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    Osprey platform goes to new heights
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Ospreys will return this spring to discover a new penthouse suite on the Highway 34 pole. Thanks to Park Rapids Cub Scout Pack 58, who constructed the platform, and Great River Energy, who was granted permission to relocate...
    outdoors35 min 58 sec ago
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    Chili Challenge Wednesday
    BY JEAN RUZICKA jeanr@parkrapidsenterprise.com Fire up the taste buds! Chili chefs are creating pots of original concoctions to raise funds...
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    TEAM Industries adds machine trade program to PRAHS curriculum
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Computer Numerical Control equipment training will soon become an educational component of the Park Rapids Area High School, propelling students on a post-secondary career path. TEAM Industries is providing CNC equipment and training...
    news / education42 min 33 sec ago
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    February 25, 2015
    Sno-Daze royalty crowned
    Park Rapids Area High School named its wintertime royal court Monday, in celebration of Sno-Daze . Students waited in breathless anticipation as the newly crowned king, Lewis Johnson, moved the crown from Alyssa Capistrant, left, to Danielle Carnell and - at last - Joy Anderson...
    news / localFebruary 25, 2015 - 11:51am
    Legislators hear from educators
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Legislators made a stop in Park Rapids last week to discuss workforce initiatives and development of community partnerships, to which the school is taking a proactive approach. Minnesota Speaker of the House Kurt Daudt, R-Crown,...
    news / localFebruary 25, 2015 - 11:10am
    February 22, 2015
    Mississippi ‘risk’ areas defined
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com The Mississippi Headwaters Board is looking to “move the needle toward protection,” Hubbard County commissioners learned this week. MHB executive director Tim Terrill explained the joint powers board, comprised of representatives...
    news / localFebruary 22, 2015 - 10:49am
    Foster care needs are on the rise
    ­­ By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Social Services director Daryl Bessler arrived at the county board meeting with upbeat financial news this week. “It was a good budget year,” he told commissioners of 2014. But it was dampened by the reality...
    news / localFebruary 22, 2015 - 10:44am
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    February 18, 2015
    Drones overhead; Nevis robotics team makes magic
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com A drone flew overhead in Nevis School’s original gym Saturday recording progress as robotics teams worked to prepare their automatons for competition. Nevis roboticists invited area schools to join them in the final phases of...
    news / educationFebruary 18, 2015 - 9:58am
    PR superintendent: ‘We have awesome opportunities’
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Park Rapids Schools took center stage Friday as administrators addressed a group of 75-plus on the “state of the district and where we are going,” Superintendent Lance Bagstad said of “working toward the future. “We have...
    news / educationFebruary 18, 2015 - 9:55am
    10th annual Audrey’s Purple Dream breaks records
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Plummeting temperatures did nothing to dissuade hearty fisherfolk and plungers from heading out on the ice Saturday for the 10th annual Audrey’s Purple Dream. Akeley’s Answer to Cancer smashed previous records, earning a grand...
    entertainmentFebruary 18, 2015 - 9:46am
    February 15, 2015
    Nevis Fire Chief Kerry Swenson to retire, leaving department in ‘good hands’
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com Nevis Fire Chief Kerry Swenson informed the city council he intends to retire within the next six months, a new chief to be elected by peers. “There’s a good group of young blood,” Swenson said. “It’s time for someone...
    news / localFebruary 15, 2015 - 5:05pm
    Chili Challenge kicks off food shelf fund drive
    BY JEAN RUZICKA jeanr@parkrapidsenterprise.com The time is drawing near. Chili chefs will be creating pots of original concoctions to raise funds for the Hubbard County Food Shelf – and satisfy appetites. The Park Rapids Enterprise is hosting the sixth annual Chili Challenge...
    entertainmentFebruary 15, 2015 - 4:37pm
    February 7, 2015
    Audrey’s Purple Dream celebrating 10 years
    Akeley’s “answer to cancer” – Audrey’s Purple Dream – will once again send purple plungers and fishing lines into icy depths, with proceeds from the 10th annual event benefitting area residents whose lives have been impacted by cancer. The Saturday, Feb. 14 event on...
    news / localFebruary 7, 2015 - 4:36pm
    January 28, 2015
    State AIS battle seeing progress
    By Jean Ruzicka jruzicka@parkrapidsenterprise.com An Aquatic Invaders Summit, a first-ever held in St. Cloud last week, drew representation from over 50 Minnesota counties as well as watershed districts and lake association groups. Hubbard County’s AIS Task Force chair Ken...
    outdoors / environmentJanuary 28, 2015 - 10:54am
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