The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 75 state parks and recreation areas on Saturday, April 22. This “Free Park Day” is one of four days each year on which the DNR waives the requirement for a vehicle permit at state parks and recreation areas.

From April 1998 - Not Halloween - theatre arts. Students in LaVonne Winters’ theatre class at Canby High School molded masks using their own faces while studying ancient Greek drama. The masks represents comedy and tragedy.

We still have seats available for the free bus trip to Dawson

Canby has many parks within its boundaries. In 1927, a Tourist Park was formed on the south end of Canby where the swimming pool is located now. I wrote about that a few weeks ago. At the same time there was another park in the planning.

Addison Full, Hayden Noyes, and Cheyenne Hoffman were first, second, and third place winners in the Rotary Club of Canby Essay Contest on the Rotary Four-Way Test, picture here with their teacher Amy Gorder. The essays were read at the April 13 meeting of the Rotary Club of Canby.

Easy Strawberry Pie

submitted by Stephanie Assarsson

Ingredients:

1 - 9 inch pie crust

2 tbsp cornstarch

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 - 3 ounce package strawberry Jello

4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Fresh whipping cream

I’ve come to realize that in rural Minnesota, we are our own best resource. People truly care for their neighbors and communities. When a call goes out for help, the response is often overwhelming. I feel so lucky to be in an area like this.

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