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    October 12, 2017
    Sons of​ Norway​ Vikingland Lodge members​ ​(from left) Will Johnson, Karen​ Merseth and​ Carol​ Turner ​present a​ $150 check to​ Mark ​Gloege ​and ​Kari Stattelman of Minnesota Flyers Gymnastics to support their Fly Time program for special needs students. (Submitted photo)
    Local Sons of Norway give back to community
    Every year the Sons of Norway Vikingland Lodge in Detroit Lakes holds a silent auction in April, to raise money for its charitable foundation....
    lifestyleOctober 12, 2017 - 10:30am
    Eleven returning seniors took part in National Honor Society induction ceremonies at Lake Park-Audubon High School on Sunday, Sept. 24. (Submitted photo)
    National Honor Society at LP-A inducts new members
    Junior and senior members of Lake Park-Audubon High School's National Honor Society welcomed 24 new members at their annual Induction Ceremony...
    lifestyleOctober 12, 2017 - 9:30am
    December 29, 2016
    Marotzke turns 90
    Come help Marcille Marotzke celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house on Saturday, Jan. 7 at Zion Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes. Birthday...
    lifestyleDecember 29, 2016 - 7:00am
    December 22, 2016
    Ogema Elementary School Principal Laurie Johnson (center) recently accepted a check from Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotarians (left to right) Andy Van Dam, Mary Rotter and Mike Stearns. The funds are being used to implement a guided reading program in the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School District. (Submitted photo)
    Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary helps with guided reading program in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth
    Back in 2015, when Laurie Johnson, principal of Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School District, mentioned that their elementary school lacked a guided...
    lifestyleDecember 22, 2016 - 11:00am
    September 26, 2016
    Donna Sauvageau, left, and Joni Wohlwend hold up one of the 'kid kits' that Sauvageau assembled to deliver to the Becker County Human Services building on Monday. The kits were assembled inside 'Clever Shopper' bags that were donated for the project by Sauvageau's Clever Container clients. A total of 30 kits were delivered and will be donated to kids in the county's foster care program, which Wohlwend supervises. (Submitted photo)
    Fostering hope: Local woman organizes ‘kid kits’ fundraiser for county’s foster care program
    One day early this summer, Detroit Lakes resident Donna Sauvageau was visiting at a nearby home when her friend’s new foster care charges arrived....
    lifestyleSeptember 26, 2016 - 10:29am
    August 25, 2016
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    lifestyleAugust 25, 2016 - 12:27pm
    August 18, 2016
    The 10 young ladies competing in the Miss Wolf Lake Pageant on Friday, Aug. 26 include (clockwise from upper left): Bailey Tinjum, Rylee Turcotte, Marie Mastin, Brittany Lormis, Lilly DeBlieck, Lillian Nelson, Charlie Johnson, Rilynn Ruiz, Ella Behrmann and Madilynn Perrine. The pageant will take place at 7 p.m. inside the Wolf Lake Lion’s Hall.
    Miss Wolf Lake Pageant is Aug. 26
    Ten young women will grace the stage at the Lion's Hall in Wolf Lake to vie for the titles of Little Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Wolf Lake on...
    lifestyleAugust 18, 2016 - 8:43am
    August 10, 2016
    Pastor Jack Hanks will be formally installed as the new pastor of First Baptist Church in Detroit Lakes at a ceremony set for 3 p.m. this Sunday,. Aug. 14. DETROIT LAKES TRIBUNE/Vicki Gerdes
    First Baptist Church’s new pastor had a difficult start in life
    Unlike many who answer the call to ministry, Jack Hanks did not grow up in a Christian home. “I didn’t know if God existed, and if he did,...
    lifestyleAugust 10, 2016 - 5:20am
    July 20, 2016
    Sophie, after her return to the Gjerde home and a haircut. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    Vergas family reunited with dog after four-month absence
    A Vergas family is feeling complete again after being reunited with Sophie, their dog, who had been missing for several months. The nine-year-old...
    lifestyleJuly 20, 2016 - 5:00am
    June 28, 2016
    Fargo residents Connie and Rick Goss have adopted their 11-year-old granddaughter, Raina. (Dave Wallis/Forum News Service)
    Parenthood, the sequel: Grandparents increasingly becoming responsible for raising kids' children
    While other couples their age are closing in on retirement, Connie and Rick Goss are shuttling their granddaughter to summer activities and preparing...
    lifestyleJune 28, 2016 - 1:03pm
    June 21, 2016
    Detroit Lakes residents Karin Fritz-Staley, left, and Anna Schumacher have been chosen for the 2016 Bezos Scholars Program, which gets underway this weekend with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo. DETROIT LAKES TRIBUNE/Vicki Gerdes
    DL’s Schumacher, Fritz-Staley chosen for Bezos Scholars Program
    This coming weekend will be a special one for Detroit Lakes High School student Anna Schumacher. Anna and her advisor, Karin Fritz-Staley, are...
    lifestyleJune 21, 2016 - 1:51pm
    Brig. Gen. James Raymer, U.S. Army Engineer School commandant, awards Maj. Andrew Swedberg, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, with the Bronze de Fleury Medal, May 20 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for his inspirational leadership and superior service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    DL native receives Bronze de Fleury Medal
    Brig. Gen. James Raymer, U.S. Army Engineer School commandant, awarded Maj. Andrew Swedberg, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, with the...
    lifestyleJune 21, 2016 - 1:48pm
    June 14, 2016
    Past Becker County Outstanding Senior Citizen winners include (from left) Willma Hanson, Marion Schattschneider, Leonard Thielen, Marion Jacobson, Walter Welle, Cecelia Ziegler, Mike Wammer, Donna Zimmerman, Charles Korinta. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    Nominees sought for Becker County Outstanding Senior Citizens
    Though the title of the award is “Becker County Outstanding Senior Citizen,” the honor bestowed on one man and one woman each year is not...
    lifestyleJune 14, 2016 - 2:02pm
    Perham's Lynette Henderson with some of the fabric turtles she has made for the Turtle Fest celebration. FORUM NEWS SERVICE/Kelcee Newton
    ‘Turtle Lady’ brings signature reptile to Perham celebration
    Money is not the reason that Lynnette Henderson, AKA “the Turtle Lady,” toils away at her sewing machine all year long making fabric turtles....
    lifestyleJune 14, 2016 - 1:57pm
    May 31, 2016
    Frazee-Vergas area native Kelcey Klemm started work as Detroit Lakes’ new city administrator on April 11, after eight years as the Perham city manager. He and his wife Amanda finalized the move to Detroit Lakes with their three children this past month. DETROIT LAKES TRIBUNE/Vicki Gerdes
    Perham’s Kelcey Klemm moves to DL to become new city administrator
    When former Detroit Lakes City Administrator Bob Louiseau retired at the end of March, he left some big shoes to fill, with his 30-plus years...
    lifestyleMay 31, 2016 - 3:54pm
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