Earlier this month, thirty students and 7 chaperones of the Mary of the Visitation Church in Becker went on a mission trip to Kansas City. There, the church members worked to restore old houses in the downtown a...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.)With 52 percent of Minnesota now experiencing severe drought and four percent in extreme drought, the state has e...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by St. Cloud Area School District.)St. Cloud Area School Board approved at the July 21, 2021 school board meeting combining Apollo and Tech co-op teams for the...
During their July meeting, Anne Ackerman presented a petition to the Lynden Twp. Board to vacate a portion of Highland Drive (Eaglewood Road), Shores Point. She stated her understanding is that an offer to purch...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.)It’s midsummer at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, and there’s much to see at the Eagle’s Nest Nature ...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Rivers of Hope.)The First Annual Walk for Hope to End Family Violence will take place at Ellison Park from 5-8 p.m. August 5. The event will feature a mile ...
(Reporter’s Note: A more in-depth article about the recent school board meeting will appear in next week’s Patriot.)During the Big Lake school board meeting of last Thursday, the board congratulated assistant pr...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Lupulin Brewery.)Lupulin Brewing has teamed up with Johnny Fish, a.k.a. Fish Sunflowers, to bring an additional sunflower field to Big Lake, MN. Fish Sunflo...
Last week on Facebook, a GoFundMe link was going around to support Courtney (19) and Abi (13) Stubbe. The girls are two former Big Lake students who recently lost their mom, Sue Stubbe, unexpectedly.The girls we...
Sherburne County residents have a local sports hero to cheer for when it comes to the increasingly popular sport of disc golf. Sami Keddington, nee Kolbinger, a 2004 Becker graduate, is a rising star in the Prof...
