Dwyer and Foss were the two nalists. “I am very excited,” Dwyer said. “The adrenaline was rushing (during the meeting). The process happens right in front of you. The conversations from the board were positive about everybody, and I’m very excited to contribute to the community and the school PHOTO BY TOM FENTON system.” Samanta Dwyer was appointed to the Sauk Rapids-Rice Board of Education in a
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special meeting Oct. 25. She previously served as president of the Pleasantview Elementary School Parent Teacher Advisory Committee for seven years.
HoverLocal children’s book book,” sten said. “I was it in Barnes business taking off reading & Noble.”
Remembering the storyline, she wrote it down quick and stashed it away for ve years until a coworker encouraged her to move forward. “She knew a local girl who wantA longtime dream seems to be coming true for Sauk Rapids resident, ed to be a children’s book illustrator,” Brittany Hoversten, as she continues Hoversten said. “One week later, I met with Lucy. moving forward with her business. “When I was 19, I woke up after having a dream about a children’s Children’s books page 5 BY MAURA WENNER STAFF WRITER
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Brittany Hoversten (left) and Lucy May showcase Highbloom Digital’s first publication, “A Banana from Alabama.” The two paired up with Hoversten as author and May as illustrator to bring the book to life.
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PUBLIC NOTICES • Mortgage Foreclosure - pg. 15 • Assumed Name - Kohen Transportation Service - pg. 14 • Notice of Public Sale - pg. 14 • Benton County Planning Commission Public Hearing - pg. 14
• Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board Meeting, Oct. 10 - pg. 14 • City of Sauk Rapids Reg. Meeting Minutes, oct. 10 - pg. 14 • City of Sauk Rapids Summary Ord. No. 2023-815 - pg. 15 • City of Sauk Rapids Public Hearings (2) - pg. 14
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