Man sentenced for high-speed chase near Lake George

A Hubbard County farmer will get his ruined 2009 crop field reimbursed by the career criminal who led a posse of squad cars on a high speed chase through it early one summer morning.

• Field of bad dreams
• David Michael Lee
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Surveyors work to update county records using history, GPS

Hubbard County’s survey department alternately finds employees chasing satellites and delving into the moldy archives of history. Depends on the day.

• The LIDAR survey
• Mike Branham
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SNODAZE ROYALTY CROWNED

Park Rapids Area High School SnoDaze king and queen were named Monday.

• King and queen
• Royal court

Bail reduction denied in domestic case

A district court judge refused to free a Park Rapids man jailed for beating his mother in a domestic incident last month, even though the suspect’s mother asked for that release.

• Milo Tyson Moorman
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Car retrieved from Potato after hitting thin ice

Michael Ringer, 35, of Park Rapids contacted law enforcement Monday afternoon after two wheels of his vehicle went through the ice on the west arm of Potato Lake.

Spicing up plain vanilla buttons befuddles fiber arts group

Thanks to the Internet, a new craft idea is spawned every millisecond.

• Phyllis Maxwell
• The dye job
• Filing
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Bees move in for the winter; Brenda gets eviction notice

Hello, welcome back to the mid-winter edition of the Beehive. I thought I would let you folks know what is going on in the beehive as of late January.

• Bees inside
• Left out in the cold
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Panther Post: Century students show off exceptional handwriting

Park Rapids Century Elementary School adopted the newest Zaner-Bloser handwriting curriculum this fall and many students had the opportunity to show off their well-developed fine motor skills.

• Handwriting winners
• Rilee Michaelson's masterpiece
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Panther Post: High school BPA students participate in Regions

The Park Rapids Area High School Business Professionals of America travel to M State in Detroit Lakes today (Wednesday), Jan. 25 for the Region 6 competition. Students will join about 135 other business students from the northwest region of the state vying for a chance to compete at the state level.

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Panther Post: Park Rapids Schools continues to thrive

Over the years Park Rapids Area Schools has continued to thrive while working to meet state and federal mandates.

• Glenn Chiodo
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Panther Post: Wordsmiths

Nineteen students participated in the Century Middle School Spelling Bee on Jan. 16, sponsored by the school's PTA. The oral bee included the top spellers in grades 5 through 8, and follows the Scripps National Spelling Bee format. Spencer Hausmann was the first place winner after a long battle lasting 16 rounds. The championship word was "timorously.” Other challenging words included "scythe,” "mezzanine,” "whimsical,” "leniency,” "extemporaneous" and "posthumous." First place winner Spencer Hausmann will advance to the Regional Spelling Bee in Thief River Falls on Feb. 15.

• Spelling champs
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Krautkremer is media mastermind

Jamie Krautkremer sees the Web as a “great tool,” a medium for communication, advertising and entertainment. And he’s the “evil” one wielding the tool.

• Jamie Krautkremer
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Park Rapids DBA reviews 2011 promotions

More than 40 people attended the Park Rapids Downtown Business Association’s annual meeting Jan. 18 at the Northwoods Bank community room.

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Common Currency: ‘Customer experience’ is city’s ‘killer app’

As a newly married couple in school together in Glendale, Ariz. we decided to drive across the desert in a ’76 Plymouth Duster with no air conditioning and a questionable transmission on a weekend break to go see Disneyland in Anaheim Calif.

• Alan Zemek
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Mayer named to father, families network board

St. Joseph’s Community Health manager Raeann Mayer has been appointed to the Minnesota Father and Families Network (MFFN) board of directors. She will represent Minnesota’s northwest region on the board during her three-year term.

• Raeann Mayer

One-act play competitions Saturday

The final production of the Park Rapids Area High School drama season will be the one-act play performance of “The Chronicles of Jane, Book 7,” by Alan Haehnel.

• One act play cast

Tips

Be trendy, eat leafy in the new year

It’s always interesting to read the onslaught of food trend reports as each new year begins. According to the Hartman Group’s annual “Looking Ahead: Food Culture” report, we can expect to see vegetables become increasingly fashionable in 2012.

• Kale and hearty
• On her blog, Sue continues to find tasty ways to eat greens
• Recipe card: Stir-fried Kale with Raspberry Soy Sauce and Rice Noodles
• Leafy and tasty

Clamshells sprout on Spirit Lake

A small community of portable ice shelters popped up on Menahga’s Spirit Lake Saturday afternoon as dozens of anglers braved sub-zero windchills and gasped at the cold. They were rewarded with prizes galore, including cash, frozen turkeys and small fish scales handed out on the ice. The event is sponsored by the Menahga Civic & Commerce Association. Top prize was a 2011 Ice Castle fish house.

• Clamshell community

Tigers hit free throws down stretch to hold off Panthers

Poor offensive showings in the first half led to a pair of losses for the Park Rapids boys basketball team.

• Scott Wolff

Erickson, Moren lift Panthers to 6-5 win

Frank Moren’s pair of goals and Levi Erickson’s goal and two assists sparked the Park Rapids-Menahga-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys hockey team to a 6-5 Mid-State Conference win over Prairie Centre Friday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena.

Cardinals back up No. 2 rating

Jasmine McGillvray’s 20 points led a balanced scoring attack as Staples-Motley posted a 100-31 Mid-State Conference victory over the Park Rapids girls basketball team Thursday night at Staples.

Gymnasts earn first dual win

Emily Klingenberg won all four events and the all-around title in leading the Park Rapids-Nevis gymnastics team to a 109.10 to 102.10 victory over Frazee Thursday night at the Area High School gym.

• Taylor Drury
• Amy Klein

Panthers follow victory over Pequot Lakes with loss to EGF

Scoring two empty-net goals in the final minute sealed a Mid-State Conference win Thursday night while allowing two goals in the final two minutes cost the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team a key Section 8A victory Saturday afternoon.

• Mady Vaudrin and Shania Johnson

Panthers pin way to pair of dual wins

Eleven pins and eight forfeits led the Park Rapids wrestling team to a pair of dual-meet victories Friday night at Oklee.