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    February 17, 2019
    There was plenty of excitement at the inaugural Ice Harvest 440 in February 2018, as racers rounded the corner of the oval pond racing track on Little Detroit Lake. (Submitted Photo)
    Ice Harvest 440: Vintage snowmobile racing returns to Little Detroit Lake Feb. 23
    Lakes area residents will have one more opportunity this season to enjoy some vintage snowmobile racing, with the return of the Ice Harvest 440...
    sports/recreationFebruary 17, 2019 - 2:50pm
    Fishing Columnist Brad Laabs
    Remember, your license for walleye, northern only good until Feb. 24
    Travel on area lakes continues to be a challenge unless you stay to plowed roads or trails to community fishing spots. We again, this last week,...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 17, 2019 - 1:45pm
    A Eurasian collared dove peers around. Flickr photo by M.Shattock
    Klemek column: Some 'non-native' birds have been here 150 years
    For the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time at my parent's home in Eagle Bend, which is a small town about 50 miles south of Park Rapids...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 17, 2019 - 6:38am
    February 16, 2019
    Crime & accidents
    Monday, Feb. 4 At 3:10 p.m. a chevy with a snow plow attached to it started on fire on the 22000 block of County Highway 6 in Detroit Lakes. At 9:14 p.m. a caller reported a chimney fire on the 21000 block of Sunset View Road in Rochert. The caller was apparently able to put out the...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 16, 2019 - 5:29pm
    Annual Economic Development Summit to focus on area's childcare shortage
    This year's Economic Development Summit will host over a dozen speakers at M State on March 1 at from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The keynote speaker,...
    business/announcementsFebruary 16, 2019 - 5:29pm
    Organizer Jolene Beiswenger was the first to ride Saturday at the bikini run in Detroit Lakes. Nathan Bowe/Tribune
    Bikini run in Detroit Lakes draws a crowd
    It was cold on that block of ice called Little Detroit Lake on Saturday, especially for the women and men who stripped down to bikinis and shorts...
    newsFebruary 16, 2019 - 5:27pm
    Bob Chandler's truck coming out of the swamp after his second run across in 1979. (Submitted photo)
    A mud run into history: 'Monster truck' pioneer looking for film footage of DL event to commemorate 40th anniversary
    In the early 1970s, two wheel drive was still the norm for most motor vehicles; four wheel drive was still relatively uncommon outside of the...
    community/historyFebruary 16, 2019 - 10:00am
    DL man charged with fleeing a police officer
    Piarre De Wilson, 33, of Detroit Lakes has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, gross misdemeanor possession of firearms or ammunition, and gross misdemeanor driving after his license was canceled. According to court...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 16, 2019 - 12:35am
    February 15, 2019
    The brown areas show the proposed additions at Detroit Lakes High School. The white area shows the existing school. Additional improvements will be made at the middle school as well as both Rossman and Roosevelt elementary buildings as part of the construction project, which now has a budget of just under $55 million. (Submitted graphic)
    DL school board upgrades building project to $55 million
    After reviewing a list of about $7 million in additional needs at all four of its K-12 academic sites at a Feb. 4 work session, the Detroit Lakes...
    news/educationFebruary 15, 2019 - 7:00pm
    Chocolate treats of every description were laid out around the Becker County Museum late Thursday afternoon for the museum's first-ever Chocolate Fantasy fundaiser. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)
    A Chocolate Fantasy: Museum fundraiser was a hit with Polar Fest-ers
    The Becker County Museum's first Chocolate Fantasy fundraiser on Thursday — also known as Valentine's Day — was a success.
    community/eventsFebruary 15, 2019 - 12:13pm
    Art students from Detroit Lakes, Frazee-Vergas and Lake Park-Audubon spent the day at the Detroit Lakes City Beach on Wednesday, creating larger-than-life snow sculptures for the 2nd Annual Snow Sculpture Competition, a part of Polar Fest. (Marie Johnson / Tribune)
    Cold molds: Snow sculptures a sight to see at City Park
    It was a blistering cold day at the beach for the 50 or so young artists who took part in Wednesday's 2nd Annual Snow Sculpture Competition....
    community/eventsFebruary 15, 2019 - 10:00am
    February 14, 2019
    Traffic stop leads to meth arrest for DL man
    Craig Anthony Crosby, 40, of rural Detroit Lakes has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony fifth-degree controlled substance crime and gross misdemeanor driving after his license was canceled. According to court records, on Jan. 19, a Detroit Lakes police officer...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 14, 2019 - 5:14pm
    'Inside Out' launch dates pushed back
    The "Inside Out: A Step Inside Mental Illness" community campaign has new launch dates due to the weather-related postponement of the kickoff event for the campaign. The kickoff, a Video Premiere and Panel Event, was supposed to have taken place on Feb. 7 at M State in Detroit Lakes,...
    community/eventsFebruary 14, 2019 - 2:38pm
    DL man charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct
    Christopher Lynn Nelson, 37, of Detroit Lakes has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony first-degree criminal sexual conduct. According to court records, he allegedly had sexual contact with a girl starting at age 9 in Frazee and Detroit Lakes. On Jan. 18, a warrant...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 14, 2019 - 10:16am
    Jim Sinclair, Andy Mohn and Tom Seaworth, left to right, served up hearty portions of spaghetti and meatballs, breadsticks and dessert to a hungry crowd at the Polar-ific Spaghetti Dinner on Feb. 12 at M-State. The dinner is an annual fundraiser held by the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary Club, in conjunction with Polar Fest. (Marie Johnson / Tribune)
    Oodles of noodles: Hundreds had a (meat) ball at Polar-ific Spaghetti Dinner
    This year's annual Polar-ific Spaghetti Dinner was held Feb. 12 in the M-State cafeteria. Hosted by the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary Club and planned...
    community/eventsFebruary 14, 2019 - 10:07am
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