Creswell Berndt celebrates 101st

Lifelong Big Lake resident Gleva Creswell Berndt was born Jan. 4, 1920 and celebrated 101 years earlier this week with her family. They enjoyed fruitcake - an old time family favorite.Woodrow Wilson was in the W...

Lupulin and Blake’s Hard Cider Company introduces PB & Jam

Lupulin Brewing has announced a partnership with Blake’s Hard Cider of Michigan to provide its customers a unique and craft collaboration. This experience is created by combining Lupulin Brewing’s CPB Chocolate ...

Retirement beckons for Schody, a DNR Enforcement K9

K9 Schody, a German shepherd who has worked diligently in the Dept. of Natural Resources’ K9 Unit for the past decade, officially retired Dec. 31.Schody, who came to the DNR with an abundance of energy but no tr...

Trump’s biggest local fan?

Schools hold re-organizational meetings

Both the Becker and Big Lake School Boards held their re-organizational meetings earlier this week. Becker did so as a part of their regular meeting, while Big Lake scheduled a special meeting focused solely on ...

GRRL’s Winter Reading Program kicks off

The Clearwater, Becker, and Big Lake Libraries are once again participating in Great River Regional Library’s (GRRL) Winter Reading Program.“Light Up the Mind” is the program’s theme this year, which began on Ja...

COLORING CONTEST WINNERS!

Below are our 2020 Santa Christmas Coloring Contest winners:• Age group 0-5  (left) Maisie Brum of Clear Lake (age 5-1/2) • Age group 6-10  (right)Claire Nelson of Big Lake (age 9) • Age group 11-15  (above) Jul...

Year in Review: Go away 2020!

2020.Ugh, what can we say about 2020?Well, as tradition, we at the Patriot are giving our readers a re-cap of this dreaded year with stories and features from all the communities we serve. Some of the stories wi...

BLHS assistant principal wins state honors

Big Lake High School’s Assistant Principal Angie Charboneau-Floch has been named the Minnesota Assistant Principal of the Year. About the AwardThe award is given by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School ...

Possibly Exposed To COVID? Check The App!

Last week, a new piece of technology was introduced to Minnesotans to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state.The app, COVIDaware MN, uses Bluetooth technology to notify Minnesotans if they’ve been exposed...