Moose Lake News Archives

Frontpage -> Features -> Arts & Entertainment -> Moose Lake Public Library to host paranormal author Chad Lewis The Moose Lake Public Library will be hosting a oeMinnesotaa s Most Haunted Locationsa author, Chad Lewis, on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Since Gov. Tim Pawlenty set his sights on being president, I rarely agree with anything he says or does, but I applaud his overturning of the "boneheaded" decision to buy flat screen TVs for the new facility for sex offenders in Moose Lake.

Eight of the flat-screen TVs removed from a Minnesota sex offender treatment facility on Gov.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday ordered the removal of two dozen 50-inch flat-screen TVs from a Moose Lake sex offender treatment program, criticizing the decision to buy them in the first place.

Long before the news broke that sex offenders in a Moose Lake treatment facility had been given 50-inch, plasma TVs, Rep.

Moose Lake Mayor Ted Shaw and city councilors welcomed newly appointed councilor Beth Virden as she took the oath of office at the Moose Lake City Council regular meeting on October 14.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Moose Lake Board receives positive audit report At its regular meeting on October 19 the Moose Lake School Board received a positive audit review for the year ended June 30, 2009, as related by Janel Bitzen of the auditing firm Kern, DeWenter, Viere of St.

John Thomas Bonner, 74, of Finlayson, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Mercy Health Care Center, Moose Lake.

Frontpage -> Commentary -> Poor Rix -> Scientists discovered the fossils of a ten-foot-long rat.

Thirteen flat-screen TVs that Gov. Tim Pawlenty ordered removed from a Minnesota sex-offender treatment facility will wind up in veterans homes instead.

We are now serving 217 area families. Adding 1-4 new families each week. We will be giving Thanksgiving baskets again this year.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he's ordering the removal of new flat-screen TVs from the Minnesota's sex offender treatment facility.

Some Minnesota sex offenders won't be watching the big games on big flat-screen televisions anymore.

Eleven survivors of the area's 1918 fires gather for a group photo in honor of the 91st Commemoration of the 1918 Fires on October 10.

Austin Jacobson and Peggy Stepan were chosen as homecoming king and queen at Willow River High School during the coronation ceremony on October 9. King's court includes: Cody Gibson, Austin Gordon, and Shane Rehbein.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he's ordering the removal of big flat-screen TVs from the Minnesota's sex offender treatment facility.

Sex offenders at Minnesota's newest treatment facility at Moose Lake can watch television on one of two dozen new, 50-inch flat-screen TVs, and more may be on the way.

A Look at the Past 100 Years is a new book, compiled by Betty Lehet relating the history of the village of Kettle River from it's beginning in 1909 when the Soo Line Railroad put it on the map, to the present time.

Mike Coolidge & Jason & Ryan of St. Francis visited Aunt Carol Simonson. On Sun.

This a contiuation of a story that appeared in the book 1918 FIRE SURVIVORS researched by the Moose Lake Historical Society; reference page 68 with the related story of Ida Olsen.

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Moose Lake United Methodist Church Hosts Great Adventure Gospel Band The Moose Lake United Methodist Church welcomes the Great Adventure Gospel Band to its sanctuary Sunday, October 18.

Frontpage -> Features -> Arts & Entertainment -> "Teen Read Week" at the Moose Lake Public Library October 18-24 The Moose Lake Public Library is inviting area teens ages 13-19 to write an original story/tale about an unexplained mystery that takes place in Minnesota.

The Jerome Foundation has granted $484,477 to 20 groups, mostly arts-related organizations in Minnesota.

Frontpage -> Features -> Legal Notices -> Willow River ISD #577: September 26, 2009 Saturday, 10 October 2009 23:43 Willow River ISD #577 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD September 26, 2009 8:00 a.m. Tamarack, Minnesota The meeting was called to order at 8:45 a.m. by Chair Else.A Those present were Superintendent Maas and the board members.

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Students Score Touchdown with Farmersa Market Sporting every kind of late season vegetable in bright reds, greens, oranges, and yellows, Willow River seventh graders held a Farmersa Market at a September Rebelsa game as a class fundraiser.A Teachers and advisors Becky Tischer and Carol Jelinek thank the ...

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Minnesotaa s Top Youth Mini Lop Breeders Alex and Max Kenney of Sturrgeon Lake, proprietors of Kenneya s Lotsa Lops Rabbitry, were honored at the Minnesota State Rabbit Breeders Association Convenetiona s banquet ceremony in Owatonna, MN on Sept.

Frontpage -> Features -> Legal Notices -> Request for Bids: selling a 1994 Plymouth Acclaim Saturday, 10 October 2009 23:45 Request for Bids The Carlton County Assessora TMs Office will selling a 1994 Plymouth Acclaim under sealed bids.A A The car will be available for viewing on Wednesday, October 14 from 1:00 a ' 2:00 p.m. at the Transportation ...

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Jim and Betty Lehet celebrate 50th anniversary Jim and Betty Lehet of Moose Lake, Minnesota, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on their trip to the Greek island of Kastos where their daughter, Nancy, mar?ried Petros Yannoutsos on Sep?tem?ber 9, 2009 in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Frontpage -> Features -> Local -> a oeSwine Flu & Other Infectious Diseases.a Your Phoned-In Questions Answered Ona The 28th season premiere of Doctors on Call Ita s that time of year againa flu season.

Moose Lake Elementary Principal Kraig Konietzko was recently named this yeara s recipient of the Northeast Division Leadership Achievement Award.

Saami Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj was born on October 10th, 2009. The proud parents are Kathy Brandli of Moose Lake and Aziz Al-Arfaj of Moose Lake, Minnesota.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Fall Fest draws huge crowd for playground fundraiser The Moose Lake community came out in droves on October 3 for the city's "Fall Fest" fundraiser at the Marketplace Foods parking lot.

Officials of the Sturgeon Lake Fire Department, chief Mike Mikrot and assistant chief Dave Landwehr, met with council members of communities it services on October 1 to discuss the budget and equal distribution of funding from each entity.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Willow River board holds special meeting out of district The Willow River School Board met for a special meeting on Saturday morning, September 26 in Tamarack at the residence of Superintendent Lynette Maas, to discuss a host of topics related to the school district in general.

Frontpage -> Commentary -> Editorial -> Reminder: school boards are a voice of and for the people At what point are we to hold local elected or appointed officials accountable for their actions that are relative to their position of power? More importantly, at what point are our public servants to openly hold themselves accountable for their ...

A Minnesota Sex Offender Program inmate who has been charged with felony assault twice before for strangling other inmates is facing similar charges for another incident reported in July.

The world welcomed Logan William Radzak on September 22, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake.

At its regular meeting on September 21 the Moose Lake School Board approved the proposed maximum levy certification, currently set at $594,009. a oeWe always set the maximum allowed, in case we need change the amount before the final is submitted to the county in December,a said business manager Linda Dahlman.

A Public Hearing will be held on October 13, 2009 for the 2009 a ' 2019 Carlton County Local Water Plan.

Patricia Ann Keinanen, 63, passed away September 6, 2009 at home, surrounded by family, after her 1 year battle with cancer.