Parable of the starfish inspires us to make a difference for even just one

by The Rev. Devlyn Brooks
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“𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞” 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫: 𝖴𝗉𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝖿𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗐...
Decked out for the holidays, horse-wagon teams parade through Pelican Nov. 29
𝑩𝑬𝑬𝑹...𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝖫𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝖫𝗎𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋...
Pelican Rapids Press reader Jan (Jaeger) was inspired to write after reading Brent Frazier’s column about memorable school bus drivers. Pictured here, Russel Knutson—early driver and bus company owner-operator.
𝑫𝙤 𝙔𝒐𝙪 𝙍𝒆𝙢𝒆𝙢𝒃𝙚𝒓 𝑾𝙝𝒆𝙣? 𝖡𝗎𝗌 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗆𝗇 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗅𝖾𝖽...
Jim Hetland in Army uniform, early 1960s.
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The Dent-headquartered Quilts of Valor volunteer seamstresses, made a presentation of quilts at the Pelican Rapids High School “Veterans Appreciation” breakfast and program Nov. 8. The veterans are pictured here, bundled up in their quilt, with “Quilts of Valor” spokesperson Janelle Lotzer at the podium. Also representing the quilt group Mary Ditterich, Pam Krieg and LuAnn Carow.
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Campfire Girls of Pelican Rapids, 1929. Back row, standing: Stella Hanson (Lilly); Helen Swenson (Rice); Joyce Ranger (Christopherson); Mae Sorensen (Wallenkampf); Orpha Ranger (Felde); Mary Small (Reiman). Standing front: Theone Hanson (Peterson); Ella Strahan (Anderson); Gunhild Hieberg; Lillian Hanson (Kuhn); Bernice Anderson (Kramer); Seated: Lois Jacobs (Nelson); Frances Gates (Wilson); Lillian Sjogren; Lois Estrem (Evans); Margaret Sherin; Helen Nettestad; Elfrida Boysen (Glas); On the Floor: Mary Hanson, and Myrtle Sleen (Forsgren). Photo from the collections of the Otter Tail County Historical Society.
𝐷𝘰 𝘠𝑜𝘶 𝘙𝑒𝘮𝑒𝘮𝑏𝘦𝑟 𝑊𝘩𝑒𝘯? 𝖠𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖿𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 ...
There is no shortage of fun for kids of all ages at the newly expanded children’s section at the Pelican Rapids Public Library.
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