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    April 13, 2018
    Letter: Help make these school projects community plans
    Hi, my name is Amy Erickson, and I am a Detroit Lake School Board Member. I'll note here that I'm speaking on my own behalf, as we did not discuss this letter as a board. Nancy Young, a Detroit Lakes graduate, has started a community group to provide information and gather input...
    opinionApril 13, 2018 - 8:24am
    March 11, 2018
    Ruth Hetland, the pastor at Saint Peter's Lutheran Church of Audubon, will be signing copies of her new book on Wednesday, March 14 at the church. Marie Johnson / Tribune
    A 'devotional for the heartbroken': Audubon pastor publishes book on grief and grace
    The title of Ruth Hetland's new book, "Writing With a View of the Graveyard: Life, Loss, and Unruly Grace," has both literal and figurative meanings....
    newsMarch 11, 2018 - 5:30am
    March 7, 2018
    Detroit Lakes High School chemistry teacher Vicki Welke is Detroit Lakes’ 2018 Teacher of the Year. She has been with the school for 23 years. (Marie Johnson / Tribune)
    She's got her work down to a science: High school chemistry teacher, Vicki Welke, named DL's 2018 Teacher of the Year
    Vicki Welke was named Detroit Lakes School District's 2018 Teacher of the Year at a special ceremony on Tuesday. She and other top nominees from...
    newsMarch 7, 2018 - 11:51am
    February 24, 2018
    Kyley Foster, a junior commercial aviation major at the University of North Dakota, passed her Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Pilot checkride Feb. 19 and is now a member of the world of commercial aviation. Foster is a 2015 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School. Submitted photo
    Laker alum becomes commercial pilot
    community/peopleFebruary 24, 2018 - 11:00am
    February 22, 2018
    Health and Wellness in Becker County: Summit addresses challenges, highlights reasons to celebrate
    Becker County Energize held its 3rd Annual Community Health and Wellness Summit on Tuesday, bringing school, faith, social services and healthcare leaders together to talk about the overall health of the community, address challenges and share success stories. The all-day event, held...
    news/science-and-natureFebruary 22, 2018 - 12:00pm
    Students line up at the tubing hill to watch their friends slide before taking turns on the tubes themselves.
    Totally tube-ular!: Elementary school students get outside to slide
    Taking advantage of last Wednesday's unusually warm winter weather, several classes from Detroit Lakes' elementary schools walked through the...
    community/eventsFebruary 22, 2018 - 11:00am
    February 14, 2018
    Health and wellness summit set for Feb. 20: BSU's Bensen to deliver keynote, 'Planning from the Furture'
    The Third Annual Becker County Energize Community Health & Wellness Summit will be held next Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Keynote speaker Jim Bensen, president emeritus at Bemidji State University, will share his visionary and...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 14, 2018 - 4:49pm
    February 2, 2018
    Joan Buchhop lifts her arms into the air during a Faithfully Fit workout. Marie Johnson / Tribune
    Body and soul: Zion's Faithfully Fit program focuses on the spiritual as well as the physical
    Here's a group that gives new meaning to the phrase, "working out religiously." For almost 20 years now, several women from Zion Lutheran Church...
    lifestyle/faithFebruary 2, 2018 - 10:00am
    January 21, 2018
    Diane Jordan has been a vocal music instructor at Lake Park-Audubon schools for the past 30-plus years. Known for her professionalism and high expectations for students, she has been named this year's LPA Teacher of the Year. Marie Johnson / Tribune
    Not sharp, not flat...but right on key: Diane Jordan named Teacher of the Year at LPA
    Music teacher Diane Jordan has been named Lake Park-Audubon School District's Teacher of the Year. Jordan is a vocal music instructor for grades...
    community/peopleJanuary 21, 2018 - 9:00am
    January 12, 2018
    Cyndi, at a DFL fundraiser in the fall of 2014. She was active with the local DFL, and League of Women Voters, for decades. She also got into the political realm herself at times, serving on the school board and planning commission, among other civic involvements. Submitted photo
    'A huge loss for all of us': Influential community leader, Cyndi Anderson, passes away
    The Detroit Lakes community has lost an active and influential leader with the passing of Cyndi Anderson. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, less than one...
    newsJanuary 12, 2018 - 11:51am
    January 11, 2018
    Scott Abbey of KDLM, Gary Thompson of Tri-State Diving, and Ron Zeman of Norby’s encouraged local folks to take the first-ever Polar Fest Plunge leading up to the event in February of 1996. Zeman was one of the two people credited with starting the festival 22 years ago. Tribune File Photo
    DL's first plunge into Polar Fest: A look back at the beginnings of the area's biggest winter festival
    If it weren't for a small group of dedicated Detroit Lakers, Polar Fest wouldn't exist as we know it. Today, Polar Fest is a popular, 12-day...
    community/historyJanuary 11, 2018 - 12:00pm
    December 2, 2017
    Ginny Klein, front, and Holly Heisserer will perform piano duets on two separate pianos for the First Lutheran Church's first Advent Mini Concert of this season, coming up on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The free concerts take place over the noon lunch hour. A free-will-offering soup and sandwich lunch follows each concert. Submitted photo
    'Come and enjoy the music of the holidays': First Lutheran Church to host lunchtime Advent Mini Concerts three Wednesdays in Dec.
    First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes is ringing in the holiday season with a series of lunchtime Advent Mini Concerts, continuing a 17-year-long...
    lifestyle/faithDecember 2, 2017 - 5:00pm
    November 30, 2017
    Detroit Lakes native Melissa Paakh, left, laughs with fellow Miss Minnesota USA 2018 contestant, Kalie Wright, on the Ames Center stage in Burnsville just moments before Wright was crowned as the new titleholder. Paakh was named first runner-up. Submitted photo courtesy of Future Productions
    DL native Melissa Paakh is Miss Minnesota USA runner-up
    Detroit Lakes native Melissa Paakh was named first runner-up in the Miss Minnesota USA 2018 pageant. Paakh has a long and successful history...
    community/peopleNovember 30, 2017 - 1:08pm
    November 23, 2017
    A big crowd filled The Cactus on Oct. 26 for the Perham Sportsman's Club's annual Chili Feed fundraiser. Many prizes were given away. Submitted photo
    Sportsman's Club Chili Feed raises $70K
    More than 700 people attended the Perham Sportsman's Club's 10th Annual Chili Feed, held at The Cactus on Oct. 26. In a press release to the...
    community/peopleNovember 23, 2017 - 8:00am
    November 3, 2017
    A chance to say 'thanks'
    Do you want to say 'thank you' to the community for supporting a recent charity event, fundraising campaign or similar occasion? Individuals, organizations and businesses in the lakes area are invited to share their letters of thanks for publication on the Tribune's Community pages....
    lifestyleNovember 3, 2017 - 12:00pm
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