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NewsBrief, but nice service commemorates Memorial Day
By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake American Legion and VFW Honor Guards and a small gathering of community members paid their respects to military who lost their lives in the service of their country, Monday, [...] -
NewsCongratulations to the Class of 2020!
A very different commencement to take place Friday By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake High School class of 2020 will graduate on Friday, May 29 and it will be like no other commencement in the [...] -
Top StoryPandemic will change look of Memorial Day ceremony
By Brenda Erdahl Memorial Day is a day to honor our country’s fallen soldiers, that has not changed. What has changed is how those fallen soldiers will be honored. Every year in Maple Lake the [...] -
Top StorySocially distant clowns to reconnect at virtual school
By Brenda Erdahl How do you tell a clown he can’t give a kid a high five or paint a funny picture on a tike’s face? How do you refuse a born entertainer entrance to [...]
News
News
Brief, but nice service commemorates Memorial Day
By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake American Legion and VFW Honor Guards and a small gathering of community members paid their respects to military who lost their lives in the service of their country, Monday, […]
News
Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
A very different commencement to take place Friday By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake High School class of 2020 will graduate on Friday, May 29 and it will be like no other commencement in the […]
Community
Pavement preservation construction impacts Maple Lake
The 2020 Pavement Preservation Contract involves the following highways in Wright County: County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 8 from State Highway 55 in Maple Lake to I-94 in Hasty; CSAH 31 from the county line […]
News
MLE teacher gets a heartwarming surprise
“My heart is so full right now” By Brenda Erdahl Teacher appreciation week has new meaning since educators have taken on the challenge of distance learning. What was once familiar has become unknown territory. The […]
News
St. Timothy Spring Auction goes digital
By Brenda Erdahl The appearance of COVID-19 has resulted in some historic changes at St. Timothy’s School in Maple Lake. Classes have gone on-line and now so will the school’s annual Spring Auction and Dinner. […]
News
Annandale Food Shelf is stable resource during pandemic
By Brenda Erdahl As week’s pile up under the Governor’s Stay at Home order and people continue to be out of work, the Annandale Food Shelf remains a stable resource in the Annandale, Maple Lake […]
Sports
Sports
Three Irish named to All Central-Minnesota speech team
The Central Minnesota Speech and Drama Coaches Association (CMSDCA) announced the recipients for the All Central-Minnesota speech team from Maple Lake. Member schools are able to nominate students who showed exceptional success in competition and […]
Sports
Irish end season with virtual awards banquet
By Brenda Erdahl “If there is one thing we can learn from the current situation our world is in, it’s that you should not take anything for granted and you should truly ‘live in’ and […]
Sports
Irish senior receives baseball scholarship
Ben Reilley will play ball at UMD By Brenda Erdahl When Ben Reilley picked up his first baseball 10 plus years ago, he knew it was the game for him. “Baseball is that sport in […]
Sports
ML Boys suffer two losses on road
By Brenda Erdahl The Maple Lake boys’ basketball team suffered two losses on the road last week. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Irish traveled to Cathedral to take on the non-conference Crusaders and fell 58-43. […]
Sports
Irish girls end regular season
By Brenda Erdahl The Irish girls’ basketball team kicked off its final week of regular season play with a 47-33 win over the non-conference Rush City on Monday, Feb. 17. The rest of the week’s […]
Sports
Wrestling win one, lose two
By Tom Westman The ANML Lightning wrestling team competed in the quarter-finals of the Section 6-2A tournament Thursday, Feb.13 at Annandale High School. The Lightning faced Zimmerman and defeated them 58-14. The next night, Friday, […]
Obituaries
Obituaries
Donald “Minnow” Rasset, Annandale
Obituary Donald “Minnow” Rasset, age 65, a lifelong resident of Annandale, died from cancer at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, May 17, 2020. A drive through visitation and graveside service are pending. […]
Obituaries
Kathleen “Katie” Jude, Maple Lake
Obituary Kathleen “Katie” Jude, age 68, of Maple Lake died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at St. Benedict’s Memory Care Villa in Monticello. A public drive-through visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, May 28, […]
Obituaries
Thomas Gagnon, Old Frontenac
Thomas Gagnon, 72, of Old Frontenac, passed away on May 12, 2020, at The Bluffs in Lake City. Tom was born July 20, 1947, in Saint Cloud, MN to Marvin and Signa (Johnson) Gagnon. Tom […]
School
School
School Extra: Read all about it by Bob Zimmerman
I often think to myself and sometimes comment out loud that “the calendar is relentless” which is just another way of saying “time marches on” no matter what my preferences would be. Life viewed from […]
School
Recognition planned for 2020 grads
By Katie Friedman Correspondent For graduating seniors around the world, this is a year that will be short on pomp and long on circumstance. At the Maple Lake School Board’s most recent meeting, Monday, May […]
School
Maple Lake to dissolve Community Ed co-op
By Katie Friedman, Correspondent At its most recent meeting, Monday, May 11, the Maple Lake School Board voted to give notice to the Annandale School District of intent to dissolve the two districts’ community education cooperative. […]
Church Schedules
Church Schedules
Church Schedules – May 27, 2020
IN LIGHT OF THE “STAY AT HOME” ORDER PUT IN PLACE BY MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ THAT BEGAN ON MARCH 27TH, THE CHURCH PAGE’S SERVICE INFORMATION HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. CONTACT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP […]
Church Schedules
Church Schedules-May 20, 2020
IN LIGHT OF THE “STAY AT HOME” ORDER PUT IN PLACE BY MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ THAT BEGAN ON MARCH 27TH, THE CHURCH PAGE’S SERVICE INFORMATION HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. CONTACT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP […]
Church Schedules
Church Schedules-May 13, 2020
IN LIGHT OF THE “STAY AT HOME” ORDER PUT IN PLACE BY MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ THAT BEGAN ON MARCH 27TH, THE CHURCH PAGE’S SERVICE INFORMATION HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. CONTACT YOUR PLACE OF WORSHIP […]
Community
Community
Pavement preservation construction impacts Maple Lake
The 2020 Pavement Preservation Contract involves the following highways in Wright County: County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 8 from State Highway 55 in Maple Lake to I-94 in Hasty; CSAH 31 from the county line […]
Community
Library cancels summer children’s programs
Dear friends and patrons of the Maple Lake Library, it is with great sadness that we have decided to cancel our summer children’s programs – “Storytime with Marie” for preschool children, and “Reading With Rowdy”, […]
Community
Minnesota Community Action Network celebrates 56 years of service, Wright County Community Action celebrates 55 years locally
2020 marks the 56th year since the Community Action Network was established to help American families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty. Today, 24 local Community Action Agencies are working every day to create opportunities […]
