Remembering father’s WWII service; and turbulent times on college campuses during Vietnam era

by Steve Frendin Guest contributor
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Pelican Rapids Press reader Jan (Jaeger) was inspired to write after reading Brent Frazier’s column about memorable school bus drivers. Pictured here, Russel Knutson—early driver and bus company owner-operator.
𝑫𝙤 𝙔𝒐𝙪 𝙍𝒆𝙢𝒆𝙢𝒃𝙚𝒓 𝑾𝙝𝒆𝙣? 𝖡𝗎𝗌 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗆𝗇 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗅𝖾𝖽...
Jim Hetland in Army uniform, early 1960s.
𝐀 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝖢𝗋𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖫𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺’𝗌 𝖩𝗂𝗆 𝖧𝖾𝗍𝗅...
An advertising poster for the original Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum, published in 1900.
𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜’𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡!...𝖨𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖶𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗋𝖽 ...
Kids today don’t have a reference point, but the Walt Disney movie Pollyanna was a simple, elegant film about positive, charitable optimism—thanks to a naively “powerful” little girl. Young Pelican Rapids Pastor Alex Ohman, above left, had no idea about Pollyanna—until now—and he is smitten by her kindness.
𝖲𝗈...𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 ‘𝖯𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗒𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺’ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗉𝗎...
Carol and Bruce Albright from Vergas recently read the Pelican Rapids Press in Washington, D.C. (Note the Capitol in the background.) They were visiting their son, Alec, and daughter-in-law, Megan.
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The search for a project manager for the “Bridge Center” is in progress in the ongoing effort to transform the former Congregational Church into a multi-use community center in Pelican Rapids.
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Two examples of Jim Auck’s artwork which will be on display at the Pelican Rapids Public Library.
𝖥𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒 ...