Summer Fun

Kolbinger To Middle School, Lefebvre Departs For Sauk Rapids

The Becker School Board heard from the high school robotics team, reviewed some policy revisions, discussed strategic planning, discussed goals and had a second reading of a policy for using school facilities.  ...

Clearview Presents Annual Gamelan Performance

Clearview fifth and sixth graders presented their annual Gamelan performance May 26 to a large crowd of family and school staff.   Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, and is ...

Clearview Celebrates Cole Bacon Day

There was bacon everywhere at Clearview on Wednesday as the school honored their media specialist, Cole Bacon.   Because of upcoming changes at Clearview, Bacon will be splitting his time between Clearview and L...

Dayton Signs Budget Bills, Grudgingly

There will be no state shutdown in Minnesota this year. But there may be a need for another special session after the governor and legislators played politics once more.   Tuesday, Gov. Mark Dayton announced he ...

Sand Dunes Bill New Law For 2 Years

A Legislative measure authored by Rep. Jim Newberger has won enactment into law, safeguarding the concerns of many Sand Dunes State Forest residents who have battled DNR policies in recent years.   Newberger’s l...

Dork Continues To Enjoy His Freedom

Wondered about Dork lately?   After several unsuccessful rallies from family members, friends and even strangers, Dork the Emu continued to elude captors and seems to be enjoying its new-found freedom in the bac...

Five Ideas Shared At Big Dog Challenge

Dozens of school staff, teachers and administrators gathered at Pebble Creek Wednesday to celebrate and share the winning ideas as part of the Becker Innovates: Big Dog Challenge.   Supt. Stephen Malone gave the...

Fallen Soldiers Honored At Monday’s Services

Military men and women who died in service to their country were honored during several local Memorial Day events Monday as members of the American Legion made their way from community cemetery to community ceme...

Rolande “Frenchy” Amundson, A Life Of Service And Sacrifice

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story by Staff Writer Penny Leuthard is the second of a two part series)   Clear Lake resident Rita Lietha’s aunt, Rolande “Frenchy” Amundson, served as a spy in World War II, bring...