LOCAL
Longville Food Shelf Annual Meeting scheduled
The annual meeting of Longville Area Food Shelf Board will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Food Shelf
100 Women Who Care reach donations of over $107,000
100 Women Who Care of the Leech Lake area, held the fall giving event Monday October 5, at Tianna Country Club with the Tianna staff hosting and delivering some amazing appetizers once again that we all enjoyed!
Young at Heart Jam Session
Mark your calendars for Monday, October 12. This is when a group of area men will hold another Jam Session at the Young-at-Heart (YAH) Senior Club.
Pine River Market Square Farmers Market Indoor Markets
Pine River Market Square, a local growers’ and crafters’ market, will host an indoor market in October.
Head to Minnesota state parks and recreation areas for long MEA weekend
Each October, Minnesota children get a school break during the Minnesota Educator Academy. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages families to spend time outdoors during the MEA weekend, which is Oct. 15-18 this year.
Looking Back - Do you remember when...
Information for 100, 75, 50 and 25 year news briefs was researched and gathered by Renee Geving and Cec McKeig from Cass County newspaper archives at the Cass County Historical Society.
Happy Dancing Turtle Fall Bingo Scavenger Hunt Runs During October
All ages are invited to participate in Happy Dancing Turtle’s Fall Bingo Scavenger Hunt.
FUTURE READER
Rayleigh Mae Burns
Hackensack Community garden adds solar water pumping system
The Hackensack Community Garden started in 2020 with help from grants from the Cass County SHIP program, SWCD, and Simon Whitehead’s amazing work
Wolverines assist Backus Lions cleanup
The Backus Wolverines Trap Shooting Team members and their coaches recently helped the Lions with their spring road cleanup.
YAH Club game results
The Longville Young At Heart Senior Club host Hand and Foot every Tuesday at 11 a.m.; cribbage every Wednesday at 1 p.m. and 500 on the second, third and fourth Thursday of each month.
Looking Back - Do you remember when...
Information for 100, 75, 50 and 25 year news briefs was researched and gathered by Renee Geving and Cec McKeig from Cass County newspaper archives at the Cass County Historical Society.
Outdoors -Close Encounters
Living in a remote rural area, we have more than our share of encounters with all types of wildlife. Most of the time, these experiences are interesting if not entertaining.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
DNR records request remains pending
Woman Lake chain property owners have been seeking public records from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) concerning the Girl Lake dam modification and rock arch rapids project.
