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Family pays return visit; finds Pelican Pete in new home

The Mendoza family of Weslaco, Texas, returned to Pelican Rapids this holiday season after a 20-year absence. Jerardo and Luanna Mendoza, along...

Pictured is Raina Heruth, reading a copy of the Pelican Rapids Press June 13, while relaxing above a waterfall in Bali, Indonesia.
A 1996 Pelican graduate, Heruth is a school psychologist in northern Minnesota. She was on vacation at a women's retreat in Indonesia.

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For more than 125 years, folks have been reading The Press in Pelican Rapids, at the farm, at the lake... and beyond!As a special feature, we’re...

City considers stronger rental property inspection-enforcement

As part of the rental licensing process in Pelican Rapids, properties are inspected every three years to ensure they comply with local codes and ordinances related to...

Pelican Valley lunch July 10 helps launch summer festival

Pelican Valley Senior will host its annual customer appreciation “Living Luncheon” Thursday, July 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the PVSL parking lot in front of the...

Music in Park features two performers for Pelican Fest July 10, 11

The Thursday night Music in the Park series continues—with a July 10 performance by Kate Lachowitzer to help launch the Pelican Fest summer...

Community celebrates opening of Rebel Shed art space

Community members gathered June 30 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Rebel Shed in Pelican Rapids. The event marked the grand opening of a new art...

𝐷𝑜 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 ‘𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹’ 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲...

You never know what discussion topics will come up during the morning coffee roundtable at Southtown Convenience Store. The gang pondered the...

Even a century ago, ‘King of Trails’ promoted tourism passage to...

100 years ago, July 2, 1925• King of Trails Routed Through VillageS. G. Stone, general manager, and A .E. McClure, assistant manager of the King of...

𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝖳𝗁𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄

The Pelican Rapids Area Lions Club will hold a free teen night called “Press Play Pelican” during Pelican Fest on Thursday, July 10. The event is...

Zion on Franklin Lake quilt crew creates patriotic gifts for...

The Zion Lutheran Church on Franklin Lake quilters display their patriotic quilts, which were donated recently to veterans living at the Lilac...

Pelican’s big, beautiful booze ordinance overhauled by city council

Although not a free-for-all, Pelican Rapids is considering changes to the alcohol sales ordinance in the City. “We’ve basically rebuilt this entire ordinance, and it’s...

Area Masons host annual dinner, Long time members honored

The 65th Past Masters night for Otter Tail Lodge #284 was held at the VFW on June 24 with about 20 Masons and their families present. Area Masons who were recognized for...

Sisters Phoebe and Naomi Peter with Ikkran Mohamed during their community action project presentation where they expressed a desire for more safe and welcoming spaces for teen youth in Pelican Rapids, and what they hope to do about it.

Pelican Rapids Youth Seek Change: More events, more support, more...

With the proposed youth center at the Bridge Center not projected to open until nearly 2028, young leaders from Pelican Rapids are calling on...

𝙻𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜, 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚗. 𝚕𝚊𝚠𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚛...

Call it a summer, Minnesota, lake country style “Dinner Theater,” coming during Pelican Fest on July 12.Those interested in history, theater—and a...

𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝖢𝗋𝖾𝗐𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝗎𝗉 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖩𝗎𝗅𝗒...

With the 4th of July approaching and no work on a federal holiday, Landwehr Construction personnel had high hopes of gaining back that workday by working on Saturday, June...

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