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Friends and neighbors
By Senator Bruce Anderson Friends and neighbors, We often take for granted the many blessings we have as Americans, which is why Veterans Day is so significant. This day allows us to honor the bravery […]
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Clean-up moves to Haack’s business
A crew from Junk Masters has started the clean-up process on Maple Lake City Councilor John Haack’s second property, his business on Birch Avenue. Above, they are pictured pulling a full-sized van off the grounds. […]
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Sawatzke family is feeling the love
Aug. 9 Big Daddy Benefit will help former MLE principal By Brenda Erdahl Eight years ago, Andy Sawatzke was the new guy in town. Maple Lake Schools had just hired him to replace the well-known […]
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The Haverty Family History Part III.I
By Sue Sylvester Part III will be divided into two parts and continued into next week. In the second part of the Haverty family history, the reader was introduced to Jack and Mollie (Holmberg) Haverty […]
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Track team shows promise
By Brenda Erdahl Sports Editor The Maple Lake track and field team got a taste of competition at two early indoor meets and coaches saw promising results. Just before spring break, on Thursday, March 21, […]
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Brute’s Bleat
By Harold Brutlag Another week of warm weather when the temps on Sunday was 65 degrees mid-afternoon and put a damper on any ice fishing with many of the smaller ponds like Mud Lake wide […]
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Irish fall to contenders in boys basketball action
By Brenda Erdahl Sports Editor The Maple Lake boys basketball team struggled against some of the top teams in the Central Minnesota Conference last week and early this week. EV-W 87, Maple Lake 32 On […]
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For what it’s worth
By Jim Studer In the midst of the holiday season my mind wanders in strange directions. I end up wondering why the eves seem to outdo the days. So many of our holidays were born […]
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Get ready for apple picking season
By Brenda Erdahl Apple picking is a beloved autumn tradition especially here in Minnesota where cherished favorites like HoneyCrisp, SweeTango and Zestar were born. For most orchards, the apple season begins mid- to late-September and […]
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Maple Lake Irish run their race at Holdingford
By Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor Nick Lind led the Irish boys cross country team to an eighth place finish Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Mark Alcorn Invitational at Holdingford High School. Lind ran the 5K in […]