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by Chen Dade

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Pictured here, Paul Johnson working on his upcoming art piece, highlighting the rich and vibrant ethnic and cultural diversity in his own hometown Pelican Rapids, scheduled to finish Apr. 30. This piece will also be presented at this year’s Friendship Festival.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝖯𝖺𝗎𝗅 𝖩𝗈𝗁𝗇𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈...

Pelican Rapids High School Senior Sweetheart Prince and Princess Candidates: Brooklyn Scoplitte, Mariah Weishair, Yosely Urbano Moreno, Ben Ecker, and Willem Pesch.

𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇...

Speech squad earns honors at Dilworth

Mike Nettestad was recently elected president of the Minnesota 9th District American Legion concert band.
A Pelican Rapids Native and veteran himself, Nettestad served in the U.S. Air Force for four years in the 1970s—concluding his service in Rapid City, SD, at Ellsworth Air Base.
He’s familiar to church congregations throughout the lakes region, as director of the “Band of Faith” for nearly 30 years.
The band performs at different area churches about monthly.

‘𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥’ 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝗋...

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appeared in at least 14
Pelican Rapids Lighted Horse Parades,
died in January.

‘𝓛𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮 𝓑𝓲𝓽’ 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗂-𝗉𝗈𝗇𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗐𝖽 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍...

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$Pelican Rapids High School math team members, from left, Azra Gunes, Emma Hanson, Oliver Snavely, Andrew Checco de Souza, Willem Pesch, Allie Thompson, Jaxon Dalman, Julianna Borgen, Charlie Larson, Brody Syverson, Hayden Haugrud, Grady Larson, Maclain Hovland, Nicholas Rockstead, Graham Pesch$

𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐰: 𝖯𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾-𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽