Minnesota Governor’s Deer Opener Arrives in Hinckley, November 1

Celebrate Minnesota’s Deer Hunting Tradition To honor and promote Minnesota’s deer hunting tradition, the 16th Annual Minnesota Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener “Welcome to Deer Camp Celebration” will be held on Thursday, November 1st at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota. The event promotes ethical hunting practices and shares the economic and environmental benefits of hunting. Together, […]

Pine Area Lions Annual Octoberfest Dinner

The Pine Area Lions have a lot of exciting events on their calendar for the remainder of 2018 and with the addition of 20 new members at their October 1st meeting, excitement is running high for the group that they’ll have a few successful fundraisers before the year is out. One of these events is […]

New Horizon Thrift Store Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary

When              October 2-6 Where             New Horizon Thrift Store, 215 Main St. South, Pine City, MN The New Horizon Thrift Store will celebrate five years of serving the community all week October 2 – 6. Everything in the store will be 50% off. There will be daily drawings for two $25 gift certificates. Need not be present to […]

Finding Minnesota’s scary and bizarre

Libraries welcome paranormal researcher Chad Lewis during ECRL Reads Hear about over 100 bizarre and “hidden” newspaper stories from Minnesota in a presentation by paranormal researcher, author and lecturer Chad Lewis at the library during the 2nd Annual ECRL Reads. Lewis will provide a time portal back to the early days of the state when […]

Initiative Foundation Hosts Growing Home Luncheon

To celebrate regional successes, the Initiative Foundation is hosting a series of three October luncheons (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) with a Growing Home theme: Oct. 2 at the Braham Event Center Oct. 11 at the Gorecki Center at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph Oct. 25 at the Cragun’s Legacy Pavilion near Brainerd At […]

Library launches 2nd annual ECRL Reads

Featuring The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb The 2nd Annual ECRL Reads, featuring the suspenseful mystery The Fate of Mercy Alban by Minnesota Book Award winner Wendy Webb, is fast approaching and so are the related programs and events at all East Central Regional Library locations. In The Fate of Mercy Alban, Grace Alban has spent 20 […]