Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hampton, will celebrate its 50th anniversary of ministry to the New Hampton area Sunday, Aug. 10, with a special worship service, church dinner and afternoon program.
    St. Paul Lutheran Church and St. Olaf Lutheran Church, both of New Hampton, merged together on Aug. 10, 1958, with a new name, Trinity Lutheran Church. On that day, a processional march was held from the St. Olaf church to the St. Paul church building where morning services were held for the new Trinity Lutheran congregation.

Economy, job cuts has couple rethinking wedding expenses

    When Karen Hilsman and Roger Knutson started planning their wedding last October, they didn’t imagine they were going to have to factor in a loss of income during the same time.
    For the last five years, Hilsman has worked on the production line at Winnebago Industries in Charles City, but she recently found out her job will end on Aug. 1.
    The couple had decided to have a catered wedding in the backyard of Hilsman’s New Hampton home, but the news made her rethink the wedding plans.
    “I cancelled everything, the caterer and everything. I kept the justice of the peace, and we just started over,” she said.

    This year, the oldest church in New Hampton will celebrate its sesquicentennial. The Congregational United Church of Christ will mark the 150-year occasion with a coffee fellowship following services on July 6.

    Members of the community gathered at noon on May 1 on the courthouse lawn for the National Day of Prayer.  The services included the singing of “America”, Pledge of Allegiance, 2008 prayer for the nation, also prayers for government leaders, members of the military, schools, churches and families, led by various representatives of local churches.

    From traditional to exotic locations, couples have an unlimited choices when it comes to picking a site for their weddings. Five area couple share their unique wedding locations and what influenced their choices.

    Also included in the 2008 Wedding Guide is a story from a couple who recently celebrated their 60th anniversary.

    The Wedding Guide is available only at newsstands.

Coffee gathering will be held April 1

    Agricareers Inc. has been in business in New Hampton for 40 years and is arguably one of the lowest profile operations in the city.
    There is a logical reason for this, namely, little of Agricareers’ operation involves local people. The business was founded in 1968 by Roy Holland and was the original agricultural personnel recruiting firm in the United States. He is still chairman of the operation.