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parkrapidsenterprise.com > lifestyle > arts-and-entertainment > upcoming-events-april-4-10-2026

UPCOMING EVENTS: April 4-10, 2026

57+ min ago  (285+ words) Join the Easter egg chase and find goodies to add to your Easter basket from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at nearly 50 businesses in downtown Park Rapids. Have your picture taken with the Easter bunny from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bella Caffe. Hunt for Easter eggs…...

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NEWS BRIEF: Responsible beverage server training

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (153+ words) Responsible beverage server training will be offered free from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 at the Northwoods Bank community room, and again on Thursday, April 30 at the Lake George Town Hall. Owners, managers, bartenders and wait staff are encouraged to attend and…...

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HOOKED ON BOOKS – Small heroes are a big draw for young readers

5+ hour, 21+ min ago  (658+ words) As this column has noted before, books featuring undersized heroes often have an oversized appeal, especially when kids are curled up in the reading nook. Here are a few more examples. Sam Gayton's "Lilliput" views Gulliver's travels from a new…...

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Speech team seniors saying their piece at Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (178+ words) Members of the Park Rapids Area High School speech team will perform selections from various categories of competition at the Headwaters Center for Lifelong Learning (HCLL) on Tuesday, April 7. The program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Park Rapids American Legion is…...

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ART BRIEFS: Kids' yard sign design contest

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (217+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

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parkrapidsenterprise.com > sports > prep > girls-track-and-field-park-rapids-counting-on-talented-athletes-to-offset-lack-of-numbers

Girls Track and Field: Park Rapids counting on talented athletes to offset lack of numbers

1+ day, 46+ min ago  (515+ words) PARK RAPIDS " The Park Rapids girls track and field team has a tough act to follow. Last season, the Panthers won the Section 8A East and Section 8A titles before capping off the season by winning the state Class A title in…...

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Food truck task force hammers out deal for 2nd Street Stage

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1187+ words) Food truck owners and the sponsors of 2nd Street Stage may have reached an agreement in time to plan this summer's downtown Park Rapids concert series " if they don't torpedo it again. Representatives of the Park Rapids Downtown Business Association (DBA),…...

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2026 SPECIAL OLYMPICS

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (16+ words) 2026 SPECIAL OLYMPICS - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports'Park Rapids Enterprise...

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parkrapidsenterprise.com > news > local > menahga-takes-the-plunge-for-special-olympics

Menahga takes the plunge for Special Olympics

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (218+ words) The fourth annual Menahga Polar Plunge raised $10,034 for the school district's Special Olympic program and Special Olympics Minnesota. The goal was $8,000. Ninety-eight plungers secured pledges for the Monday, March 30 jump. About 42 Menahga school staff and students actually dove into the…...

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Two killed in head-on crash near Park Rapids airport

3+ day, 29+ min ago  (188+ words) Two people died when their vehicles collided on Sunday night, March 29, in Park Rapids. The crash was reported at approximately 8:16 p.m. on U.S. Hwy. 71 near Albert Avenue South, which is near the municipal airport, according to the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP). According…...