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web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Two community grants were recently awarded by the Five Wings Arts Council in the small grants program.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Everyone should get ready to say "cheese." The census has often been called a portrait of America, and it will be arriving in our mailboxes soon.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Interested individuals are invited to comment on the draft supplemental final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed improvements to Highway 371 between Crow Wing County Highway 18 in Nisswa to the intersection of Cass County Road 2/42 in Pine River.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Jenkins City Council and Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 22, to discuss plans and goals for the city for 2010.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
KSTP-TV chief political reporter Tom Hauser will visit the lakes area as guest emcee of Nisswa Elementary School's Bloom Fool's Auction on April 10 at Grand View Lodge's Gull Lake Center in Nisswa.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Crosslake-Ideal Lions Club will host its seventh annual Community Roadside Cleanup at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, April 24.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Pequot Lakes Just For Kix special sessions will be offered this spring for Teeny Kix (ages 3-5), Hip Hop (K-third grade) and Hip Hop (fourth through sixth grades).

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The 19th annual Men & Boys' Wild Game Potluck Banquet will be Saturday, March 13, at the Trailside Center next to Pequot Lakes Baptist Church.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Patrons of the Crosslake and Pequot Lakes libraries will now have many more books at their fingertips.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Cass County Sheriff Randy Fisher announced he will not seek re-election this fall but will complete his term through the end of this year.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Susan Amacher said she will be a good addition to the Lake Shore City Council because of her planning and zoning experience.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Since 1995, Narveson Management Inc. of Breezy Point has donated more than $150,000 to the Pequot Lakes Volunteer Fire Department.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Crosslake office of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber is kicking off its second year of "Crosslake in Bloom."

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Preschoolers from birth through age 5 are invited to bring their teddy bears and wear their pajamas for a literacy night from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Pequot Lakes Library.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Curriculum Advisory Committee of the Pequot Lakes School District will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 15, in the high school Gathering Room (#303).

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Taylor Stevenson, 22, secured the DFL endorsement for the state Senate District 12 seat Saturday, March 6, at the endorsing convention in Fort Ripley.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Cass County authorities and the family of a missing Staples man are increasing and extending the reward in the hopes it may lead to new clues about his disappearance.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
State Sen. Paul Koering, R-Fort Ripley, is authoring two bills that will be of interest to hunters and anglers this year.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Paul Bunyan Toastmasters Club of Brainerd advanced two Spring Speech Contest winners to the Toastmasters International Area 62 contest held Feb. 12 in St. Cloud.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Rian Hutchison and Alex Stone skied to first-place finishes Sunday, March 7, as Ski Gull hosted the Northland Junior Race Finals for the first time.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Nisswa WomenÕs Club will hold its monthly membership meeting at noon Thursday, March 18, with a social time from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Boathouse Eatery, Quarterdeck Resort on Gull Lake.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Jodi Czepa, a Minnesota Highway Traffic Safety Center instructor, will lead a four-hour driver improvement refresher class from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in Room 202 at Pequot Lakes High School.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Crow Wing County Health Department will offer a public immunization clinic from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the health department in Brainerd.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Crow Wing County Community Services Health Division will host walk-in flu clinics (H1N1 and seasonal) from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, March 17 and 31, at the Crow Wing County Public Health office in Brainerd.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Women's Wellness team of United Way is collaborating with the Minneapolis Heart Institute and Quest Labs to provide cardiac panel lab tests for free to local uninsured and underinsured women.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Meg Bye, a former member of the Duluth area Minnesota Coastal Zone Management Advisory Committee, and John Forney, well known as a clean water advocate around the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, recently joined the board of directors of the Pine River Watershed Alliance (PRWA).

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The 37th annual Elks Hoop Shoot Contest was Saturday, Dec. 19, at Forestview Middle School in Baxter. The free throw contest was for students ages 8-13, and it was the most successful turnout ever with schools participating from a 30-mile radius of Brainerd.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Watershed Game, led by Eleanor Burkett, regional educator with the University of Minnesota Extension, will be the topic of the Brainerd Chapter Wild Ones meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Some Pequot Lakes and Nisswa residents joined tens of thousands of people all over the world for one purpose.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Central Lakes College's Theatre for a Diverse Population will perform at The Chair Academy's 19th annual International Leadership Conference on March 16 in Minneapolis.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Minnesota's March food drive is the largest food and cash drive in the state.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Snap Fitness in Pequot Lakes offers yoga classes that are designed to accommodate all degrees of flexibility, fitness and impairment.Ê

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Pequot Lakes High School speech team traveled to Walker on Saturday, March 6, where it placed 14th out of 27 schools and more than 650 students.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Bethany Walters, a Central Lakes College Natural Resources honor student from Crosslake, has been named Minnesota's Student Conservationist of the Year.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Avid quilters gathered Saturday, March 6, at the Trailside Center in Pequot Lakes for a Quilts for Kids quilt-a-thon.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
A record 296 people participated in the Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, March 6, in Breezy Point, raising $54,000 for Special Olympics.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
In the recent individual artist grant application review by the Five Wings Arts Council, Candace Simar of Pequot Lakes and Charmaine Donovan of Brainerd were awarded grants.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant in Crosslake and Golden Eagle Golf Course in Fifty Lakes hosted the eighth annual Ice Tee fundraiser for Camp Knutson on Saturday, March 6.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Pine River native Doug Taylor's youthful athleticism made a surprising trasition into an adventure of Hollywood stunts and animal training - meeting actors and getting a taste of living on the east coast.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Agricultural Association & Cass County Fair Board Meeting will be at at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15, at Bear Pause Theater in Hackensack.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The second annual Community Renaissance Festival is scheduled from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19. The event will include the community choir, high school choirs and ensembles, food, vendors, games and more.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Pine River-Backus Early Childhood Coalition recently had its second training session in Little Falls at the Initiative Foundation.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Jenkins City Council and Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 22, to discuss plans and goals for the city for 2010.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Cass County authorities and the family of a missing Staples man are increasing and extending the reward in the hopes it may lead to new clues about his disappearance.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Which of these items is not like the others? a) Wine, b) Beer, c) Food, d) Library, e) None of the Above

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Hackensack Chamber of Commerce has announced that Back to Hack has been rescheduled for March 13-14, after an ice storm forced the cancellation of many of the activities scheduled in January.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Greg Nagel, Jeremy Weber, Nathan Johnson, Brady Korwin-Kuczynski, and Sam Hedberg achieved a sixth place finish in the NJPA Region 5 Knowledge Bowl on March 8.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Pundt takes a new direction

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
John Carlson announced his campaign for Senate District 4 at the Beltrami County Republican Convention on Saturday, Feb. 20.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
By reassessing figures now, compared with known amounts when the budget was set in 2009, Administrator Robert Yochum told the board the contingency fund actually looks like it will contain an additional $258,000 this year.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
County Engineer David Enblom told the county board March 2 the county has $1 million in federal funds toward the $3 million needed to resurface County State Aid Highway 1 from Pine River south to County Road 114.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The following are photos taken during the Gull Lake Frozen Fore.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Two brothers were among the 17 refugees who came to the Haiti Mercy Mission orphanage after the January earthquake. After getting cleaned up, the older brother was the first who came to the table, and he was given a plate of beans and and rice. He pushed it away. The plate was pushed back to him. He pushed it away.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
The Eagle View Elementary School community came together Friday night, March 5, for the most successful school carnival yet, helping replenish much needed PTA funds.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
A request is being made to extend a lower speed limit on Highway 371 through Pequot Lakes south to Pillsbury Street.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
For the second straight year Central Lakes College has been placed on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

web-postedWednesday, March 10, 2010
Fisher has been employed by the sheriff's department 34 years. In 2000, Sheriff Jim Dowson retired during his elected term of office and appointed Fisher, who was then chief deputy, to succeed him and fill out the balance of his term.



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