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Connie Cox, Itasca State Park naturalist, and Jim Keller, hospitality manager, commandeered the Chamber’s loon Thursday morning.(Lu Ann Hurd-Lof/Enterprise)
Connie Cox and Jim Keller

Loon will float around Itasca to promote event

Park Rapids’ loon “flew” north Thursday, headed for Itasca State Park. The symbol of Minnesota’s State Bird left its nest at the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber to promote Itasca’s Picnic in the Park Festival Sunday, June 1.

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Ruth Pritchett never shied away from a day’s work in the kitchen or outdoors.(Submitted Photo)
Ruth Pritchett

The Pritchett ‘dine-asty’: Matron Ruth Pritchett cooked up a plan that’s sated appetites

For decades, the Pritchett name and food service have been synonymous in Park Rapids.

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Park Rapids Area High School artist Rachel Thelen’s work, “A Walk to Remember,” based on strolls with her dad, Tom, has won the Dist. 7 Congressional award and will be exhibited in the Cannon Tunnel in Washington, DC.(Jean Ruzicka/Enterprise)
Rachel Thelen

Student artists earn judge’s praise

The 28th annual Juried High School Fine Arts Exhibit is now on display at the North Country Museum of Arts (NCMA) with 124 student artists from 28 communities showing their works.

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County tentatively endorses environmental review draft

Hubbard County commissioners approved drafting an Environmental Review Ordinance, albeit with a bit of trepidation this week.

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Cilantro leaves give bright, fresh flavor to every bite of these colorful Confetti Pinwheels. Photo by Sue Doeden
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Planting some herbs of my own

As soon as the greenhouses started advertising their opening for the season, I made a decision. I will not spend another summer borrowing fresh herbs from other people’s gardens. No. I’m done with that.

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Alex Renner put away a volley during his 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles against Wadena-Deer Creek Tuesday at the Depot Courts.(Vance Carlson/Enterprise)
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Panthers ace Wolverines

For the second time this season, the Park Rapids boys tennis team aced Wadena-Deer Creek in a Mid-State Conference match.

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Panthers win pair against Cards, drop pair to W-DC

Despite a pair of home runs and eight RBI by Amber Rowland, the Park Rapids fastpitch softball team dropped a pair of Mid-State Conference games to Wadena-Deer Creek Tuesday night.

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Cody Boterman delivered a pitch in the first game of a Mid-State Conference doubleheader with Wadena-Deer Creek Tuesday.(Vance Carlson/Enterprise)
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Panthers extend winning streak after pair of Mid-State doubleheader sweeps

Park Rapids used 37 hits to offset 10 errors in sweeping Mid-State Conference baseball doubleheaders from Wadena-Deer Creek and Crosby-Ironton.

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Panthers settle for 7th at 8AA track meet

Caleb Brown finished first in the pole vault to lead the Park Rapids boys and girls track and field teams at Tuesday’s Section 8AA True Team meet at Crookston.

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Opening day is a matter of tradition and some ‘pogy-bait’

There must’ve been a mix-up at the Post Office. The dark cavern of my mailbox didn’t have a single “fishing opener eve” party invitation. I figured someone would throw a celebration, but alas, no RSVP cards or announcements appeared.

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