‘𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥’ 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗇𝖺𝗆𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖭𝖶 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗍𝖺 𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖫𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖡𝖺𝗇𝖽

by Louis Hoglund

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Mike Nettestad was recently elected president of the Minnesota 9th District American Legion concert band.
A Pelican Rapids Native and veteran himself, Nettestad served in the U.S. Air Force for four years in the 1970s—concluding his service in Rapid City, SD, at Ellsworth Air Base.
He’s familiar to church congregations throughout the lakes region, as director of the “Band of Faith” for nearly 30 years.
The band performs at different area churches about monthly.

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Pictured here, Erhard’s new “cornfield courts” which opened in 2024.

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