By Brenda Erdahl A closer to normal January and a couple cold fronts in the forecast means things are looking good for the 2025 Ice Fishing Derby. This popular Maple Lake event that, at its [...]
By Brenda Erdahl It’s almost that most wonderful time of the year – Girl Scout Cookie time! The national kick-off was Jan. 7, according to Girl Scouts of the USA, but here in Maple Lake [...]
By John Holler Wright County Communication Specialist At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wright Board of Commissioners, the board began its first meeting of the year with a pair of required duties – swearing in the [...]
By Brenda Erdahl Now that Christmas is over, Maple Lake’s next favorite holiday, St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. One of the biggest festivals of the year, this annual event that features a [...]
By Brenda Erdahl When the weather turns cold, it’s time for Bob Grieger to go to work. He starts collecting warm clothes, blankets, hats and gloves around Christmas time to give to people in need. [...]
Contributed report With nearly 2,000 babies affected by birth defects each year in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed January as Birth Defects Awareness Month (PDF) in Minnesota. January is also National Birth Defects Awareness […]
Contributed report The CenterPoint Energy Foundation is currently accepting applications for its first 2025 grant cycle through Feb. 14. Funded separately and financially independent from the utility, the CenterPoint Energy Foundation strives to be a […]
By the MN Department of Natural Resources The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated students interested in learning more about natural resource careers through paid summer internships. DNR summer interns […]
Contributed report Xcel Energy will extend the operation of its carbon-free Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant well into the future following the recent renewal of the plant’s operating license by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). […]
Contributed report Governor Walz on January 3, approved a recommendation from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for $1,267,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) to address the novel and escalating […]
Contributed report A Christmas morning fire devastated a business in Waverly. At approximately 7:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, Wright County Deputies were dispatched to a reported structure fire at EG Autoworks, 518 Pacific Av. […]
Maple Lake Bolts cheer teams competed in the Annandale Heart of the Frozen Lakes Cheer Invitational at AHS, Saturday Jan. 11. They competed in three categories, Traditional Rec Open (pictured above) where they finished first, […]
By Ryan Bergeron Advocate Managing Editor In a match-up featuring two teams listed in The Guillotine’s “Lean and Mean” portion of the Class AA rankings, the Lightning made the trip to Hutchinson to face the […]
By Brenda Erdahl After a long winter break, the Maple Lake gymnastics team got back into the swing of things with a 116.450 to 114.950 win over Paynesville on Tuesday, Jan. 7. On Saturday, Jan. […]
By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake girls’ basketball team is 2-10 after a streak of losses. The Irish opened the week with two Central Minnesota Conference contests and ended at Halenbeck Hall on the St. […]
By Brenda Erdahl The Irish boys’ basketball team played two close games last week but fell just short. Maple Lake 51, Eden Valley-Watkins 66 The Irish hosted Central Minnesota Conference foe EV-W on Thursday, Jan. […]
By Brenda Erdahl The Irish boys’ basketball team got off to a strong start against North Lakes Academy at Target Center, Monday, Dec. 30th, but couldn’t hold onto the lead and fell 76-63. The Maple […]
Alex M. Olson, age 22, of Princeton, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Mountain Iron, Minnesota. A Gathering in Celebration of the Life of Alex will be held from 4-6 p.m. with a […]
Thelma Vandergon, age 94, of Maple Lake, died Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at the Buffalo Hospital. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Silver Community Church near Maple Lake, with […]
Marilyn M. Wurm, age 83, of Maple Lake, died Saturday, December 7, 2024, with her family at her side at the Annandale Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December […]
Contributed report Joseph Nelson, a seventh grader at St. Timothy Catholic School in Maple Lake was the talk of the school last week for winning The Stock Market Game and earning himself a trip to […]
Maple Lake High School’s Jazz and Concert bands held a winter concert on Thursday, Dec. 12 at the high school auditorium. The concert band performed “O Magnum Mysterium” by H. Robert Renolds. To see more […]
St. Timothy School will send nine students on to the Big Bang Science Fair in March. Students in the sixth through eighth grades competed in a local competition, Tuesday, Nov. 26 at St. Timothy School […]
By the MN Department of Natural Resources The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is waiving vehicle permit fees at all 73 state parks and recreation areas on Monday, Jan. 20. This Free Park Day is […]
Contributeed report The Christmas spirit is alive and well at Bernatello’s Food in Maple Lake that every year donates to a Christmas Charity. This year the company’s charity of choice was the Annandale Food Shelf […]
Contributed report The CenterPoint Energy Foundation is currently accepting applications for its first 2025 grant cycle through Feb. 14. Funded separately and financially independent from the utility, the CenterPoint Energy Foundation strives to be a […]