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![The biggest and best pelican is, of course, in Pelican Rapids.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcVVLIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ac82f00f006215230b26f11db2a35ce8b7598075/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lQemsyTUM0d01EQXdNREF3TURBd01EQXhlRFUwTUNzeE1qRXVPRGd4TkRJeE1qTXlPRGMyTnpJck56Z3VOalV6TmpneE5UQTJPRFE1TXpJR09nWkZWRG9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT3daVU9oUmpiMjFpYVc1bFgyOXdkR2x2Ym5ON0J6b0xaWGgwWlc1MFNTSU1NVEF3ZURFd01BWTdCbFE2REdkeVlYWnBkSGxKSWd0alpXNTBaWElHT3daVSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--6025dd6a4060aad0b1420a419042189e1ad62d43/big%20pelican%20%20copy.png)
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![The Pass It On Ministry Thrift Store has donated $666,000 to local, national, and global charities over the yearsโall from sales at the small Pelican Rapids second-hand store.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcEFMIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--443445a5d9c0912af48d4ef6b7575f0159303ea8/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lQVGczT1M0NU9UazVPVGs1T1RrNU9UazVlRFE1TkM0NU9UazVPVGs1T1RrNU9UazVOQ3N3S3prdU1Ua3hOVEl4TmpjeU9UZzNOalEyQmpvR1JWUTZDM0psYzJsNlpVa2lEVEV3TUhneE1EQmVCanNHVkRvVVkyOXRZbWx1WlY5dmNIUnBiMjV6ZXdjNkMyVjRkR1Z1ZEVraURERXdNSGd4TURBR093WlVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNHVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--7a7792b6f9a96c431522bee65f52d38b091a88b4/thrift%20store%20%20copy.png)
![Pelican native, Officer Sandra Mendoza, who was sworn into the Pelican police department in December 2024.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBb3NMIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a9ee2568b0bff5c3352c95744ab904dfffd81897/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9KWTNKdmNFa2lUVGczT1M0NU9UazVPVGs1T1RrNU9UazVlRFE1TkM0NU9UazVPVGs1T1RrNU9UazVOQ3N4TVRndU5UZzNPRFl6T0RZNU9EWXpLekUwTXk0MU5UVTROalEzTWpZd01qY3pPQVk2QmtWVU9ndHlaWE5wZW1WSklnMHhNREI0TVRBd1hnWTdCbFE2RkdOdmJXSnBibVZmYjNCMGFXOXVjM3NIT2d0bGVIUmxiblJKSWd3eE1EQjRNVEF3QmpzR1ZEb01aM0poZG1sMGVVa2lDMk5sYm5SbGNnWTdCbFE9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--7fa4c8744989d0a0620e282f3382e80b2a4f5b25/Mendoza,%20Sandra%201%20copy.png)
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