An Ideal Township man, Daniel Steven Chisholm, died Monday night when his ultra-light plane crashed on a landing strip on his property, according to Crow Wing County sheriff's officials.

Every one of the antique boats at the Whitefish Chain Antique and Classic Wood Boat Rendezvous has a story, but so do the people on the docks. The dock boys have stories of their own.

Members of the Pequot Lakes/Breezy Point Lions Club have adopted the garden around the gazebo in Trailside Park in Pequot Lakes.

Bids will go out for a re-roofing project at the Pequot Lakes Middle and High School building.

Search for Lost Treasure

The Hermantown Com-munity Church HEART Group will present Becoming Champions, a Girls' Retreat, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 19 and 20, at Crosslake Christian Assembly of God Church.

"Alice's Adventures in a Garden Wonderland" is the theme of the 70th annual Garden Show sponsored by the Nisswa Garden Club from 2 to 4 p.m. July 30 at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa.

Aug. 1 (four-hour refresher course), 8 a.m. to noon, Pequot Lakes High School.

The following AARP Safe Driving Program (formerly 55 Alive) classes are being offered.

Nisswa had a good turnout for the annual Freedom Day Parade on July 3, but vehicle and pedestrian traffic continue to be a potential problem.

Crosslake Fire Chief Keith Anderson told the city council July 14 that the ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating for the city is 8.

The workshop will include presentations on grassroots campaigning, legal reporting, civility, public speaking, media relations and leadership. Presenters include Minnesota State Rep. Larry Howes; Sue Hilgart, presidential campaign manager; Kevin Frazell, League of Minnesota Cities; Tim Houle, Crow Wing County administrator; and Sue Halena, St. Cloud Times editor.

Bridges Career Academies and Workplace Connection, which includes the Pequot Lakes School District, provides a free-flowing communication link between K-12 and higher education institutions, employers and communities in an effort to help the next generation of workers become better prepared to meet the demands of area employers.

They are sometimes called monstrous invaders. And they come in animal, mineral and vegetable form.

Some might call it a pick-up truck. Some might call it classic. The Adams call it "Kathy's Li'l Baker."

For almost her entire life, Christensen has lived in a 20-mile radius of Pine River and Pequot Lakes. She has explored the woods of this area and knows where to forage for all sorts of plants.

The beauty of Sunday afternoon was enhanced by the annual 2008 Home and Garden Tour presented by the Women'' Fellowship of Union Church, UCC, Hackensack on July 20

After issues recently were raised about a Pine River area salvage operation , Cass County Board voted July 15 to ask Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie to draft an ordinance to enable the county to license salvage yards.

Pequot Lakes School Board member David Kennedy said it will cost the school 7 percent more to prepare breakfast and lunch for students.