Lakes area news

PINE RIVER -- A Pequot Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce spring get-together will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Windows at Piney Ridge.

It will be a casual get-together with an assortment of hot and cold appetizers and two of Pine Ridge Lodge's house favorites. Cost is $6 per person, which includes tax and tip. The Citizen and Employee of the Year will be named.

A cash bar will be available.

Pine River chamber sets award banquet

PINE RIVER -- The Pine River Chamber of Commerce's spring award banquet will be held Monday at the Red Pine Supper Club in Pine River.

Social hour will run from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by dinner. Cost is $15 per person. Menu features prime rib dinner or hazelnut chicken. Both include potato, vegetable and salad.

After the banquet the distinguished service award will be presented to an outstanding chamber member.

Send check with reservation no later than Friday to Pine River Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 131, Pine River, Minn. 56474.

Pequot Kindergarten Roundup set Tuesday

PEQUOT LAKES -- Parents of preschoolers who will be 5 by Sept. 1 are invited to Pequot Lakes School's annual Kindergarten Roundup day Tuesday.

Included in the activities will be meeting elementary staff, parent sessions, a short bus ride and a snack in the cafeteria.

For more information, or if you did not receive information, contact the school at 568-9206.

Habitat for Humanity to host golf tourney

PINE RIVER -- The North Crow Wing Chapter of Habitat for Humanity will hold the second annual Habitat Benefit Golf Tournament on June 4 at Irish Hills Golf Club.

The tournament, a 9-hole, four-person scramble, will feature a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The $40 entry fee includes a cart and picnic lunch following golf. The tournament has a maximum of 72 players, so those interested are encouraged to call early to reserve a place.

Piney Ridge will donate all green fees and the picnic dinner; several other area businesses will sponsor holes and donate prizes. Because of the generosity of these sponsors all proceeds of the tournament will go directly to the Lakes Area Chapter for ongoing Habitat projects.

A person working 40 hours per week at minimum wages earns $206 a week. A typical two-bedroom apartment in the lakes area ranges from $450 to $650 per month. The average monthly mortgage payment for a Habitat family is $250, which provides an opportunity for a family to own its own home.

The average cost of a Habitat house built in the lakes area is $48,000. The number of people living in Habitat built homes in the lakes area is 118. The North Crow Wing Chapter completed homes for two families in the last year and plans are in place for a third to begin soon.

For information or entry forms for the Habitat tournament, or to sponsor a team, call Erv at 562-4748 or Wayne or Carolyn at 543-4159.