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    Honors at Bemidji State U.
    June 19, 2025
    Local students, listed below, have earned Dean's List honors at Bemidji State University for the Spring 2025 semester.  To be eligible for the Dean's List, BSU students...
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    The 2025 Pelican Fest parade route will start at the Viking Elementary School, and continue through residential neighborhoods in southeast Pelican. 𝖱𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝖮𝖪’𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖥𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟭 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻...
    June 19, 2025
    A parade route has been approved for the July 12 Pelican Fest parade.  Due to the extensive highways 59 and 108 reconstruction last year, and again...

    Manager of the new pool and aquatic center is 2024 Pelican Rapids High School 
graduate Alli Jessen. Grand opening June 20 at new Pelican pool
    June 19, 2025
    The new Pelican Rapids Swimming Pool and Aquatic Center is open and attracting big crowds.Remaining are the formalities—and an official “grand...

    𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴...𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗹𝘆...
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    Stuff, stuff, and more stuff! We all have it, we all have accumulated it, but what is our plan to do with our stuff?Stuff is defined as matter, material, or articles. It...
    Area students on S.D. State dean's list
    June 19, 2025
    More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the...
    Cub Scout revival in Pelican area
    June 19, 2025
    Cub Scout Pack 313 has been revived in Pelican Rapids, and the young volunteers have been visible throughout the community. Pictured, Cubs passed...

    Zane Brosowske, a 2019 graduate of Pelican Rapids High School, parked his kayak to snap a photo beneath the famous St. Louis arch. 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐤, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖱𝖺𝗉𝗂𝖽𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗇...
    June 19, 2025
    While most Americans spend their days drowning in notifications, Zane Brosowske navigates the literal lifeblood of a continent alone in a 17-foot...

    Waving the flag at multi-cultural festival
    June 19, 2025
    The multicultural spirit of Pelican Rapids is reflected in one image, with  Mexican-American youth Sofia Rodriguez in a colorful traditional...

    Pack 313 Cub Scouts gathered for a photo at the annual “Blue-Gold  Banquet,” hosted in May at Trinity Lutheran Church

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    June 19, 2025
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    Pharmacy intern at Pelican Drug, Ally Luthi, spoke recently at the Pelican Rapids Area Rotary Club. A Moorhead native, Luthi is a student at North...

    Star Lake history author Kim Pederson set for Pelican library book...
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    The suspension bridge has become an iconic element in the Pelican Rapids “cityscape” over the past 50 years. Even wedding photographers have found it a unique visual backdrop, as illustrated in this photo from 2019.  
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    An early Monday morning downpour, June 16, silenced the heavy equipment all along the Pelican Rapids Highway 59-108 reconstruction project. 𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝖱𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗋𝗎𝗉𝗍...
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