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    NO KINGS DAY: Demonstration Oct. 18 in Veteranโ€™s Park in Pelican
    October 16, 2025
    In an area of the state that can safely be described as โ€œred,โ€ not everyone is a fan of President Donald Trump and the current administration.ย On October 18, demonstrators...
    Oktoberfest royalty from the past and present gathered at the Pelican Rapids VFW Club Oct. 11 for the crowning of 2025 royalty: Rudy Martinez and Dana Syverson. 
Ms. and Mr. Oktoberfest 2025 are in the foreground, with past royalty in the background. ๐•บ๐–๐–™๐–”๐–‡๐–Š๐–—๐–‹๐–Š๐–˜๐–™: 2025 Fall Festival drew great crowds Saturday for...
    October 16, 2025
    Oktoberfest royalty has been a โ€œtongue in cheekโ€ feature of the fall festival, which dates to 1997 in Pelican. Clues to the identity of the Mr. and...

    Fiddler and the subject of the Oct. 18 benefit, Echo Foster, is pictured here, seated left, with the performance troupe that staged โ€œThe Dunn Showโ€ at the Barn at Dunvilla in the past.
Pictured: Tom Ladwig, Suzie Ladwig, Dave Johnson, Echo Foster, Laura Hagen, Linda Grefsrud, and Lee Brenna. 
These and many other area musicians are likely to join the benefit โ€œhoedownโ€ in Erhard. Erhard Hills โ€˜Fiddlerโ€™ faces complex surgeries
    October 16, 2025
    Echo Foster benefit Oct. 18 includes pig roast, silent auction at Central Lutheran; โ€˜hoedownโ€™ jam session at Erhard DepotArea musicians are joining...

    SoBo is the new label for a main street business that is carrying on the healthy drink offerings launched several years ago by Rapid Nutrition. Ryan Deuth purchased the business late summer, and is adding new products and servicesโ€”including lunch. Rapid Nutrition site re-branded as SoBo
    October 16, 2025
    Thereโ€™s a new kid on the blockโ€”and heโ€™s restoring some time-tested tasty traditions, while creating some new culinary offerings. ย The block is...

    A community art project in Pelican Rapids invites residents to create Dia de Los Muertos decorations every Friday at 4:30 p.m. throughout October at the public library, culminating in a November 1 celebration. 
Participants can decorate jars or cans with provided art supplies, learning about the Mexican holiday that honors deceased loved ones through colorful offerings and symbols like marigolds and sugar skulls. Community invited to create decorations, learn traditions for Dia...
    October 16, 2025
    All are welcome and invited to take part in a community art project throughout October, leading up to a Dia de Los Muertos celebration on November...

    Pelican Rapids Honor Society members:
Front Row L-R:โ€‚Bryn Welch, Isabella Sjostrom, Chelsey Blakeway, Julianna Borgen, Megan Guler, Ellie Carlson, Emma Hanson
Middle Row L-R: Miren Thomas, Ikraan Mohamed, Grady Larson, Hazel Haugrud, Carlie Hovland, Ari Hovland
Next row L-R: Maddyx Vondra, Morgan Korf, Dylan Hoadley, Allie Thompson
Back row L-R: Andon Roisum, Nicholas Rockstead, John Stubbs, Hunter Hanson, Jack Welch 22 students inducted into Honor Society
    October 16, 2025
    Adding the distinction of Honor Society to their personal โ€œbrand,โ€ 17 Pelican Rapids High School students were inducted into the prestigious...

    The blue lines on the map show the potential northern and southern paths for the proposed Maple River Cuyuna power transmission line. The top path runs along the Highway 10 corridor, and the bottom path runs through and around lakes country like Pelican, Lizzie, Franklin, and others. ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ
    October 16, 2025
    Otter Tail, Minn. Power, Great River Energy considering two routesโ€”including lakes corridorย A power line plan that may run through the heart of the...

    ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™—๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ก๐™š๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™‹๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ: Former drive-in wins county board OK
    October 16, 2025
    At least one retail cannabis store in the city got the green light from Otter Tail County Commissioners on September 23. Wildflower Cannabis, owned...

    Curb and gutter is in on Pete Lane, which is part of the north project that creates a new Highway 59 and County Road 9 junction. Autumn is in the airโ€”and crews near completion of 59-108...
    October 16, 2025
    With a light north wind and a temperature of 33 degrees F on the morning of October 08, construction workers, MnDOT inspectors, and sidewalk...

    Classroom conduct issues bring action on Pelican music teacher
    October 16, 2025
    License suspension reversed, under list of conditions placed by Minnesota Educator Standards, Ethics committeeA Pelican Rapids educator facing allegations of misconduct...
    Denise Wandersee and Margaret Ferris, at the Pelican Rapids senior citizen nutrition siteโ€”at Hillbilly Laser. Director of the site, Wandersee, notes that more clients are invited to join the nutrition program. Senior meal programs help folks stay in homes longerโ€”save tax dollars
    October 16, 2025
    Nutrition Services Inc. is one of the largest food service operations in the regionโ€”serving thousands of meals per month, out of 75 locations in...

    ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€
    October 9, 2025
    City residents and visitors faced a host of parking challenges during the recent construction. Now that the dust is settling and before the snow flies, city parking...
    Erickson Insuranceโ€™s annual Flu Shot Clinic serves more than 100
    October 9, 2025
    Itโ€™s that time of the year again when the flu season is quickly approaching. The Pelican Rapids community is working to ensure that you receive your flu shot to prevent...
    Finished, striped, and ready for free sailingโ€”so motorists can โ€œhead eastโ€ to the lake country near Pelican Rapids.   
Highway 108 east opened up last weekโ€”just in time for the heavy traffic to the Trinity Lutheran Church annual turkey dinner on Oct. 1.  
Trinity is located on the left of this portion of 108 E. ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™™ ๐™€๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ...๐–ง๐—๐—’ ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿข๐Ÿช ๐—ˆ๐—‰๐–พ๐—‡๐—Œ ๐—Ž๐—‰ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—‡๐—‚๐–ผ๐—„ ๐—ˆ๐–ฟ ๐—๐—‚๐—†๐–พโ€”๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ป๐—‚๐—€ ๐–ณ๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—‚๐—๐—’ ๐–ผ๐—๐—Ž๐—‹๐–ผ๐—...
    October 9, 2025
    East Mill Avenue/Minnesota Highway 108 East was finally open to motor vehicle traffic just before the Trinity Lutheran Church Turkey Dinner was to...

    Tom Christopherson and Tom Rundle, Pelican Rapids High School Class of 1969, pause to check the local news in the Pelican Rapids Press while visiting Skagway, Alaska. Read Press From Afar
    October 9, 2025
    For more than 125 years, folks have been reading The Press in Pelican Rapids, at the farm, at the lake... and beyond!

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