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Comprehensive News Feed for Backus, MN.

Results 1 - 20 of 229 in Backus, MN

  1. The Last Windrow: Reflections of a farm boy back at school

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... reprieve to urchins who really don't want to go back to school until about Thanksgiving time. Our school, Pine River-Backus, started school this past Tuesday. Our chamber gave the teachers and staff a free welcome back breakfast last week, and it ...

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  2. Backus receives low-interest loan for water treatment infrastructureRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | The Pilot-Independent

    A low-interest loan of nearly $164,195 has been awarded to the city of Backus to pay for maintenance and repair of a 50,000-gallon water tower.

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  3. Tigers open with 32-12 winRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    The Pine River-Backus football team got the new season off on the right foot with a 32-12 thumping of Cass Lake-Bena. Senior Glen Abbott led the Tigers, piling up 126 yards with three touchdowns and Levi Allen ...

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  4. Patriot spikers fall in three games at Deer RiverRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... season tonight (Thursday) when they host the Sebeka Lady Trojans and then on Saturday they, along with the Pine River-Backus Tigers, will host one of the longest running tourneys in the state, the Pine Lakes Tourney, with action getting underway at ...

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  5. Wednesday, September 3Read the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Daily Journal

    ... Falls, MN 56649. - Serenity Sisters' The Women's A.A. gathering, "Serenity Sisters," will meet at noon Friday at the Backus building, Rational Alternatives Room 101. Musical presentation The bluegrass and Gospel music group "Freedom's Call," of ...

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  6. Wayzata jeweler Darrell Miller 'started from zero'Read the original story

    Monday Sep 1 | Obituaries

    ... 26 after a battle with lung cancer. Miller was born April 22, 1921, in Chaseley, N.D., and moved with his family to Backus, Minn., when he was young. Raised during the Great Depression, he left school after the 10th grade to help support his family. ...

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  7. Henning/BL CWC meets Sept. 8

    Friday Aug 29 | Daily Journal

    ... about Habitat for Humanity and hear "A Room Full of Song" from violinist, Val Johnson of Fergus Falls. Mona Bean of Backus will talk to the theme, "Sincere Sharing," telling us how she went from "Bitterness to Betterness." A complimentary nursery is ...

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  8. Friday, August 29Read the original story

    Friday Aug 29 | Daily Journal

    ... p.m. Saturday at Waschke Family GM Center, Highway 53. Degree of Honor Degree of Honor will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Backus Community Center, Room 110. Elementary sign-ups Elementary football and volleyball sign-ups are scheduled for the following ...

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  9. Art on Ada

    Thursday Aug 28 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... on art crawl. Organizers have already put up signs advertising the event in towns including Pequot Lakes, Jenkins, Backus and Emily. Watch this week for smaller signs dotting the area. The event will bring together many forms of art for visitors to ...

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  10. Delores BlanchardRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... by her children: Inez Arnold (John) of Nisswa, Walter Blanchard, Jr. of Pine River, James Blanchard (Chris) of Backus, Sue Kron (Al) of Sioux Falls, S.D., Arthur Blanchard of Jenkins; sister, Grace Armstrong of Brainerd; 10 grandchildren and 14 ...

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  11. PR-B Family Center expands ownership

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    The Pine River-Backus Family Center now owns all but two back corner units in the building it's in.

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  12. Pine River: Bluegrass Festival is again a success

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... the concert area, and picnic tables were added outside the food vendors. Day parking was added at the Pine River-Backus High School parking lot. Shuttles carried concert-goers to and from the festival grounds and the parking lot. The bands enjoyed ...

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  13. Overlimit Fishing Charges Against Two Non-Resident Fishermen in Backus

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Northland Press

    ... fishing day after day resulted in large over limit charges. The men were staying at a resort in Cass County near Backus. Over 20 unmarked bags of fish were seized, along with the catch from the day resulting in possession of 139 sunfish, 99 over the ...

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  14. Backus Head Start depends on volunteers

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    An old saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." At the Backus Area Head Start, that adage is the truth.

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  15. Healthy living taught at Eco Camp

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... day was cloudy. The first-week's campers got the chance to help work on the new Peaceful Playground at the Pine River-Backus Elementary School. Some other projects that both weeks participated in were making paper and doing crafts with recycled ...

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  16. Ask the ATOD guy: Educate yourself about steroidsRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 20 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... mail.com or call me at (218) 587-4292. Collin Frazier, is Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Coordinator for Pine River-Backus. )

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  17. a band is about music and business, By Tom Laventure, Staff Writer

    Tuesday Aug 19 | Daily Journal

    ... same song. "So that they are adding to what we already have," he said. The two rehearse three nights a week using a Backus Community Center classroom. They also spend a lot of time recording at Tilander's home studio. The recordings will be placed ...

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  18. Cass County HRA receives loan to fix-up homes

    Wednesday Aug 13 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    Backus City Council approved a $10,000 revolving loan to Cass County Housing and Redevelopment Authority , Aug.

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  19. Thursday, August 14Read the original story

    Thursday Aug 14 | Daily Journal

    ... Corrections Board will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the Northeast Regional Correction Center, Saginaw. Community Market Backus Community Market continues Saturday, rain or shine, from 8 to 11 a.m. in the AB Third Street parking lot. Fresh produce, ...

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  20. MDHA Bluewater Chapter plans eventsRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 13 | Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journal - PineandLakes.com

    ... The chapter also voted affirmatively to award two $500 academic scholarships this spring; one to a Pine River-Backus student, one to a Pequot Lakes student. The Bluewater Chapter also donates to the Minnesota Broken Wing Connection - a pheasant hunt ...

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