𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲

by Beth Monke Guest columnist

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“Service” is something that extends beyond the military for the vast majority of veterans—as many of them return home and continue serving at the community level. Pictured, the late Larry Hovland, far right, representing the VFW as Pelican Rapids students, was awarded for a patriotic essay contest. Date of this photo is uncertain.

‘𝑇𝘩𝑎𝘯𝑘 𝑦𝘰𝑢 𝑓𝘰𝑟 𝑦𝘰𝑢𝘳 𝘴𝑒𝘳𝑣𝘪𝑐𝘦’ 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘃...

Reviewing plans and drawings for improvements at Sherin Park, from left, Brent Frazier, Carl Holt, Lance Roisum, and Harold Holt.

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𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝖺𝗇 𝖮𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖳𝖺𝗂𝗅 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍...

E. L. Peterson making his weekly trip to the post office with newspapers to be mailed in the early 1940s.
Peterson always walked and never drove even though he owned a car – photo provided by Eric Peterson.
Three generations of Petersons have published the Pelican Press, from the turn of the last century- to the 2000s. The Press continues the tradition today.

𝖭𝖾𝗐𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝟣𝟪𝟪𝟤 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳...

The late Terry Sjostrom, former owner of Birchwood Golf Course, is the subject of the fourth annual benefit golf tournament in his honor.
Proceeds from this year’s benefit will be donated to the Veterans Honor4 Flight program, which has served hundreds of veterans, including many in the greater Pelican Rapids area.

𝖠𝗇𝗇𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝖲𝗃𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗀𝗈𝗅𝖿 𝗍𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝖧𝗈𝗇𝗈𝗋...

Viking students bring music to stage at combine...

A view of highway 108 reconstruction past the Pelican US Post Office in fall of 2024. Work on 108 will continue, both east and west, in the summer of 2025.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴...𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸...

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