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Start: 08/30/2008 - 4:00pm
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Red Rooster Days in Dassel will take place Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Events on Aug. 30 include a parade at 3 p.m. and the coronation that evening. Fireworks will be Aug. 31 in the evening. Monday’s activities start with a five-mile run and the largest chicken barbecue in the state. Other events include a kiddie parade, a tractor pull, and a community fine arts show.


09 / 1
End: 4:00 pm
Start: 08/30/2008 - 4:00pm
End: 09/01/2008 - 4:00pm

Red Rooster Days in Dassel will take place Aug. 30-Sept. 1. Events on Aug. 30 include a parade at 3 p.m. and the coronation that evening. Fireworks will be Aug. 31 in the evening. Monday’s activities start with a five-mile run and the largest chicken barbecue in the state. Other events include a kiddie parade, a tractor pull, and a community fine arts show.


09 / 2
Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:02 am

The Litchfield School District, Eden Valley-Watkins School District, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School District and School of St. Philip’s all begin Sept. 2.


Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm

The Crow River Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet Tuesday at the Southwest Initiative Foundation, 15 3rd Ave. NW, Hutchinson. Dinners begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. program featuring Jo Piehl of McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence. Business meeting is 7 p.m.

RSVP is due today (Thursday) to Patti Rutledge at pattir@swifoundation.org or (320) 234-0905. For more information, visit www.iaap-crowriver.org.


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09 / 8
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm

The annual Litchfield High School Homecoming coronation will be 8 p.m. in Bernie Aaker Auditorium.


09 / 9
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:00 pm

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in most places for the primary election. Information on precincts and candidates is available on the Minnesota Secretary of State's Web site: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=4.


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09 / 13
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Brides can shop more than 100 of gowns from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Dresses are available for $50 donations.

The money raised by the sale will be used to support the Meeker County Salvation Army.


Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

This is a unique Cruise in car show with small-town hospitality. Restored, unrestored and modified cars and trucks of any make and model are welcome, motorcycles too! Music, food and fun for the whole family.

When: Sept 13th 2008 1pm-4pm

Where: SL Express/Marathon Gas Station
916 State Hwy 7 Silver Lake, MN 55381, 320-327-2415

Awards Ceremony: at 3:15pm

ALL VEHICLES WELCOME


Start: 3:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Date: Saturday September 13, 2008
Time: 3 and 7 pm (doors open one hour prior to showtime)
Location: Bernie Aaker Auditorium, Litchfield, MN


Start: 7:00 pm

Litchfield High School Class of 1978 will celebrate its 30-year reunion Sept. 13 at Bonfire Bar and Grill. Invitations have been sent. Class members are asked to RSVP.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Vic at vchristensen@amada.com.


09 / 14
09 / 15
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm

Parents with infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their family members are invited to a Vehicle Fair from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Litchfield Civic Arena parking lot. Children will be able to take a close-up look at vehicles such as a fire truck, police car, a street sweeper, a garbage truck and many more. The event is free.

Pizza, beverages and dessert will be available to purchase on site. There will be drawings for door prizes.

In case of rain, the event will be postponed to Sept. 18.


09 / 16
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09 / 19
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Darwin Rod & Gun Club fun raiser, September 13, starts at 5:00 pm. Enjoy a grilled 1/2 burger, you put on the fixings. Also beans, chips, coffee and juice. Top the evening with games and a gun raffle at 9:00. Do not have to be present to win the gun raffle.


09 / 20
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

Meeker County residents looking to dispose of household paint, chemicals and flammables can do so Saturday at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection.

Accepted at the collection free of charge include home and garden pesticides, paint and wood preservatives, pool chemicals, cleaning agents, hobby supplies, thinners, solvents, flammables, acids and bases, and agriculture waste.

Not accepted are incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, compressed gas, explosives and radioactive materials, tires, oil and unidentified waste. Out-of-county and business waste is also not accepted.


Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm

During the past several months, Bernie Aaker Auditorium has been worked on and transformed into a performing arts center. It is now ready for use, and people are invited to come to the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 to see the renovation that includes new seating and sound system, as well as a revised stage and orchestra pit.

Groups from Litchfield High School’s band and vocal departments, as well as actors from Litchfield Community Theatre and Litchfield Community Youth Theatre will perform a few short numbers.


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09 / 27
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm

The Meeker Count DFL will meet at its downtown office on North Sibley Avenue at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, to discuss items like the election, door knocking and sign pick-up.


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