Wed, Jul 23, 2014 - 11:15am
New bleachers for the football field at Pequot Lakes High School will be installed after the 2014 season, Superintendent Chris Lindholm told the Pequot Lakes School Board at its Monday, July 21, meeting. The bleachers will bring the school in line with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 - 11:12am
The Crosslake Community School (CCS) Board held a retreat Wednesday, July 16, to discuss the school's strategic plan for the next three years. The board has identified its core goals in the plan involve academic excellence, community engagement and environmental education. School Director Todd Lyscio said the strategic plan will allow he and other staff to "develop a framework that helps us avoid reactionary planning." "What can happen with schools is, it's pretty easy to get caught up by thinking whatever the latest trend happens to be," he said, citing the use of iPads in schools without
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 - 10:48am
The Crosslake City Council voted at its July 14 meeting to place a nine-month moratorium on an article of the land use ordinance governing outdoor sales in the city, following a review indicating approximately 30 businesses would require a conditional use permit (CUP). The article, which requires any business practicing "outdoor sales, display and/or equipment rental" to obtain a CUP, carried over into the new ordinance without any changes to the language.
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 - 10:44am
More than a year after contract expiration, Pequot Lakes teachers and school board members went back to the negotiating table Friday, July 18, again leaving without a resolution. There are 14 school districts in Minnesota, including Pequot Lakes, that have not settled their 2013-14 teacher contracts, representing 4 percent of all districts in the state. Despite the lack of resolution, both the school board and teachers signaled that creativity was a priority to achieve an agreement.
Wed, Jul 23, 2014 - 10:40am
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office has identified the 3-year-old boy who nearly drowned in Pelican Lake at Breezy Point Resort on Friday, July 18, as Emett Weigel of Napoleon, North Dakota. Weigel was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis by North Aircare following CPR on the scene.
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 - 11:26am
Crosslake Communications general manager Paul Hoge presented suggestions to the Crosslake City Council at its Monday, July 14, meeting to replace departing network engineer Paul Davis. Davis resigned from the company June 30 with a three-week notice, and his last day is Friday, July 18. The resignation comes a month after the council hired Charlesmead Advisors, a Baltimore-based consulting firm, to review the efficiency of Crosslake Communications.
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 - 11:05am
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) campground in Crosslake serves an average of more than 40,000 campers per year at its 118 campsites, providing access to the Whitefish Chain and featuring boat ramps, playgrounds, picnic shelters and fishing docks. Recreation was not always one of the primary goals of the USACE, however; the construction of the Pine River Dam around which the campground is situated was authorized by Congress in 1880 to assist with making the waters of the Mississippi River navigable for steamboat traffic.
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 - 11:01am
The Crosslake City Council voted Monday, July 14, to pursue injunctive relief against a property owner who has repeatedly violated a zoning ordinance that restricts the number of temporary structures allowed on a property. According to a memo Crow Wing County Land Services Supervisor Chris Pence wrote to the council, planning and zoning staff contacted property owner Don Bordsen on Monday, July 7, following a complaint by a neighbor.
Thu, Jul 10, 2014 - 10:52am
A daily ritual for Merle "Roger" Marshall of Crosslake paid off - literally. In late April, Marshall, 83, won a $34,772 Northstar Cash jackpot after purchasing a ticket at the Holiday Stationstore in Crosslake. "My old saying is, 'If you don't play, you don't win,'" he said.
Thu, Jul 10, 2014 - 10:41am
Breezy Point residents living in residential estate lots are now permitted to keep chickens. The zoning district was not left out intentionally but was inadvertently not included in the original ordinance. The Breezy Point City Council voted unanimously Monday, July 7, to add the zoning district to a revised chicken ordinance.
