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    January 17, 2015
    Housing repair loans available for Akeley residents
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Akeley residential property owners in need of repairs to their home may now apply for zero interest loans of up to $25,000, with the principal forgiven over a 10-year period. Jackie Meixner of the Headwaters Regional Development...
    news / localJanuary 17, 2015 - 12:42pm
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    January 14, 2015
    Akeley artist learns ancient glassmaking technique
    Like colorful, molten glass, bead artist Sandy Fynboh is undergoing a transformation. The owner of Blue Sky Beads – newly renamed Boho Junction, LLC – recently returned from a six-day intensive butterfly murrini workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. Murrini is an Italian term for...
    entertainment / artJanuary 14, 2015 - 11:17am
    December 20, 2014
    Akeley center is thriving
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Akeley Regional Community Center board members are finding cause for celebration. The 65,000-square-foot former public school, sold for a whopping $3 by the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District in the winter of 2003, is...
    businessDecember 20, 2014 - 12:15pm
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    December 13, 2014
    Clubs spar over trail maintenance
    The battle over who will maintain the Round River Drive ATV trail continues to fester. The Akeley Council has approved a resolution to sponsor the Paul Bunyan ATV Trailriders in order for the club to procure grant-in-aid funds to maintain Round River Drive. But the move follows...
    news / localDecember 13, 2014 - 12:29pm
    October 25, 2014
    Akeley woman gives new meaning to ‘a working lunch’
    By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Sebrina Hegg is a superhero, although she thinks otherwise. Akeley’s Clerk-Treasurer heard the fire alarm go off Wednesday morning from her post at City Hall just before 11:30 a.m. She raced in the family minivan the few blocks...
    news / localOctober 25, 2014 - 11:54am
    October 12, 2014
    Akeley’s utility rates to increase
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Akeley City Council, at the recommendation of financial consultants, approved raising monthly sewer and water rates over the next five years, but with the provision that the increases be reviewed annually to determine necessity. Sewer...
    news / localOctober 12, 2014 - 10:32am
    September 17, 2014
    Akeley Council sets new water rates to ease reserves
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Akeley residents will see an annual increase of 8 percent in water rates over the next five years, the council has agreed. The city’s rates meet operating expenses, but the annual debt service payments require a draw on reserves,...
    news / localSeptember 17, 2014 - 11:39am
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    August 20, 2014
    Akeley Laundromat re-opens on 34
    By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Akeley Laundromat has re-opened to crowds of lake residents. The Laundromat, on Highway 34, was first purchased in 1991 by Marcie Wosika and her husband. The pair operated the Laundromat and a Hardware Hank business on the...
    news / localAugust 20, 2014 - 10:18am
    August 16, 2014
    Trygve Karl acting mayor of Akeley after Jerry Tatro resigns
    The city of Akeley is without a mayor. Former Mayor Jerry Tatro submitted his resignation July 28 because he’d moved out of the city limits. Council member Trygve Karl is now acting mayor, but he will be there only until the November election. The city declared a vacancy Wednesday...
    news / localAugust 16, 2014 - 10:00am
    July 5, 2014
    Akeley block vandalized; numerous charges pending against Pine River man
    By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com A Pine River man faces numerous charges in connection with a vandalism incident late Tuesday night in Akeley. Officers found the man sometime after 11 p.m. riding a stolen bike on the Heartland Trail, said Hubbard County Sheriff...
    news / localJuly 5, 2014 - 9:14am
    July 2, 2014
    Akeley celebrates mighty Paul Bunyan over weekend
    BY Sarah smith and nick longworth PARK RAPIDS ENTERPRISE REPORTERS It seemed entirely appropriate that a spruced up Paul Bunyan statue presided...
    news / regionJuly 2, 2014 - 8:27am
    June 25, 2014
    Akeley Paul Bunyan Days set for this weekend
    Akeley’s 66th annual event celebrating the legendary logger, Paul Bunyan, will be held June 27-29 with fun and frolic for all ages. Paul Bunyan Days kicks off with a fish fry Friday evening on Paul’s Patio followed by a dance for youth, with prizes awarded. Paul Albright...
    entertainment / eventsJune 25, 2014 - 8:24am
    June 14, 2014
    Akeley tries to tackle speeding problem through town
    By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Akeley has a speeding problem. Despite the pleasant little town’s ambiance, drivers are...
    news / localJune 14, 2014 - 11:32am
    May 17, 2014
    Akeley community project includes tourism campaign
    By Sarah Smith / Enterprise A major tourism push has begun in Akeley, one of five small communities selected for a statewide project. That comes amid a disappointing turnout last week when six people showed up to voice suggestions, a vast drop-off from the September meeting...
    news / localMay 17, 2014 - 8:00am
    March 15, 2014
    Akeley suffers frozen water lines
    By Sarah Smith ssmith@parkrapidsenterprise.com Add Akeley to the growing list of towns with frozen water pipes. The Akeley City Council heard Wednesday night that galvanized pipes have been freezing up all winter, causing street superintendent Kelly VandenEykel fits. “We’ve...
    news / localMarch 15, 2014 - 10:46am
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