A pair of adventurers will be the guest speakers for a dinner event at Fair Hills Resort, Pelican Lake, on Friday, June 18.  The story of two 18 year-old boys who graduated early from high school to embark on a wilderness journey from their backyards is an inspiration to those who fear adventure is lost in… Read More

Heavy winds—and very needed rains–swept through the area June 11, at about sunrise.  Reports of downed trees, branches and limbs were widespread, from Pelican Rapids city to the lakes area.  The wind took down the Pelican Rapids Public Library’s book deposit box, near the entrance of the library.  On West Silent Lake, Pelican Rapids Press reader Austin Holtz… Read More

Sheriff deputies reported that fire destroyed a home near Erhard in the early-morning hours of June 8. The location was 340th Street. The fire call came in at 2:53 a.m. First responders said the residence was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. No injuries were reported. The home was owned by Rita Anderson. “The cause of the… Read More

Trail camera may have bagged suspect in Scambler Cemetery flower heist A “flower thief” may have been caught red-handed—thanks to an enterprising detective action by a local guy with a trail camera.  An area family, with connections to Tamarac Lake and Scambler Township, lost plants last year, which were stolen from the family’s Scambler Cemetery plots.  So… Read More

Documentary screening and end-of-life discussion in Pelican Rapids June 23 Hospice of the Red River Valley invites the community to attend a free educational event focused on the Emmy-nominated FRONTLINE documentary “Being Mortal.”  The presentation, “Being Mortal: Medicine & What Matters in the End,” is scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pelican Valley Senior… Read More