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    18th-century poet who wrote Robert Burns author of Auld Lang Syne.

    Why we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve

    As the clock strikes midnight, familiar notes of Auld Lang Syne fill the air — yet the story...

    Why we sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve
    As the clock strikes midnight, familiar notes of Auld Lang Syne fill the air — yet the story...
    Pelican’s Ethan Isaman, foreground, and #4, CJ Fahje, on the court at Concordia Dec. 20.

    Pelican romps past Wadena, 77-36 Four Viking b...

    After starting off the season with three straight Heart O’ Lakes conference games, the Pelican...

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    Mason and Cassie Bakken with their 14-month-old daughter Tomi at Thanksgiving.­­­­­

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    Mason and Cassie Bakken were expecting twins and thrilled about welcoming two more children to...
    Pictured from left: Ryan Huseby, Warren Forsgren (Scout), Corbin Steuber (Scout),  Wyatt Haiby, and Brian Borgen 

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    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer...

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    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer...
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    Otter Tail County receives statewide economic d...
    Otter Tail County has announced that its Empowered Worker Program has been selected as the...
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    Beauty of Christmas amidst everyday chaos
    Comfortably slumped in an uncomfortable wooden chair, listening to the four young adults joyfully...
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    The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) fined the Young Life Castaway Club (YLCC) in 2024...
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    As the clock strikes midnight, familiar notes of Auld Lang Syne fill the air — yet the story behind the centuries-old Scottish song remains a...
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    Question: I saw a guy in a Chevrolet Suburban towing a guy on a motorcycle using a tow strap going down the street in town. It crossed my mind, is that legally ok to do...
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    December 24, 2025
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    The “little store with the big heart” is continuing its quarter-century charitable tradition—donating thousands of dollars as the calendar turns to the new year. Pass It On...
    Pictured from left: Ryan Huseby, Warren Forsgren (Scout), Corbin Steuber (Scout),  Wyatt Haiby, and Brian Borgen 

PHOTO COURTESY LARYSSA NELSON Cub Scouts brave snow to thank firefighters at Pelican Fire Hall
    December 24, 2025
    Two years after re-vitalizing the Scouts programs in Pelican, the Scouts continue to volunteer their time in fun, festive waysEven as snow blew and...
    Mason and Cassie Bakken with their 14-month-old daughter Tomi at Thanksgiving.­­­­­ Pelican community rallies for family with newborn twins in...
    December 24, 2025
    Mason and Cassie Bakken were expecting twins and thrilled about welcoming two more children to their family. But at 18 weeks of pregnancy, Cassie...
    Public Notices
    PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 25, 2025
    December 24, 2025
    -PELICAN RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESNOVEMBER 25, 2025Call to OrderMayor Mayor Frazier called the regular City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...
    PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF FILINGS FOR TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS
    December 24, 2025
    Notice is hereby given that filings will open at 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2025 and will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday January 13, 2026 for the following offices at the...
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    Pelican’s Ethan Isaman, foreground, and #4, CJ Fahje, on the court at Concordia Dec. 20. Pelican romps past Wadena, 77-36 Four Viking boys net in double...
    December 25, 2025
    After starting off the season with three straight Heart O’ Lakes conference games, the Pelican Rapids boys basketball team played two...
    Lady Vikings fall to rival DGF
    December 24, 2025
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