Work made possible by local option sales tax revenue 8:00 am, Dec. 31, 2020 ×
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Parks have long been one of this community s most visible amenities, and there has been multiple investments made to enhance these spaces over the course of the year.
These projects represent Phase One of the total local option sales tax projects approved by city voters in November 2018. Here s a short rundown of some of the Worthington parks and improvements they ve received:
BUSS FIELD: A new restroom building was constructed near the parking lot.
CENTENNIAL PARK: A new shelter house nearly identical to the old structure, with its architecture complementing the new Beach Nook building, has gone up. New playground equipment has been added at the park, complete with a replaced safety surface. Trail work in the vicinity of the Beach Nook has also been done.
While pandemic has brought challenges, work continues to feed the community s youngest residents in need. 5:00 am, Dec. 30, 2020 ×
Sharing Seeds packing volunteers Mankwa Bow, 13, of Worthington, and Keri Statema of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pack food into plastic bags Monday morning at First Lutheran Church in Worthington as The Rev. Jeanette McCormick restocks some of their supplies. (Julie Buntjer / The Globe)
WORTHINGTON When Worthington’s First Lutheran Church answered a community need in 2017 to provide food for local elementary school children on long holiday weekends, it wanted to ensure the program would be self-sustaining.
Now, three years later and in the midst of a global pandemic, Sharing Seeds continues to grow in its mission to see that children in our communities aren’t going hungry. It remains able to meet the needs thanks to a variety of grants and the generosity of businesses, individuals and organizations.
Year in Review 2020: Local manufacturers, mask makers meet the challenge
From Bedford Industries to Fey Industries, and people operating sewing machines across the region, area s healthcare workers get much needed protective equipment. 7:00 am, Dec. 29, 2020 ×
Bedford Industries began making more than 100,000 of these face shields each day, and it planned to distribute them across the country in an effort to ease the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Special to The Globe)
WORTHINGTON From cloth face masks to clear plastic face shields, area residents and some local manufacturers stepped up in a big way to help address the need for personal protective equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Once the snow flies, southwestern Minnesota ready to capitalize on expanded outdoors opportunities. 7:00 pm, Dec. 13, 2020 ×
Youths play soccer on the afternoon of Dec. 9 inside the outdoor roller rink/ice skating rink in Worthington s Centennial Park. Grace McGaughey / Special to Forum News Service
WORTHINGTON, Minn. Skies were blue on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 9, and high temperatures for the day were forecast to be as warm as 60 degrees in extreme southwest Minnesota.
Although it may not have felt like it, winter is right around the corner, and the area is ready for another season of seasonal recreation filled with multiple opportunities.
Once the snow flies, southwestern Minnesota ready to capitalize on expanded outdoors opportunities. 7:00 pm, Dec. 13, 2020 ×
Youths play soccer on the afternoon of Dec. 9 inside the outdoor roller rink/ice skating rink in Worthington s Centennial Park. Grace McGaughey / Special to Forum News Service
WORTHINGTON, Minn. Skies were blue on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 9, and high temperatures for the day were forecast to be as warm as 60 degrees in extreme southwest Minnesota.
Although it may not have felt like it, winter is right around the corner, and the area is ready for another season of seasonal recreation filled with multiple opportunities.