John Miklethun of Wahkon with a 27-inch walleye he caught and released on Father’s Day. Submitted photo.
The Mille Lacs community has reason to rejoice, judging by a presentation given by Shannon Smith to the Mille Lacs Watershed Management Group.
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative presented the Louie the Lightning Bug electric safety program to the area second graders before they took off for summer vacation. The lesson included the video “Play it Safe Around Electricity”. Louie the Lightning Bug explained the importance of electricity, how it is made, and the rules of playing it safe. The children then chose a safety rule and designed a poster.
Photo of the Week. “We have been watching this mom build her nest, lay the eggs then feed her young. I’ve gotten pics of the early nest and the eggs but she wouldn’t leave me alone long enough to get pics of the youngsters. The other night she even tried to rearrange my hair for me with her swooping and getting her toes in my hair as a warning. So I laid off that night. The next morning I went out to see if I could get a shot and didn’t realize she was on the nest until I passed the tree and looked in. If Robins could glare I swear she was glaring at me, as I was just a couple of feet away from her when I rounded the tree. Fortunately I had my long lens on the camera and was able to take a couple of steps away from the tree and shoot this pic. She still wasn’t pleased with me, but leaned back a tad and continued to watch me like a hawk. I was tickled pink to get this pic!” Lorie Rask, Isle.
Over the past two weeks roughly 40 Isle students grades K-6 have kicked, rowed and sometimes flailed all across the Ogilvie High School’s pool. Debi Miller continues her 18-year run of helping educate the locals in the important art of swimming. Photo by Brandon Belgum.
The youngest groups ended this year with plenty of kicking and splashing. Photo by Brandon Belgum.
The Aitkin Cluster of Catholic Churches will honor their departing pastor, Fr. Paul Fruth, with a prayer service and reception at St. James Church in Aitkin on Sunday, July 12.
Marylu Kavanagh-Beltman learned to spin wool. Photo by Rob Passons.
Little Bunny of Crosby has been donning traditional native American attire to come to the Rendezvous for three years. This year she accessorized with a pistol from the 1760s. Photo by Rob Passons.
Arvid Williams of Crosby worked on a long bow made from osage orange wood. Photo by Rob Passons.
Kids worked together to build sand castles along the shoreline at Father Hennepin. Area beaches were crowded last week as temperatures rose into the 90s. Photo by Lacey Sawatzky.
It is said that music is good for the soul. Plan to enjoy some special “soul food” at Faith Lutheran Church on Sunday, July 12 — Isle Days weekend. Special guests are Mark and Cameo Skogen, along with their children Tristan, Willow and Levi. They will be on hand to share and lead in singing. This special sing-a-long will begin at 9 a.m., followed by contemporary worship at 9:30 a.m. File photo.
John Varner of Onamia likes to cruise around in his WWII command car when he's not working on his other military vehicles. Photo by Rob Passons.
John Varner of Onamia. Photo by Rob Passons.
Varner sold his DUKW and is restoring two army jeeps in his spare time.
Photo by Rob Passons.
Varner paid $300 for this jeep. After he got it home he discovered it had matching numbers, making it a rare find. Photo by Rob Passons.
The Isle Little League needs everyone’s support and donations of aluminum cans. Their trailer is located south on Hwy. 47. Pictured back, community education coordinator Martha Sammis and Little League coaches Jessica Becker and Crystal Miller; front, Eric Nelson and Neil Karg. Photo by Linda Becker.
Margaret Hill taught classes in traditional Ojibwe arts and crafts at the museum for decades. File photo.
Joe Kostick helped customer David Pendergrass, a woodworker from the Malmo area, find the piece of hardware he needed. Photo by Diane Gibas.
Wave Wacker winners. Back, second place: Mike Herrick and Gary Curtis; third: Sam Sletten and Tom Herrick; first: Brad King and Craig Loehr. Submitted photo.
Past meets present. Visitors stopped as they entered the festival to watch wood being carved for furniture. Photo by Lacey Sawatzky.
Photo by Lacey Sawatzky.
John Blanchard of Norwood, Jeff Buck of St. Paul and Dave Blanchard of Robbinsdale stayed busy pulling spinners on Lakeside Reef. Photo by Rob Passons.
Beth Schirott and Bill Heussner, of Wheaton, Ill., landed and released over 30 smallies recently while fishing with Jim DaRosa. Bill caught several personal bests, the largest a nice 21-incher. Beth, who is fairly new to smallmouth bass fishing, also caught several lunkers, the largest a nice 20-incher weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces. Photo by Jim DaRosa.
The launch out of Nitti’s Hunters Point Resort rolled hard to starboard under the weight of Jason Crabtree’s walleye, and all the members of Summit Church in St. Paul who lined the rail to watch launch captain Nanthan Horsch heft the lunker into the boat. Photo by Rob Passons.
Nathan Horsch netted a nice 23-incher for Adam Hanson of St. Paul, and after a dozen pictures the fish went on its way. Photo by Rob Passons.
This was the fourth Father’s Day fishing trip the men from Summit Church in St. Paul have embarked on from Nitti’s Hunters Point Resort. Photo by Rob Passons.
The dinner horn sounded. Photo by Rob Passons.
Willow Anne made sure there was plenty of firewood. Photo by Rob Passons.
Jim Acon kept an eye on his fried bread while his daughter Alaina Tschida rolled it out. Photo by Rob Passons.
There were plenty of sweets to be found in the 1800s, and there was no shortage of licorice and candy at the Rendezvous. Photo by Lacey Sawatzky.
Crafts were abundant at the many campsites. Photo by Rob Passons.
Rendezvous. Photo by Rob Passons.
Ron Bandow is the current owner of the old Isle Farm and Feed Store. “It’s kinda ugly on the outside, but inside it’s in great shape,” he said as he and the crew from Central Movers prepared to move the 34- by 77-foot building from Main Street in Isle to Hwy 47, 7 miles away. The cost of the move is around $20,000, but to build a brand new one would be upwards of $50,000, Bandow said. Photo by Vivian Clark.
The move on Friday, June 26, was coordinated wtih the power and telephone companies. The building moved at a snail’s pace from Hwy. 17 to 26 to 47 where it will stay, Bandow said.
Photo by John Miklethun.
Lance Ballinger, 23, of Onamia, who was taken into custody on a probation violation after his 9-month-old daughter was found dead June 21, has been charged with felony domestic assault, neglect, endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
