40 years ago, Aug. 13, 1981
Veteran pilot Mike Landecker was not injured when his Cessna float plane crashed into shallow water on Pelican Lake.
Nisswa Community School principal Robert Hurst received a distinguished service award from the National Association of Elementary School Principals in Washington, D.C.
30 years ago, Aug. 15, 1991
Mary Prince of Breezy Point is honored as Crow Wing County’s Outstanding Senior Citizen for 1991 due to her involvement in the Salvation Army and Pequot Lakes Senior Citizens Club.
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Demolition derby driver Leo Walton of Jenkins wins his heat event while Mike Spielman of Pequot Lakes finishes second in the Modified and Super Modified division of the Mud Run at the Crow Wing County Fair.
20 years ago, Aug. 16, 2001
Dale Headlee resigns after serving 15 years on the Pequot Lakes City Council.
Pequot Lakes school maintenance supervisor Jim Kaz shows off the new floors, bleachers and paint in the middle school gymnasium to the school board.
10 years ago, Aug. 11, 2011
Pequot Lakes High School students Ellie Heggerston and Riley Johnson spend the summer working on Capitol Hill, and were present during the U.S. House of Representatives’ discussions on the debt ceiling crisis.
The first-ever Cardboard Boat Regatta takes place at Moonlite Bay in Crosslake.
- Compiled by Dan Determan, Staff Writer
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