Community meeting set for June 20 at the Ottertail Community Center The featured speaker for the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations (OTC COLA) June 20, lake property owner meeting will be Chuck Becker of SafeWakes.org.    The latest craze in lake recreation is wake boats.  Coming on the scene in Minnesota in 2018 they… Read More

Photo by Korie Koenen The Henning School white garage near the bus garages on Marshall Ave. were taken down last week as part of the ongoing parking lot and HVAC project at the school. The garage was removed to make way for a larger parking lot. 

C.M. Anderson Family $1,00 Lyvia Misegades Goepferd Family Scholarship $1,000 Kira Vergin Kimber Scholarship $500 Lyvia Misegades Cordes Scholarship $500 Dylan Juvrud Frank Formanek Scholarship $500 Jevon Pedersen James Reineke Scholarship $500 Alissa Winters Saetre Scholarship $500  Dylan Juvrud Jevon Pedersen Alissa Winters Saetre Scholarship $1,000  Post  Secondary Macie Cidy Allyson Hart Matthew Johnson H-545 $1,000 Seniors Lane Dilly Alivia Gunderson Emily Kohl Ella… Read More

Contributed photos The Trinity Center in Henning hosted its first of three kids quilt camps last week. A total of 14 youth participated in the quilt camp which taught local youth the art of quilting, while also giving them a chance to make their own custom piece. The next kids quilt camp will be held… Read More

The NDSCS Alumni Foundation invites NDSCS alums and supporters from the Ottertail Lakes area to a meet and Greet at The Otter.  Kim Nelson, Executive Director of the Alumni Foundation, and Rod Flanigan, NDSCS President, will be hosting alums from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, to connect, network and celebrate with the NDSCS family.  “We are… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Health recently redesignated Astera Health as a level 4 trauma hospital. Astera Health and staff voluntarily participated in the process to remain part of Minnesota’s statewide trauma system. The process included an outside review of the hospital’s resources and capabilities to care for trauma patients. Astera Health met standards of commitment,… Read More

On  June 2,   Pastor Dick Kennedy celebrated the 60th anniversary date of his  ordination into the Lutheran ministry. He was ordained at  St. Peter, Minn., at the Gustavus Adolphus Chapel.    In his years of ministry he has served  Minnesota   congregations in  Mountain Iron, Excelsior, Montevideo, Fergus Falls, Perham and most recently the  Vining… Read More

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Four decades have gone by since the year 1979 when four young men left East Leaf Lake, north of Henning, entered Otter Tail Lake by canoe and paddled all the way to Hudson Bay. Dennis Weidemann authored a book, “This Water Goes North,” which chronicles their adventure from… Read More

Photo by Dan Broten Construction workers were busy last week replacing the shingles on the Lions Shelter in Amundson Park. The new shingles are part of a larger project to make necessary repairs to the popular shelter. 

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent County commissioners, on  June 11, learned more about the rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) financial assistance from the state of Minnesota. Providing an overview was County Administrator Nicole Hansen. State legislation provides $24 million in emergency aid for EMS providers who primarily serve Greater Minnesota communities. The EMS aid package also… Read More