🌱 What did Pelican Rapids’ conservation officer find on local ice this week?

Hello Pelican Rapids! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What did Pelican Rapids’ conservation officer find on local ice this week?
• How did Pelican Rapids surge to No. 1 in Class A?

Also on today's calendar: Minneosta Permit to Carry and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 43 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and windy, temps: high: 39, low: 9.
• Thursday: Very windy; morning flurries, with a high of 17 and low of -13 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Conservation Officer Reports: Consistent cold weather continues to help ice conditions on area lakes (parkrapidsenterprise.com) — Pelican Rapids’ conservation officer spent the week checking ice anglers, enforcing snowmobile laws, and addressing wetland and public waters violations, resulting in several citations. Across central Minnesota, officers report improving but still variable ice conditions, active snowmobile trail work, and stepped-up safety enforcement. Local anglers and riders should stay cautious and ensure licenses and registrations are up to date.
   

• Minnesota high school boys basketball state poll: Week 3 (startribune.com) — Pelican Rapids boys basketball has climbed into the No. 1 spot in Minnesota’s Class A coaches poll, swapping places with Cherry at the top. The latest statewide rankings also reshuffle several contenders in Classes 2A through 4A, with Goodhue, Eagan, and multiple metro and regional programs making notable jumps.
   

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📸 Around Pelican Rapids

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pelican Rapids

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Storytime - An Early Literacy Experience
  Barnesville Public Library, 104 Front St N, Barnesville
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Minneosta Permit to Carry
  25131 Franklin Lake Rd , Pelican Rapids
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Varsity Boys Basketball vs Henning at Concordia College - 4:45pm - Bus at 2:00pm
  Concordia College Pelican Rapids, MN 56572
  4:45 pm

Friday December 26

• Storytime - An Early Literacy Experience
  Barnesville Public Library , 104 Front St N , Barnesville
  10:30 am

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📣 Pelican Rapids Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
  Detroit Lakes Public Library , 1000 Washington Ave , Detroit Lakes
  3:00 pm
• Taproom Trivia @ Outstate Brewing
  Outstate Brewing Company , 309 South Vine Street , Fergus Falls
  6:30 pm
• Junior Rifle Club (pre-register)
  Fergus Falls Rifle and Pistol Club , 508 W Adolphus Ave , Fergus Falls
  6:45 pm
• Magical Medora Christmas
  Fergus Falls Center for the Arts
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• WEDNESDAY NIGHT PIZZA SPECIAL @ Outstate Brewing
  Outstate Brewing , 309 S Vine St , Fergus Falls
• ABC Brewing - Wednesday Hoppenings
  ABC Brewing , 1683 Ottertail Dr. , Fergus Falls
  4:00 pm
• Synchronized Swim (Sr. Club) (pre-register)
  Kennedy Secondary School - Pool , 601 Randolph Ave , Fergus Falls
  5:30 pm
• Bridge Basics II (pre-register)
  Roosevelt Education Center - Community Education , 340 Friberg Ave , Fergus Falls
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Marathon Staffing posted a job opening for Part-Time Stock Associate in Pelican Rapids. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Pelican Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pelican Rapids here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fergus Falls

• Jamestown Basketball Loses Last Non-Conference Games (newsdakota.com)

Detroit Lakes

• Detroit Lakes golf tournament raises $12,000 for veterans (dl-online.com)
• Detroit Lakes residents feud after an indoor cat was let outside (dl-online.com)
• Lakers dominate at home, place 1st in Jazz and Kick (dl-online.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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