Rice County Salvation Army Board members Jesse Thomas, Randy Twiehoff and Becky Ford are joined by a field representative to go over the numbers for the 2023 campaign.

Laura Bock, Executive Director of the Faribault Foundation explains their goal to be more of a facilitator for local nonprofits. Bock is the first full-time Executive Director in the foundation's nearly quarter century history.

JIm Dale schedules bell ringers for the Rice County Salvation Army Unit. He says next week they have approximately 80 hours to fill in Northfield.

Jessica Rollins Executive Director of Farmamerica talks about all the activities going on at FARMAMERICA.

Kevin O'Brien, Faribault Parks and Recreation was an organizer for the Holiday Tree Giveaway program that started during COVID. This year 64 trees were placed in Central Park. All were given to families who otherwise would not have a tree for the holiday season.

Minnesota State Senator John Jasinski discusses various priorities for the upcoming bonding legislative session. He points out there can not be a huge bonding bill due to tying inflation to every spending measure.

John Sherwin says Faribault Police are organizing a 3 on 3 basketball competition on December 28, 2023 at Faribault High School The idea is to keep kids busy and have positive interaction with law enforcement.

Nort Johnson, Faribault Chamber CEO says there are a lot of good things happening in Faribault. The Chamber is assisting in addressing a child care shortage with federal lawmakers at the table.

Dan Lippert with the American Sheep Industry (ASI) and John Dvorak talk about the lamb and wool industry.

Julie Fakler, Executive Director of PCA and Minnesota-native playwright Phil Olson talk about a "Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol" spoof of the iconic Christmas story. This story was set in a northern Minnesota bar. It's a hilarious musical that was popular in the metro area and played for several years in St. Cloud.. It come to Faribault December 18 and 19 with afternoon and evening performances sponsored by Reliance Bank of Faribault. Bank President Todd Markman played football at Dartmouth with Olson.