Mille Lacs Messenger Current Stories
Drug Task Force had busy week
On Aug. 24, Task Force members and Mille Lacs County deputies arrested Gretchen Marie Johnson, 34, and Jeffery Allen Parkki, 35, on Hwy. 169.
High winds on Mille Lacs
‘Wheel of Fortune’ to interview contestants at Grand Casinos
Northland Remembers Sept. 11, 2001
Tribal police save two lives
Officers performed CPR at gas station, powwow.
Mille Lacs Tribal Police officers have saved two lives in the past month.
On Aug. 5, officers Noah Melberg and Craig Nguyen were dispatched to the Marathon Gas Station on Hwy. 169. Upon arrival, the two officers noticed a woman lying unresponsive on her back next to her car. Her skin was purple, and her sister was performing CPR.
Sails ahoy!
Fred Ness and Steve Dunn took advantage of clear skies, cool weather and a steady breeze on Mille Lacs Lake on Aug. 26. The pair made a loop arond Hennepin Island.
Rocks on her mind
When Marie Frazier moved to Isle, about a year and a half ago, she planned on continuing in her business as a cake decorator. Marie’s mother was a cake decorator and she found she had the talent for that vocation. But when she got to Isle, she realized there wasn’t the demand for her product that she had in the Cities.
Don’t miss the White Pine
A few of the attractions include grain threshing, a working print shop, shingle making, a working blacksmith shop, water powered feed mill, farm animals, barrel making, lumber sawing and more.
How to tell if you’re in financial trouble
Many Americans are seeing their credit card balances growing, their savings account balances diminishing and are unsure how to escape from that vicious cycle.
Signing (and acting) her life away
Jess Huppler’s life has always been about theater and American Sign Language — and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
If you are a friend of Jess Huppler’s on Facebook, you may notice that her interests include ASL (American Sign Language) and theater. She’ll be the first one to say that, other than her son, those two things are her whole life.
Training day
Mild-mannered editor gets in touch with his inner cop.
“Ever shot a handgun before?” Al Tutland asked.
“Not very often,” said the newspaper reporter, embarrassed to tell the truth — only once, about 12 years ago, the last time he did a story on firearms training.
Tutland, a firearms instructor with the Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office, went over the weapon (a Glock) and the course.
Much ado about Pickles
“I’ve been in the Long family for 17 years, and I never ate one,” Mary Long said of the wedding ring pickles her mother-in-law, Irene Long, made for her family. Mary is married to Irene’s son, Steve.
Drug arrests in Hayland Twp.
Tribal officer back on force
Judge clears cop of terroristic threats charges.
A former Mora police officer has been cleared of allegations that he threatened four city officials, including the city’s mayor.
3-day walk for the cure
Thousands lined the streets of the Twin Cities in late August to cheer on survivors and supporters at the Susan G. Komen 3-day Walk for the Cure.
Among the participants were local survivor Marcia Balder and her teammates: Kellie Cox, Carissa (Daiker) Capistrant, Tina Daiker and LaRena (VanAlst) Rondeau.
A very emotional closing ceremony celebration ending at the state Capitol was truly breathtaking, Balder said.
A bump in the lake
Bea Steeber of Isle was heading out fishing last week when she felt her boat hit something. She looked and saw a big branch floating in the lake. On her way in from fishing, Steeber looked for the obstruction which was in a pathway many boaters use to go under the Malone Island Bridge.
Boyd, Beaulieu appear in court
Princeton bridge project delayed by rain
Crews continue to monitor the water levels. Elevation was at 953 feet on Friday, Aug. 27, down about 4 inches from Thursday afternoon.
