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Students at Eagle View snowshoed for several days and received the activity well. "Snowshoeing can be hard work, especially walking up hills and through deeper snow," Martini said. "It was a great workout." Taking the students outside had many obvious benefits. "A benefit to using the snowshoes and getting outside is definitely allowing the kids to have a 'mask break' during COVID and breathing in the fresh air," Martini said. "Also, snowshoeing is a lifelong activity that people of all ages can enjoy, especially in this area where there are many opportunities to snowshoe on trails." Pine Riv...

Paras going above and beyond in difficult year In a year marked with difficulty and uncertainly, Paraprofessional Recognition Week is giving school districts a reason to celebrate. Written By: Dan Determan | Travis G. Grimler | 3:00 am, Jan. 28, 2021 × Pequot Lakes paraprofessional Tammy Schroeder has spent much of her time providing one-on-one support to students in the middle school's learning center.Dan Determan / Echo Journal Monday, Jan. 25, marked the start of Paraprofessional Recognition Week, and school administrators and ...

Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes see little change thanks to hybrid model 3:00 am, Jan. 7, 2021 × High school winter sports teams and fine arts activities were allowed to start practices Monday, Jan. 4, and two area school districts are getting more students back into the classroom after a November rise in COVID-19 cases sent many students home to learn. Pine River-Backus back to pre-Thanksgiving schedule Pine River-Backus School District is more fortunate than some area schools in that the district has been able to keep elementary school students in the physical classroom this w...

2020 Highlights: COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath is year's top story in northern Brainerd lakes area Take a month-by-month look at some of the more important stories that appeared on the pages of the Echo Journal in 2020 Written By: Nancy Vogt | × 14 Lakes Craft Brewing Co.'s float was all ready for the Crosslake St. Patrick's Day parade, which was canceled. Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal Traditionally, the Echo Journal doesn’t pick a top story of the year, but rather publishes a list of highlights from each month. However, it’s next to impossible not to say th...

Pastor speaks on changing times and Christmas Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 6:00 am, Dec. 20, 2020 × “O sing to the Lord a new song; / sing to the Lord, all the earth” (Ps. 96:1, NRSV). In a literal sense, this could refer to writing and singing a new, original musical composition - given the tenor of Psalm 96, especially a praise song. Yet, the Psalm will go on to say, “Then shall all trees of the forest sing for joy” (v. 12). I’ve known trees to make songs (just sit quietly near a grove of trees on a windy day), but they sing not in a languag...