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Letter to the editor
Recently the U.S. DOJ has indicted over 70 individuals. I was wrong. I did not think the $250 million fraud case would ever be brought to court. The vast number of defendants are related to […]
Month: February 2024
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Ask a trooper
Question: I have been thinking about getting a dash camera for my vehicle. If I do, where can I place it? Answer: When it comes to placing things up in the windshield or dashboard area […]
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Brute’s Bleat
By Harold Brutlag I hope everyone is enjoying the weather swings which give us lots of warm weather with a sprinkling of cold spells which don’t seem to last more than a day or so. […]
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City hires interim city administrator
By Brenda Erdahl The City of Maple Lake has hired an Interim City Administrator to replace Renee Eckerly who recently resigned the position. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, at a regular city council meeting, councilors unanimously […]
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Brumm, Klatt make State
By Brenda Erdahl Annandale-Maple Lake wrestlers Cassen Brumm and Nathan Klatt will return to the State Wrestling arena for the second year in a row after top performances last week at sections. Brumm, a freshman […]
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Gators, snakes, and kangaroos
It’s not often you get to pet a baby kangaroo, but dozens of children and adults did who attended an outreach program with the Hemker Zoo at St. Timothy School in Maple Lake on Saturday, […]
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Lake Country Lure-March 2024
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Nature smart
By Stan Tekiela If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: nature is always changing. For some reason we people always think that everything stays the same. But when it comes […]
Sports
Gymnasts’ season ends at sections
By Brenda Erdahl Sports Editor The Maple Lake gymnastics team ended its season at the section tournament in Morris on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Irish finished fourth with 126.15 points behind New London-Spicer in first […]
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Irish girls suffer basketball losses
By Brenda Erdahl Sports Editor The Maple Lake girls basketball team suffered losses to Eden Valley-Watkins, Dassel-Cokato and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa last week. Maple Lake 23, EV-W 42 The Irish faced the Eagles shorthanded and pressured had […]