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Tree lights up downtown
Downtown Maple Lake is ready for the holidays with the addition of a lit Christmas Tree on the empty lot at the corner of Birch Avenue and Division Street. The Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce […]
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Meet Santa and his reindeer Christmas in Maple Lake celebrates its 19th year as a kickoff for the holidays in the community
By Brenda Erdahl Meet Santa Claus and his reindeer on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9:30 a.m. until noon at Christmas in Maple Lake in downtown Maple Lake. This will be the 19th year the annual […]
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Turkey Trot is huge success
By Brenda Erdahl The annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, hosted by the Annandale-Maple Lake High School Wrestling Team was a huge success once again. The event drew 125 runners plus approximately 45 wrestlers early Thursday […]
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Pastime becomes published novel
By Brenda Erdahl One of 12 children growing up in rural Maple Lake in the 1960s, Elaine (Ottenstoer) Wiegand learned at a young age the value of hard work. She held her first job at […]
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Borgert closer to Eagle Scout
Contributed report Local Boy Scout Steven Borgert is one step closer to attaining Scouting’s highest rank – Eagle Scout. Borgert recently completed his Eagle Scout project that completely renovated three outdoor classrooms at Pinewood Elementary […]
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The Holiday Gift Guide Find fun for the entire family
By Brenda Erdahl There is a lot happening in and around our little community this holiday season including a multitude of fun events that the entire family can enjoy. Inside this edition of the Messenger, […]
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Ask a trooper
Question: I have some new drivers in our house. We got talking the other day and they didn’t know what “hand signals” were. Can you write about that to help inform others that might not […]
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Letter to the editor
Well it looks like the elections are mostly over. There are a few contested contests. I suppose they are “”election deniers”. I think that Harris campaign also got a slap in the face by the […]
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Letter to the editor
It’s that time of year again! Are you ready? As it does every year, our lives are about to get much busier. The holiday season brings many extra fun activities, parties, and events for us […]