Patrick Petermann News Today

A $600 donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes is on the line, will a council member accept the challenge?

Phaser Marketing to host second annual fundraiser at the Historic Holmes Theatre Ballroom

Pelican Rapids artist Paul Johnson is in the process of creating a large mural that will grace the front side of the thrift store, facing Highway 10 on the west edge of Detroit Lakes.

About $470,000 in funding has been secured for the $730,000 project. Donations can be made by contacting Patrick Petermann at Pat@bgcofdl.org or by calling 218-847-5700.

Hundreds jumped into icy Detroit Lake during the Polar Fest Polar Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 25. The plunge raised about $55,000 raised for the Detroit Lakes Boys and Girls Club.

Area businesses, groups and individuals recognized for volunteerism

The Splash Awards, created in 2019, are designed to celebrate the impact and involvement of Detroit Lakes community volunteers

The 26th Annual Polar Fest Plunge to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 on the ice of Little Detroit Lake. The club is seeking 150 'plungers' — a nod to the city's year-long Sesquicentennial festivities, which will come to a close with February's Polar Fest — to sign up for the Plunge, with each required to raise a minimum of $50 in pledges to participate.

Sen. Tina Smith tours Detroit Lakes Boys and Girls Club and downtown businesses Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., toured the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes and downtown businesses on Washington Avenue on Saturday, May 8. The visit was part of her two-day listening tour through northwest Minnesota, which began Friday, May 7 with a stop in Moorhead and finished on Saturday after a visit to Bongards Creamerys store in Perham. Written By: Michael Achterling | × Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn....

FREEZIN for a Reason: Actor Josh Duhamel takes the Plunge in support of Detroit Lakes Boys & Girls Club Actor Josh Duhamel stepped up and delivered as "Proxy Plunger" for the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes at its Polar Fest Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 13. 2:34 pm, Feb. 13, 2021 × Actor Josh Duhamel "signs off" with Boys & Girls Club Director Pat Petermann after completing his Polar Fest Plunge at an undisclosed area lake. Duhamel agreed to act as the "Proxy Plunger" for...