John Binsfeld Cancer Benefit – Sunday, April 21, 2013

John Binsfeld was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last year and has undergone many extensive treatments.

On April 21st, you can help by joining us for the John Binsfeld Cancer Benefit!

A delicious chicken dinner will be served at Pelican Lake Ballroom in St. Anna from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm. A silent auction will also be taking place during that time.

The dinner is $10 for adults and $6 for children that are 10 years old and younger. Your support is truly needed to make this benefit a success!
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To the residents of the City of Holdingford

Because of the housing slowdown, the City of Holdingford's growth has been stagnant the last
few years. Because the costs of running a city keep going up, we need to grow to keep our
property taxes in check. In an effort to help grow our city, your City Council has decided to
offer incentives to build in the City of Holdingford in 2013.
The first incentive is to wave new water and sewer hookup fees for new homes built in 2013.
The second incentive is to rebate the city's portion of the property tax for two years on any new
construction done in Holdingford City limits in 2013. Whether you build a new home, add on to
an existing home, or add an outbuilding to your property in 2013, the City will reimburse the city
portion of your property tax bill on that NEW construction. When planning to build, bnng along
a copy of your 2013 property tax statement with your building plans when applying for a
building permit. Our city clerk will have all the details about the building incentives and
information on how to apply.
A couple of other issues that need to be brought up: the first is DOGS! We are getting many
complaints about dogs running loose in the city. The city ordinance states, all dogs must be on a
leash or kept in the dog owner's yard. We will aggressively pick up all dogs we find wandering
loose and take them to the kennel in St. Cloud. This action is a very expensive cost to the city
and will also be a very expensive cost to the owner when reclaiming their pet. Let's be
responsible pet owners and take care of our pets! The second issue: we have been having a rash
of problems with our sewage lift station pumps getting plugged up. We are finding articles of
clothing, toys, sanitary napkins, condoms diapers etc. in the pumps. These pumps are designed
to handle a certain amount of debris, but lately they have been overwhelmed. When this happens
our maintenance staff needs to go down, pull and dismantle the pumps to clean them out. This is
very time consuming and not a very pleasant task. So please watch what gets flushed into our
sewer system. THANK YOU!

Your City Council

"The City of Holdingford is an equal opportunity' provider and employer."

Bring Your Skates

The skating rink is open at the Park

" The Ford in the River "

Image via WikipediaImage via WikipediaImage via WikipediaHoldingford  Area Historical  Society is selling the reprint of " The Ford in the River " the history of the Holdingford area first published in 1985.

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The Ford in the River is now avalible

The Holdingford Area Historical Society is reprinting a limited edition of  "The Ford in the River"  , the history of Holdingford written and published  by Father V. Yeserman in 1985

This would make a wonderful   gift, the book outlines the history  of accomplishments in the Holdingford area and would be a great  gift to pass onto our friends and relatives.

 $25 per copy locally , mail order add $5.oo  for shipping  total $30

Buy locally at Headley Hardware Hank , Corner Piazza , Holdingford, MN  or

e-mail your name and phone number to JMC2619 at gmail.com

Check or Cash or money order payable to HAHS  , sorry no credit card.



Support your local Historical Society ! 



This fall we were able to renovate the roof of our  future Museum  and are now raising funds to reinovate the interior.

The Ford in the River Book

"The Ford in the River " book  is now available  !!!!

limited edition of "The Ford in the River"

The Holdingford Area Historical Society is reprinting a limited edition of  "The Ford in the River"  , the history of Holdingford written and published  by Father V. Yeserman in 1985

This would make a wonderful  Christmas gift, the book outlines the history  of accomplishments in the Holdingford area and would be a great  gift to pass onto our friends and relatives.

 $25 per copy

Reserve a copy at  Headley Hardware Hank , Holdingford, MN  or



e-mail your name and phone number to JMC2619 at gmail.com

Check or Cash no credit card.

Delivery date coming soon.

Support your local Historical Society ! 



This fall we were able to renovate the roof of our  future Museum  and are now raising funds to reinovate the interior.

Holdingford Water & Sewer Project 2011

Written by
TaLeiza Calloway St Cloud Times
HOLDINGFORD — Holdingford’s water system is expected to be ready for the future after completion of about $4.5 million in water and street improvements.
City Engineer Scott Lange said there are three aspects to the work. Much of the processing equipment in the city’s wastewater treatment plant will be replaced, water and sewer mains on all city streets north of Washington Street and east of the Two Rivers river, except county roads and North High Court, will be replaced. New water meters will be installed to ensure accurate meter readings and billing, Lange said, and affected streets will be resurfaced when the work is done.
The city’s wastewater treatment plant was built in the early 1990s. The city’s water and sewer lines are more than 50 years old with some inching toward the 75-year mark, he said.
“The equipment is just worn out and needs to be replaced,” Lange said. “It’s a nice project. From a water quality perspective, (residents) will notice a difference.”
There also will be better water connections for firefighters and improved flow throughout the city, he said.
Replacement of the water and sewer mains started at the end of May. Improvements to the wastewater treatment plant will begin midsummer and the plan is for the new water meters to be in place this fall.
The goal is for contractors to complete all work near October or November, Lange said. A public meeting is slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Holdingford City Hall to provide the community with project updates.
Public meetings will be at 6 p.m. every Wednesday throughout the duration of the project.
The USDA Rural Development program is funding the project with a $3,873,000 loan and a $578,000 stimulus grant

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