“Family is more than the group we grew up with. We are also nieces and grandsons and cousins – and eventually great grandparents. We are descendants of those in fuzzy photographs and will be ancestors to those u...
A petition was mailed to us recently from the Briggs Lake Chain Association asking for our signature to form the Briggs Chain Lake Improvement District. We have been BLCA members for over 10 years and have suppo...
A message to Troy Malo and those suggesting the city does not allow him to do his job in the same manner as other department heads. Real leaders take the blame and give the credit – not the other way around. Kee...
It has been brought to my attention that the “Big Tree” on the Intermediate School playground will be cut down this summer. This is a very special tree that is treasured by so many. I’ve been told that it is the...
It was a bright, sunny Wednesday at Pebble Creek back in the early 1990’s. I sat in the then-Flagstix Restaurant, munching on a chicken quesedilla, served up by then-proprietors Troy and Tammy Getchell. There...
The future of Pebble Creek lies in the hands of five people who make up the golf task force committee. They just so happen to all be members of the Becker City Council, including Mayor Lefty Kleis, Members Rick ...
Living on the waters of the Briggs Lake Chain, I have witnessed lake conditions which suggest that, despite the best efforts of the Briggs Lake Chain Association (BLCA), our waters are in danger. Under the statu...
I am writing to support a petition facilitated by the Briggs Lake Chain Association (BLCA) to establish a Lake Improvement District to benefit property owners on Briggs, Julia, Rush, and Big Elk lakes. The BLCA...
We in Becker are governed by a city council. An issue that has been on the table for more than a decade is how to responsibly handle the operation of Pebble Creek Golf Course which is somewhat unique as an ameni...
I recently got in another great round at PCGC and want to remind the folks of Becker what a gem they have in that facility! We don't have a course in Big Lake but I'm sure happy we have PCGC nearby as I manage t...
