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Bands: prepare to battle!

Registration for the second annual McLeod County Fair Battle of the Bands is approaching.
Sponsored by Methamphetamine Education and Drug Awareness Coalition of McLeod County, the contest is an opportunity for young, local bands to show off their talent. Each band will play two three- to four-minute songs in front of a live audience and judges to determine a winning band in each of two age categories.


Six Minutes Over Hutchinson: Cats on leashes?

This week in "Six Minutes Over Hutchinson," Kay welcomes guest host Leader staff writer Lesley Christianson. Click here to listen!

Kay and Lesley talk about Pets on Parade, the motorcycle and classic car run and what's new in area theaters.

Thanks for listening!

(Lesley Christianson is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader.)
christianson@hutchinsonleader.com


Kiddy Day events scheduled for 66th annual Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival

Plans are set for the 2008 Hutchinson Jaycee Water Carnival Kiddy Day on Saturday, June 14. Festivities include a parade, Junior Royalty coronation and entertainment.

Kiddy Day will begin at 10 a.m., when costumed children register for judging at Library Square in downtown Hutchinson. Categories for the parade are Movie and TV Characters, Sports Figures, Historical Figures, Storybook Characters, Pets and Animals, Wheels and Wagons, Clowns and Bums, and Miscellaneous.


Mount Carmel Trio to perform at Faith Lutheran

The Hutchinson community is in for a musical treat when the Mount Carmel Trio performs in concert Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson.

The concert is sponsored by Faith Lutheran Senior Citizens, some of whom heard the trio perform during a session at Mount Carmel Bible Camp at Alexandria.

The three women who make up the Mount Carmel Trio began playing together in 1992. Each summer, they prepare a new program of music they present at several concerts as well as playing at worship services, weddings, senior residences and other special events.


Where fun and fundraising meet

This weekend, children and pets will benefit from two events:


May 14, 2008 - 8:13am
Looking good for the judges

From American Foxhounds to poodles, it was dogs galore at the International Dog Show Saturday and Sunday at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Levi enjoyed having his coat brushed by Wendy Gascoigne of Altoona, Wis.



Clock ticking to the mandated coming of digital TV

If you are in the approximately 25 percent of Minnesotans still getting television program through a roof antenna connected to a television with an analog tuner, you could be looking at a blank screen on Feb. 18, 2009.

Congress has mandated Feb. 17, 2009, as last day for the full-power television stations to broadcast in analog. After that, over-the-air TV broadcasts will only be in digital.


May 12, 2008 - 4:01pm
Program offers children free airplane rides

The area chapter of EAA hosted Young Eagles Day at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport. Children ages 8-17 had the opportunity to go on a free airplane ride. Volunteer pilot, Dick Freeman, gave Claudia Hovendick, 8, of St. Cloud, and Lucas Bobier, 14, of Hutchinson, a ride above town Saturday.



Calling all Indiana Jones fans!

If you're an "Indiana Jones" fan, mark midnight Wednesday, May 21, on your calendar. Century 9, 766 Century Ave., Hutchinson, is planning a midnight screening of this much-anticipated summer film. Regular showings will begin Thursday, May 22.

About the cast ...


'Speed Racer' disappoints at the box office

We're only the second weekend into the summer movie season and already we have a disappointment.

The leap from popular TV cartoon to big screen movie doesn't guarantee box office gold as "Speed Racer" proved this weekend.

According to Box Office Mojo, "Iron Man" continued its grip on ticket sales ringing in another $50 million. "Speed Racer" came in second earning $20,210,000, barely sneaking past "What Happened in Vegas," with $20,000,000.


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