The United Way of Becker County's annual Day of Caring was held in Detroit Lakes and Frazee on Wednesday, May 10. A total of 133 service projects were completed in Detroit Lakes and 56 in Frazee.
The Detroit Lakes Area Community Foundation recently announced that nearly $40,000 in grants were awarded to eight recipients in the lakes area. The grant awards were announced Friday, April 28.
Concordia College senior Kailee Vigen, who was once a cornea transplant recipient, will be one of the speakers at the event set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Detroit Lakes.
Local journalists are uniquely positioned to influence change by bringing issues to the public's attention.
This article is a part of Trust Week, a Forum Communications series.
Members of the Detroit Lakes Lions Club took monetary and perishable food donations during their annual drive-up food drive fundraiser for the Becker County Food Pantry on March 25.
Trophies were given to the team with the highest score and lowest score, but almost everyone will walk away with some sort of donated prize from area businesses, one Lions Club event organizer said.
Mahube-Otwa donated three buses to the Lakeland DAV, Becker County Historical Society and LP-A schools in January. Each group said they already have plans for the new vehicles thanks to the donation.
Women wore dresses fit for the red carpet as nearly 200 attendees crowded into the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, for the DL Jaycees annual stagette.
Lawmakers asked for a review amid an investigation of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Employees and others are accused of using $250 million intended for meal programs for real estate and travel.
