𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒...𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

by Brent E. Frazier

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The biggest and best pelican is, of course, in Pelican Rapids.

𝖭𝖸 𝖳𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝖻𝗂𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗌𝗆𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝗇𝗌 𝗂...

“𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞” 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫: 𝖴𝗉𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗐...

Decked out for the holidays,
horse-wagon teams parade
through Pelican Nov. 29

𝑩𝑬𝑬𝑹...𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝖫𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖫𝗎𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋...

Remembering father’s WWII service; and turbulen...

A Mexican folklore dance in flowing, colorful dress concluded the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration at St. Leonard’s Church in Pelican Rapids on Dec. 12. The dancer, Marycrus Bedoy
Flores, was a guest performer from Alexandria.

PHOTOS BY LOUIS HOGLUND

𝓞𝓾𝓻 𝓛𝓪𝓭𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓖𝓾𝓪𝓭𝓪𝓵𝓾𝓹𝓮 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼’𝘀 𝗿...

In an uncommon reversal of the typical order, mother followed daughter in a journey to Lutheran ministry.

Rev. Anna Monke-Gervais, left, is pastor at Zion Lutheran Church on Franklin Lake, northeast of
Pelican Rapids.

Meanwhile, mom Beth Monke is finishing up at Luther Seminary in 2025, on her path to ministry.

Beth is serving Tonseth Lutheran, southeast of Pelican Rapids, as an intern—where Anna also served a few years ago when earning her degree at Luther Seminary.

PHOTO BY
LOUIS HOGLUND

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫: 𝖠𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗆 𝖡𝖾𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖽...

Trinity concert featured holiday melodies by me...

Pelican Rapids city council members Steve Foster and Kevin Ballard, centered, were honored with special plaques on Dec. 10 at their final council meeting. Both men served four terms—16 years each. At left, Lance Roisum, city administrator. Right, Mayor Brent Frazier.

𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘭...

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