Year: 2017
Wastewater update
By Ross Evavold, Annandale Advocate Managing Editor- For the second consecutive year, residents and businesses in Annandale, Maple Lake and Howard Lake will not see an increase in wastewater user rates for the coming year. […]
City celebrates new small business loan
By Katie Friedman, Correspondent- At its most recent meeting, Tuesday, December 19, the Maple Lake City Council celebrated the recent completion of its first loan from the city’s new Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program by […]
County attorney endorses joining in pharma lawsuit
by John Holler, Correspondent- There is little in the way of denying that the crisis of addiction and death surrounding the abuse of opioid drugs and painkillers has reached an epidemic level throughout the United […]
Wright-Hennepin makes huge Toys For Tots donation
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) was an official drop-off site for Toys for Tots and held a toy drive from November 27 to December 15. During that time, WH employees, directors and members collected a […]
Gymnasts win again at home
by Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor- The Maple Lake gymnastics teams came out on top at another outing last week and broke a couple records on its way. The girls defeated Litchfield 132.75 to 129.15, Thursday, […]
Hockey jumps to 7-1 overall
by Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor- The Monticello boys hockey team boosted its record to 7-1 after two more wins last week, including a Mississippi 8 Conference victory over Rogers. The Moose kicked off the week […]
Wrestling wins the Battle of the Bolt
by Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor- The Annandale-Maple Lake Lightning wrestling team went 2-1 last week after dropping a close dual to Becker, then beating Central Minnesota Conference foes Glencoe-Silver Lake-Lester Prairie and Dassel-Cokato. The […]
Irish girls edge HL-WW
The Maple Lake girls basketball team claimed its second Central Minnesota Conference win and sixth win overall, Thursday, Dec. 21, when it defeated Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at home, 38-44. The Irish got off to a slow […]
Irish beat Chargers, Cubs
by Brenda Erdahl