Donations to the Pelican Rapids school were announced at the Jan. 11 school board meeting.  • To music scholarship – Jon & Bonnie McGregor $50 • To Viking Elementary Special Ed. from the Wilm Family – $2,000 • To scholarships in memory of Marlene Evenson -Anonymous $20

Donations to the Pelican Rapids Public Library can be more than monetary.   The Friends of the Library are suggesting to donate a product or two that will help keep the library operating.  Due to the pandemic this last year, the Friends of the Library fundraisers were cancelled.  The library has managed in lots of new ways to… Read More

Vietnam veteran Rudy Butenas and wife Adele know how to display their patriotism—right in the front yard, and well illuminated.  The Butenas family earned honors late in the fall, as one of the periodic “Patriotic Flag Display” awards. It was presented by Ruth Holmgren, of the Pelican Rapids VFW Post 5252 Auxiliary, who has spearheaded the… Read More

The Pass It On Board held its annual distribution meeting in December.  During the pandemic the downtown Pelican Rapids thrift store was closed from mid March until early July, and they decided to close again temporarily prior to Thanksgiving in the wake of the large increase in cases in the area.  “We anticipate reopening relatively soon depending… Read More

Otter Tail County Public Health has received its initial doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and is working quickly to get it out into the community.  Public Health vaccinators began to receive their vaccine just before the new year, and January 4 marks the first administration clinic held by Public Health to vaccinate emergency medical responders… Read More