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Former City Administrator Betty Thomsen also admonished city staff to work better as a team. 8:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Virgil Eskola was recognized Tuesday for his 30 years of service with the Park Rapids Fire Department. Behind him are City Administrator Angel Weasner and Mayor Ryan Leckner. (Robin Fish/Enterprise) The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday recognized two public servants for their work. Firefighter Virgil Eskola received a certificate of achievement for his 30 years of service to the city. According to the certificate, Eskola has served on the Park Rapids Fire Depart...

The resolution, approved Jan. 26, encourages respectful behavior surrounding the Line 3 pipeline replacement project. 7:00 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 × The Park Rapids City Council approved a resolution on Jan. 26 regarding the Respect Minnesota pledge. Moved for approval by council member Erika Randall and passed unanimously, the resolution contains seven “whereas” statements echoing the tenets of the Respect Minnesota pledge but no “be it therefore resolved.” The pledge’s five tenets read: I support free speech and a safe environment for everyone. I will listen, be inclusive and...

Mary Thompson proposes use for old Park Rapids liquor store The city's staff, legal counsel and finance committee will consider whether to lease the building to the Heartland Lakes Development Commission and the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Resource and Technology Hangar as headquarters. The City Council also fielded a proposal on Jan. 26 to write a grant for a historic commemoration project. 9:00 am, Jan. 30, 2021 × The Heartland Lakes Development Commission has asked the City of Park Rapids to consider letting the HLDC use the old municipal liquor store building as its...

Park Rapids City Council nixes downtown puppet parade City leaders felt that the proposed Wild Conspiracy event would be difficult to produce without defying state guidance restricting public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1:00 pm, Jan. 29, 2021 × Puppet artists Ramon Cordes, Madeline Helling and Jeong-Ae Neal perform in the In the Heart of the Beast 2019 May Day parade. (Photo by Bruce Silcox) The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday turned down a permit application for a performance group to hold a puppet parade in downtown Park Rapids. The application by Ell...

Thomsen bids farewell to Park Rapids City Council Interim City Administrator Betty Thomsen thanked the city for the opportunity to serve again, after coming out of retirement in September to fill a vacancy in the city's top staff position. 2:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 × Betty Thomsen presents a parting gift to the city at her last Park Rapids City Council meeting on Tuesday, helping Mayor Ryan Leckner hoist a motivational poster saying "Teamwork: Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." (Robin Fish/Enterprise) The Park Rapids City Council Tuesday swore in t...