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    Cheer team to Nationals

    By Brenda Erdahl Although only a toddler at two-years old, the Bolts cheer team, made up of athletes from Maple Lake, Dassel-Cokato and Annandale have qualified for the most prestigious of events – the national [...]
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    School board hires new MLE principal

    By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake School Board made the unanimous decision on Monday, Feb. 10 at their regular meeting to hire Buffalo native Anna Reedy as the new principal at Maple Lake Elementary School [...]
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    Riding in for the Rendezvous

    By Brenda Erdahl Although the warmest day out of a string of frigid ones, it was still on the chilly (and blustery) side for Maple Lake’s first Snow Machine Rendezvous and Ride, Saturday, Feb. 15. [...]
  • School

    Reading is Snow Much Fun!

    By Brenda Erdahl: It’s that time of year again when Maple Lake Elementary students and staff celebrates, I Love to Read Month with activities to promote reading. This year’s theme is “Reading is Snow Much [...]
  • Sports

    Abby Gindele makes state

    By Brenda Erdahl: The Annandale-Maple Lake girls wrestling team found out they are state tournament material after some recent competitions. Maple Lake sophomore, Abby Gindele, punched her ticket to the Minnesota State High School League [...]

News

Community

Administrator appointed

By Brenda Erdahl Wright County has a new county administrator. Greg Kryzer, who has served as the interim county administrator for the last six months, was appointed to the permanent position by the County Board […]

News

Fighting to reduce truancy

Courtesy of Wright County Communications Last week, Wright County Court Services, along with the county attorney’s office and the 10th Judicial District hosted a monthly meeting with students, parents and guardians dealing with truancy. At […]

Community

Voting for a snowplow name

Contributed report Voting is now open on the list of finalists for the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced recently. The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, […]

Community

Seeking juniors for D.C. trip

Contributed report Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) is seeking high school juniors to apply for a weeklong, all-expenses-paid leadership opportunity. The annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour will take place in Washington, […]

Sports

Sports

Gymnastics season ends

By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake gymnastics team ended its season at the Section 6A meet in New London-Spicer on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Irish faced eight teams including the Benson/KMS Braves who took the […]

Sports

Abby Gindele makes state

By Brenda Erdahl: The Annandale-Maple Lake girls wrestling team found out they are state tournament material after some recent competitions. Maple Lake sophomore, Abby Gindele, punched her ticket to the Minnesota State High School League […]

Obituaries

Obituaries

Lyndon G. Johnson, Annandale

Lyndon G. Johnson, age 67, of Annandale, died Thursday, February 13, 2025, at home. Memorial Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Annandale with Rev. Todd Nelsen […]

Obituaries

Lynnea Stay, Annandale

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with visitation one hour prior to the service. Fr. John Meyer will Celebrate the Mass. Burial […]

School

Community

Game opens with choir

Maple Lake High School’s 7th and 8th grade choirs performed the National Anthem before a girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, February 11th. They were led by Choir Director Culynn Curtis.

School

Reading is Snow Much Fun!

By Brenda Erdahl: It’s that time of year again when Maple Lake Elementary students and staff celebrates, I Love to Read Month with activities to promote reading. This year’s theme is “Reading is Snow Much […]

School

Bolts impress

Maple Lake Bolts cheer teams competed in the Maple Lake/Dassel-Cokato Ice Breaker Competition at Maple Lake High School on Saturday, Jan. 25. They competed in three categories: Elementary Traditional (Novice Elementary), Game Day (recreation) and […]

Church Schedules

Church Schedules

Church Schedules 2025

If you see your church has changes or updates, please contact the Messenger or email: office@maplelakemessenger.com ANNANDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 250 Oak Ave. N, Box 329, Annandale 320-274-5127 www.annandaleumc.org Pastor: Paul Baker SUN: 8:30 a.m. […]

Community

Community

Game opens with choir

Maple Lake High School’s 7th and 8th grade choirs performed the National Anthem before a girls’ basketball game on Tuesday, February 11th. They were led by Choir Director Culynn Curtis.

Community

Royalty Carnival is a hit

The Maple Lake Royalty program held a carnival at the Maple Lake Elementary School on Saturday, Feb. 15th. Formerly known as The Princess Ball, this event has been a tradition of the royalty program for […]

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