A look back in history from past issues of the Lake Country Echo. 10:00 am, Mar. 12, 2021 ×
40 years ago, March 12, 1981
George Hall of Pequot Lakes is named the 1981 Crow Wing County Conservation Farmer of the Year.
Joan Starkka, Donna Cotten, Mindy Maher, Anne Woog, Jill Arvig, Lael Olson, Bonnie Pierce, Jean Starkka, Mary Hermerding and Julie Haglund will compete for the title of St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Crosslake.
30 years ago, March 14, 1991
Second-grade teacher Donna Collins is named Pequot Lakes Teacher of the Year.
To avoid conflicts with spring sports start times and afternoon classes, the Pequot Lakes School District changes its school day starting time from 8:50 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
The Brainerd Plunge will be Saturday.
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Brainerd High School soccer players Mari Devine (left) and Lexi McElfresh jump into icy water Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Brainerd Cool School Polar Plunge at Breezy Point Resort. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
BREEZY POINT In-person Polar Plunge events kick off Saturday, March 6, in three locations including Breezy Point.
Since 1999, the Polar Plunge has been Special Olympics Minnesota’s biggest fundraiser and ensures thousands of adults and children with intellectual disabilities will be included in their community by way of sports, health initiatives and leadership training. Although things look different this year, Minnesotans across the state are stepping up to take the plunge and support Special Olympics Minnesota, according to a news release.
Scott âAdmiral BigGunâ Backstrom and his âFAN-tastic Purple Plungerâ team brought in over $4,000 for the Special Olympics in the 2020 Polar Plunge, the first of its kind to take place on Otter Tail Lake. Backstrom is back in his fourth year of raising funds for the organization with a personal goal of $3,000 in funds raised.Â
âI have been involved since 2017 (fundraising) doing my first plunge for Special Olympics Minnesota in Febr uary of 2018,â explained Backstrom. âI jumped with my associates in the VWO (Viking World Order - a worldwide Minnesota Vikings fan group). We jumped in the Twin Cities. I raised over $1,250 that first year and the feeling of giving back to a nonprofit organization that really appreciated the effort hooked me.âÂ
Otter Tail Polar Plunge fundraiser is back on March 13
The Polar Plunge is the biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota. Participants can sign up for the in-person event on Otter Tail Lake or participate in a virtual plunge.
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Dan Mattfeld of the Biggun s Purple Plungers does a war cry after emerging from the ice water Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Special Olympics Polar Plunge on Otter Tail Lake. (RosaLin Alcoser / FOCUS)RosaLin Alcoser
The Polar Plunge is back for the second year in a row. The event will take place on March 13 at noon on Otter Tail Lake.
Otter Tail Polar Plunge fundraiser is back on March 13
The Polar Plunge is the biggest fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota. Participants can sign up for the in-person event on Otter Tail Lake or participate in a virtual plunge.
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News Staff | ×
Dan Mattfeld of the Biggun s Purple Plungers does a war cry after emerging from the ice water Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Special Olympics Polar Plunge on Otter Tail Lake. (RosaLin Alcoser / FOCUS)RosaLin Alcoser
The Polar Plunge is back for the second year in a row. The event will take place on March 13 at noon on Otter Tail Lake.