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Taking (scenic) refuge 
Rodney Ludwig of Fargo took top honors in Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge’s 10th Annual Photography Contest. His photo, Great Blue Heron, Mating at Tamarac Rookery, was chosen out of a record number of 163 entries.
January 18, 2012
HOLMESPiNNIN’
In honor of its tenth anniversary in May, Detroit Lakes’ Historic Holmes Theatre is revisiting the first show ever performed there — an original theatrical production written and staged entirely by local talent.
“Holmes Spun Theatre 2” will be presented on Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at 7:30 p.m.
January 12, 2012
Ice-tacular! Sculptors create ice art in DL
A 2012 block of ice sits sparkling with icy perfection, it’s tiny little cuts catching the light outside of the Holiday Inn in Detroit Lakes.
It’s almost unbelievable to know that just the night before, it was nothing but eight blocks of ice.
By Paula Quam , January 04, 2012
the year in review
Unless something earth shattering happens in the next couple days, 2011 will go down as a year of development and expansion projects, school changes and sudden personnel changes.
December 28, 2011
Jolly shopping souls
’Tis the season to be jolly — and spend a jolly amount of money.
And statistics show a very large portion of that money goes to imports from China.
The U.S. Census Bureau has collected some Christmas-related facts:
Retail sales by the nation’s department stores in December of 2010 totaled $27.2 billion.
By Pippi Mayfield , December 14, 2011
Sleigh bells ringin’
Wally Rodewald sits at his kitchen table, sifting through a big pile of homemade thank-you notes and pictures that local kids have drawn him.
By Paula Quam , December 07, 2011
‘Patriot dogs’ in training
When the members of Linda Pagenkopf’s “Intro to Social Work” class at M State in Detroit Lakes were looking for a project to complete the volunteer service part of their course, they didn’t need to look very far.
One member of the class, Kayla Bellefeuille, was a veteran, and brought up the idea of volunteering to help train dogs for the new Patriot Assistance Dog (PAD) program.
By Vicki Gerdes , November 22, 2011
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Art, music & fun
Area residents will have an opportunity to get a head start on their holiday shopping, while helping to support arts in the lakes area at the 8th annual Holmes Art Show, set for this Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 17-19 at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes.
By Vicki Gerdes , November 15, 2011
Another high school play?
It may be “Just Another High School Play,” but in this comedy to be presented by the amateur thespians of Lake Park-Audubon High School, there’s a little bit of everything — from Shakespeare to Greek tragedy, Dickens to Albee.
By Vicki Gerdes , November 09, 2011
Clear for take off!
Anyone standing outside the Detroit Lakes/Becker County Airport Friday morning could tell something exciting was going on.
Kids lined up at the gate, talked excitedly and joined in groups of three to take (more than likely) their first flight in a small, non-commercial airplane.
By Pippi Mayfield , November 02, 2011
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Moose tracks: Local man fulfills lifetime dream of Alaska hunt
For Willis Mattison of Osage, a hunting trip to Alaska had been a lifelong dream.
“It began when I was about 12 years old,” he said. “I dreamed of having a log home in Alaska.”
Mattison’s cousin, Kenny, moved to Alaska in 1963, making Mattison very envious of his close relative.
By Brian Basham , October 19, 2011
Carving out their niche: Local woodcarvers find joy in creating
Richard Spadgenski sits patiently at a table set up at the Washington Square Mall in Detroit Lakes, chatting with friends and whittling away at a piece of wood.
By Paula Quam , October 12, 2011
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