𝘖𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨...𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲—𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

by Louis Hoglund

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Pelican Rapids native and graduate Tim Siegle, right, and Paul Allen, with Canterbury Downs racehorse “Mia Baby.” They are part of a group that invested in the racehorse, mainly intending to support Christian mission work to Canterbury’s mostly Spanish-speaking workforce.
Readers may recognize Paul Allen as the “Voice of the Minnesota Vikings” radio. Allen, who has become a close friend of Siegle, also calls the horse races at Canterbury.

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𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝, ‘𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞’ 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢...

Bowling balls rolled and pins fell as the Pelican Rapids Viking Elementary School gymnasium was transformed into bowling lanes recently.
The bowling activity sets the stage for a number of Special Olympics events coming up this winter and spring.

𝖫𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇—𝖺𝗍 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇’𝗌 𝖵𝗂𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈...

New Pelican library director Marie Schwirian ta...

Mike & Barbara (Bakken) Payton at the The Vatican in Rome, as one of our stops on a Mediterranean cruise.

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Eddie Velo seated on the original loader. Eddie donated his machine to the Otter Tail County Historical Society in 1981.

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Hibbing, Minnesota native Bob Dylan.

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Memorial Day observances are among the very visible ceremonial programs offered by the Pelican VFW Post 5252, in conjunction, with the local American Legion Post 17. But behind the scenes, the Post donates thousands to veteran programs and community projects.
Members iof the Honor Guard are pictured here at the 2024 Memorial Day observances.

𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝...

Kix dancers from around the nation took to the field for the Tampa Florida bowl game, between Michigan and Alabama. Among those on the field were eight Pelican area Just for Kix dancers. Above, the pre-game show featured the dancers with a patriotic theme.

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