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    Undeveloped area across the road from Swedes Storage units.

    Green light sought for RV park, hearing Nov. 19...

    Swedes Storage is seeking approval from the Scambler Township Board to build a 23-unit seasonal...

    Green light sought for RV park, hearing Nov. 19...
    Swedes Storage is seeking approval from the Scambler Township Board to build a 23-unit seasonal...

    Area Vietnam veteran Chuck Berg requested buri...

    It was more-or-less a deathbed wish from an old soldier.  Please? ... Can we arrange for a...

    Area Vietnam veteran Chuck Berg requested buri...
    It was more-or-less a deathbed wish from an old soldier.  Please? ... Can we arrange for a...
    Anita Pearson holding Garfield, left, and Nermal, right.

    Whiskers, paws wanted Effort to revive Pelican’...

    The beloved community story of Mercy, the so-called “miracle cat” who recovered from near...

    Whiskers, paws wanted Effort to revive Pelican’...
    The beloved community story of Mercy, the so-called “miracle cat” who recovered from near...
    Greg Gaut discusses his book The War at Home"

    Historian to discuss new book on Minnesota in W...

    Minnesota wasn’t just watching the world go to war—its own communities were deeply...

    Historian to discuss new book on Minnesota in W...
    Minnesota wasn’t just watching the world go to war—its own communities were deeply...
    Pictured here are members of The Youths and supporters of The Bridge Center at a recent city council meeting. The Center is a vibrant hub where young people and families find connection, belonging, and possibility. Through youth leadership, shared cultural experiences, and access to resources and economic opportunities, we celebrate our individuality, embrace our common ground, and build a stronger, more unified future together.

    Building Bridges with Pelican Youths

    Community, youth center project at former downtown church updated for councilFresh off pumpkin...

    Building Bridges with Pelican Youths
    Community, youth center project at former downtown church updated for councilFresh off pumpkin...
    The altar, or ofrenda, features photos of ancestors and loved ones who’ve passed, marigold flowers, painted vessels, and sweet breads, among many other items of significance to the Dia de los Muertos holiday.

    Community gathers to honor loved -- 'Day of the...

    The Pelican Rapids Public Library was filled with color, song, and remembrance on Saturday,...

    Community gathers to honor loved -- 'Day of the...
    The Pelican Rapids Public Library was filled with color, song, and remembrance on Saturday,...
    Pelican Rapids Masons recently donated this specialized display case for an AED, to make the lifesaving device more visible if an emergency occurs in the VFW’s dining and activity room.

    Lifesaving AED program enhanced at VFW—with Mas...

    A successful raffle campaign by the Otter Tail Masonic Lodge has raised life-saving funds for the...

    Lifesaving AED program enhanced at VFW—with Mas...
    A successful raffle campaign by the Otter Tail Masonic Lodge has raised life-saving funds for the...
    Paving operations continued after dusk last week as crews paved the first lift at the intersection of Highway 59 and County Road 9.

    PELICAN RAPIDS STREET PROJECT UPDATE

    Paving expected to finish this week, nearly closing book on 2-year projectAs stated last week in...

    PELICAN RAPIDS STREET PROJECT UPDATE
    Paving expected to finish this week, nearly closing book on 2-year projectAs stated last week in...
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    Printed Paper Online
    November 6, 2025

    Area
    ­­Church Directory
    November 6, 2025
    ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH24876 Franklin Lake Road, Pelican RapidsPastor Anna Monke-GervaisPhone 218-863-4830Email: zionoffice@loretel.netWebsite:...
    Undeveloped area across the road from Swedes Storage units. Green light sought for RV park, hearing Nov. 19 for 23-unit...
    November 6, 2025
    Swedes Storage is seeking approval from the Scambler Township Board to build a 23-unit seasonal RV park along the east side of Pelican Lake. The...
    Area Vietnam veteran Chuck Berg requested burial at hallowed...
    November 6, 2025
    It was more-or-less a deathbed wish from an old soldier.  Please? ... Can we arrange for a military burial at Arlington National Cemetery,...
    Classifieds
    Statewide Classifieds
    November 6, 2025
     Miscellaneous GET A BREAK ON YOUR TAXES! Donate your car, truck, or SUV to assist the blind and visually impaired. Arrange a swift, no-cost vehicle pickup and secure a...
    FOR SALE
    October 30, 2025
    FOLZ BUILDINGS: Completely erected post-framed buildings, machine storage, shops, commercial, horse and cattle buildings. 1-800-255-9981.
    Statewide Classifieds
    October 30, 2025
                     Miscellaneous GET A BREAK ON YOUR TAXES! Donate your car, truck, or SUV to assist the blind and visually impaired. Arrange a swift, no-cost vehicle pickup...
    Larry's
    Local
    Forever chemicals PFAS is becoming part of our vocabulary; an...
    November 6, 2025
    You’ve heard about this terminology before, although here it is once again. It is called PFAS. Yes, another acronym! This column’s topic this week is about PFAS. We know...
    Achievement, integration report largely positive at Pelican schools
    November 6, 2025
    The School Board received a progress report on the district’s A&I plan, and the results appeared encouraging. School districts across Minnesota create and carry out...
    A Celebration of Cultures: International potluck events revived,...
    November 6, 2025
    By Joan Ellison, Vice President, Pelican Rapids Multicultural CommitteeFood – good food. Mexican, Somali, Greek, American, - many cultures of the world celebrate through...
    Obituaries
    Leonard Zierke
    November 6, 2025
    Leonard Zierke of Pelican Rapids, MN, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2025, surrounded by family at the Ecumen Emmanuel assisted living facility in Detroit Lakes...
    Daryl R Tweeton Obituary Obituaries Daryl R Tweeton
    October 30, 2025
    Daryl Tweeton passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Oct. 21. Daryl was born in 1942 to Henry the Bessie (Sherbrooke) Tweeton of...
    Phyllis Anderson Norton Obituary: Phyllis Anderson Norton
    October 30, 2025
    Opinions
    Friends and family formed a volunteer team, helping harvest the final 100 acres of corn for Yancy Wifall, rural Pelican Raids. Wifall has a crucial pending appointment—for open heart surgery, which prompted the volunteer effort. Harvest helpers With area farmer facing open heart surgery,...
    October 31, 2025
    Neighborly kindness ...Good Samaritan-ism... Christian caring ... community volunteerism...There are many ways to describe acts of goodwill—and...
    “email scams from globe all around save from guns terrible if...
    October 30, 2025
    I recently received an email from someone using the name Louisa Nelson, who said she had read my profile page and “liked very much me.” It was her desire “for knowing more...
    Do You Remember When? Space Needle and Pelican Pete's odd connection
    October 30, 2025
    The city of Seattle, Washington, played host to the 1962 World’s Fair. The main feature of the fair that summer was a 605 ft. observation tower named the “Space Needle.”...
    Public Notices
    Public Notice Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
    November 6, 2025
    PUBLIC NOTICE  NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE  THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT...
    OFFICE OF THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE Certificate of Assumed...
    November 6, 2025
    The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for consumer protection in order to enable customers to be...
    Public Notice
    November 6, 2025
    STATE OF MINNESOTACOUNTY OF OTTER TAILDISTRICT COURTSEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCourt File No.: 56-PR-25-2448FILED in District CourtState of MinnesotaOctober 16, 2025 In Re:...
    Sports
    Deer hunting rules are important to know before going out in the fields and forests. Minnesota's shotgun deer zone to End in 2026
    November 6, 2025
    Hunters won’t see any changes to Minnesota’s shotgun-only deer zone this year — that’s still in effect for the 2025 season. But starting in 2026,...
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