Found your Inner Otter? Great! Otter Tail Lakes Country is filled with unique communities and businesses that host events that are sure to entertain every otter out there! Take some time to peruse our calendar, but don’t forget to mark yours!
23
Sep
2017 Pumpkin Festival! Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Events include: Color Fun Run/Walk Kiddy Dress-Up Parade Kids’ & Teen Carnival 4th Annual Bake Off Art Projects Face Painting Petting Zoo Sidewalk Sale Hay Rides Classic Car Show Pub Crawl & Live Music! (4:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
23
Sep
LEAF DAYS September 23-24, 2017 Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2017 Friend’s of Maplewood State Park’s biggest fundraiser of the year is LEAF DAYS. At Maplewood State Park there are 9,250 acres, and many of those are filled with sugar maple trees which provide us with some very nice fall colors. Maplewood State Park is one of the best places in Minnesota to enjoy the fall colors. Visitors can enjoy beautiful scenery from their vehicles, hike on some of the 25 miles of hiking trails, or enjoy a picnic in the park. Come join your “Friends” for a day in the park. Remember to bring your camera. We are looking forward to an amazing display of colors this fall. The park entrance is 7 miles east of Pelican Rapids on Hwy 108.
30
Sep
LEAF DAYS September 23-24, 2017 Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2017 Friend’s of Maplewood State Park’s biggest fundraiser of the year is LEAF DAYS. At Maplewood State Park there are 9,250 acres, and many of those are filled with sugar maple trees which provide us with some very nice fall colors. Maplewood State Park is one of the best places in Minnesota to enjoy the fall colors. Visitors can enjoy beautiful scenery from their vehicles, hike on some of the 25 miles of hiking trails, or enjoy a picnic in the park. Come join your “Friends” for a day in the park. Remember to bring your camera. We are looking forward to an amazing display of colors this fall. The park entrance is 7 miles east of Pelican Rapids on Hwy 108.
30
Sep
LRH-Shatter the Silence Luminary 5k walk/run This is an event created to help prevent suicide and raise awareness about mental health. Proceeds will be awarded as a grant to an area school or community to support suicide awareness and prevention efforts in that community or school. SEPT 30, 2017 EVENT DETAILS: Registration begins at 5pm at DeLagoon Park Shelter #1, t-shirt included with registration, guest speaker and brief program at 6pm, and walk/run will begin at sundown. Walk/run route will follow the Central Lakes Trail. Luminary bags and tea lites will be available free of charge to participants to decorate and set on our walk/run path as a way to honor loved ones lost to suicide. If you know someone who can’t attend our event but would like their loved one represented with a luminary the cost of our memorial luminaries are $10 or $15/2 bags. Although a t-shirt comes with registration (not glow in the dark), we encourage participants to wear your own, decorated with glow in the dark paint, t-shirts. T-shirts can be in memory of someone, or just for fun! Click Here To Visit Event Page on Facebook. Resource tables with information about mental illness and area […]
03
Oct
Grief Support Group Tri-County Health Care will host its monthly Grief Support Group on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Wesley Conference Room at Tri-County Health Care in Wadena. The group’s purpose is to offer understanding, suggestions for coping, support, friendship and hope to bereaved adults. Anyone who has experienced a loss is invited to attend. The group meets the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, contact Tri-County Health Care’s Medical Social Services at 218-631-5228 or visit TCHC.org. ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system located in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics and rehabilitation. Tri-County operates a 25-bed hospital and medical clinic in Wadena, as well as six satellite clinics and three physical therapy clinics across Todd, Wadena and Otter Tail counties. Satellite clinic locations include Henning, Bertha, Ottertail, Sebeka, Verndale and Baxter. Visit www.tchc.org.
07
Oct
Come out to Vergas, MN to enjoy a great time for the whole family! We will have pumpkin painting, a hayride, local music, delicious food and a 5K race! Cost: Hayrides are $5.00 per person or $20.00 per family. 5K Race registration is $30. Food is available for sale by vendor (prices vary). Pumpkin painting and kids games are free. For more information visit www.cityofvergas.com or contact Julie Lammers at (218) 342-2091 or [email protected]
07
Oct
Fergus Falls Zombie Crawl It’s that time of year again when the undead will be walking the streets of Fergus Falls, MN. Free event / free will donations accepted. 5:30pm- Starting point: Meet at the Old Flour Mill parking lot (behind Service Food) in your best zombie costume and makeup! (All Ages) 5:45pm- Walk, lurk, crawl up and down downtown Fergus Falls, making your way to The Spot. 6pm-11pm- Live music from The Snap Dragons, and DJ sets by Plebian, Cleant Up, and DomFreq at The Spot Panini and Wine. (All Ages until 9pm, after 9pm 18+) IN CONNECTION WITH THE FFZC: Dominic Facio will be hosting a Zombie Crawl Makeup Workshop! Friday, September 22nd at A Center for the Arts. Number of attendees: 6 Age: 16+ Registration fee: $25 (register at Springboard for the Arts, 201 W. Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls, MN) Event Page: http://tiny.cc/FFZCMUWS This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
09
Oct
Parents Who Have Lost a Child Support Group Tri-County Health Care’s monthly Parents Who Have Lost a Child Support Group, which helps area residents affected by the loss of a child, will meet on Monday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wesley Conference Room at Tri-County Health Care in Wadena. Whether the child was lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, cancer, suicide or an accident, the purpose of this group is to provide long-term support to parents and a confidential setting where they can share their story and learn ways to cope. Many find it comforting to talk with others who have suffered a similar loss. The Parents Who Have Lost a Child Support Group is open to all parents who have lost a child of any age at any time in their lives. The group meets the second Monday of each month. For more information, contact Tri-County Health Care’s Medical Social Services at 218-631-5228 or visit TCHC.org. ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system located in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics and rehabilitation. Tri-County operates a 25-bed hospital and medical clinic in […]
12
Oct
Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers Thursday, Oct. 12 Tri-County Health Care and the National Alzheimer’s Association will host the next Memory Loss Support Group for Caregivers meeting on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 2:30 p.m. in the Wesley Conference Room in the lower level of Tri-County Hospital in Wadena. This support group seeks to show caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia that they are not alone. At the group, they will learn new coping skills to better care for and understand their loved ones dealing with memory loss. Anyone with an interest in understanding more about memory loss is invited to attend. The group meets the second Thursday of each month. Support group members are not expected to attend every meeting to be part of the group. For more information, contact Tri-County Health Care’s Medical Social Services at 218-631-5228 or visit TCHC.org. ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system located in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics and rehabilitation. Tri-County operates a 25-bed hospital and medical clinic in Wadena, as well as six satellite clinics and three physical […]
14
Oct
Ready To Run For Your Life? Sign up for the 2017 Zombie Run & show us if you can make it through the course without the zombies taking all your flags! Cost: $30 When: 10/14/2017 from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Where: Blacks Grove Park, 33825 620th Ave, Wadena, MN (Off Hwy 29) Contact: Crystal Riddle, 218-632-7704 or [email protected] Website: http://www.wadenachamber.com
17
Oct
Adult Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Tri-County Health Care’s monthly Adult Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group, which helps area residents affected by suicide, will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Wesley Conference Room at Tri-County Health Care in Wadena. Each year, more than 36,000 people in the U.S. die by suicide. The support group at Tri-County is intended to provide healing support for people coping with the shock, grief and emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one to suicide. This confidential support group provides a safe place for those who have experienced this type of loss to find support, share their story and learn ways to cope. The monthly Adult Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is open to all adult family members and friends of a loved one who has died by suicide. The group meets the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, contact Tri-County Health Care’s Medical Social Services at 218-631-5228 or visit TCHC.org. ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system located in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics […]
18
Oct
Tri-County’s Diabetes Support Group Tri-County Health Care will host its monthly Diabetes Support Group on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Maslowski Wellness and Research Center in Wadena. Anyone with an interest in learning more about diabetes is invited to attend for a brief walk followed by a conversation focused on diabetes self-management. The support group meets the third Wednesday of each month. For more information, contact Pam Doebbeling, RN, diabetes educator, at 218-631-3510, ext. 5376, or visit TCHC.org. ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system located in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as minimally invasive surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics and rehabilitation. Tri-County operates a 25-bed hospital and medical clinic in Wadena, as well as six satellite clinics and three physical therapy clinics across Todd, Wadena and Otter Tail counties. Satellite clinic locations include Henning, Bertha, Ottertail, Sebeka, Verndale and Baxter. Visit www.tchc.org.
28
Oct
Halloween fun at the Otter Tail County Museum! Wear your costume, visit the museum galleries, search for clues in the Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt, get treats. Questions: call the museum 218-736-6038 or Send an Email
02
Dec
Otterdazzle 2017 December 2nd, Ottertail Community Center, 7am-6pm Lions sponsored pancake breakfast bake sale kids crafts meet Santa outdoor skating (tentative) raffles hay rides parade fireworks sponsored by Ottertail Lions OTBCA web site: www.visitottertail.com Events Contact: Kathy Grobeck, 402-689-7694 or [email protected]
20 Sep
Fall Fishing Keeps Charging Away
Fall Fishing Keeps Charging Away Ross Hagemeister meisterguideservice.com. Check out the graph image I submitted this week. I know it’s not a perfect photo, but I want you to check out the subject matter—yes the squiggly shapes elevated from the bottom. Those are walleye, and we’re seeing a lot of that right now! It’s the time of year when we have a lot of choices in the upper Midwest. We can bow hunt for deer, we can hunt grouse and other small game, or we can ignore the outdoors all together and watch football from Thursday through Monday! There are so many options, but I choose fishing. Consider fall fishing in Otter Tail Lakes Country. There are lakes-galore and hungry fall-time fish that just can’t wait for another meal. Walleye are all over the water columns—shallow, deep and mid-depths. It sounds east but it’s actually a bit problematic. I advise you pick your zone and stick with it. Once you find fish (like the image on my graph), you should be in good shape. Minnows or crawlers will do. Jigs or Lindy Rigs or bottom bouncers or slip bobbers—pick your favorite. Panfish continue to head deeper and away from shallow weed stands. Use […]
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