Monday, March 16, 2009
Crosslake planning/zoning commission to meet
CROSSLAKE - The city of Crosslake Planning and Zoning Commission/Board of Adjustment will meet at 9 a.m. March 27 at Crosslake City Hall.
BIRTHS
Trevor Engholm, Brainerd, and Jessica Horman, Nisswa, a boy, Edgar Woodrus Engholm, 9 pounds, March 1, 2009.
Planning commission to meet Wednesday
A special meeting of the Brainerd Planning Commission will be 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brainerd City Hall to discuss the zoning ordinance update/rewrite.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1989)
Luck o' the Irish
A number of snowmen popped up along the parade route Saturday in Crosslake, including 4-year old Brandon Knisley's Irish-themed creation. Warm weather, fresh snowfall and a festive crowd made for perfect conditions for creating snowmen.
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
BAXTER - What do you do when life hasn't turned out the way you hoped?
Overheard
It's been the time of my life coming down here.
Obituary policy
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Donald P. Lapos
FLENSBURG - Donald P. Lapos, 65-year-old resident of Flensburg, Minn., passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
LuZetta K. Peterson
STAPLES - LuZetta K. Peterson, age 88, of Staples, passed away at the Lakewood Health System Hospital on Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Ruth Oman
LITTLE FALLS - Ruth Oman, age 84, passed away at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls on Saturday, March 14, 2009.
Chester J. Snyder
BAXTER - Chester J. "Chet" Snyder, 91, of Baxter, died Friday, March 13, 2009, at the Edgewood Vista Assisted Living in Brainerd, Minn.
Wayne Johnson
FARGO, N.D. - Wayne Johnson, 55, of Fargo, N.D., died Saturday, March 14, 2009.
James Kilbury
STAPLES - James Kilbury, age 71, of Staples, passed away at his home on Sunday, March 15, 2009.
Scott Case
STAPLES - Scott Case, age 55, of Staples, passed away at the St. Cloud Hospital on Friday, March 13, 2009.
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Open Forum
Open Forum: Nuclear issue is political
Media-bashing takes its toll
The biggest challenge facing America's struggling newspaper industry may not be the high cost of newsprint or lost ad revenues, but ignorance stoked by drive-by punditry.
Hanowski's late goal gives Flyers third place at state
Losing their last game in the Class 1A state hockey tournament was not an option for the Little Falls Flyers.
LF BOYS' HOCKEY: For a lifetime
A few of them played in four Class 1A state tournaments.
Monson, Pierz maul Cathedral
Tyler Monson collected 28 points and 13 rebounds as top-seeded Pierz eliminated No. 4 St. Cloud Cathedral 71-52 Saturday in the North Subsection 18, Section 5-2A semifinals Saturday.
AREA BOYS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
BEMIDJI - Four players scored in double figures to lead the top-seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers over the fourth-seeded Roseau Rams 77-62 Saturday in the East Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Bemidji State University.
State forecast for N.D.
.Tonight...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 25 to 35.
State forecast for S.D.
Tonight...Fair skies. Patchy fog north central to northeast after midnight. Lows 25 to 35...Except upper 30s far southeast.
Dancing leprechaun
Weather drawing by Kalie Jeremiason of Ms. Hemstad's third-grade class at Baxter Elementary School.
State forecast for Iowa
.Tonight...Partly cloudy. A few sprinkles south this evening. Lows
State forecast for Minnesota
.Tonight...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight.
Wisconsin state forecast
Tonight...Mostly clear north and partly cloudy south. Lows from the upper 20s northeast...To the upper 30s far southwest.