September 17, 2009 RSS feed / Crow Wing Currents

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Catching up

Pillager High School alumni chatted in the gymnasium after the All School Rally, which kicked off the Centennial Celebration Aug. 11 - 12. More...

Welcome back

PHS Principal Scott Doss (left) invited Thomas Buckingham, Class of '04, to share a few words at the All School Rally, which kicked off the school's Centennial Celebration. More...

PHS grads

Playwright Roy Booth, left, a 1983 grad, and Elzie Gerrels, a 1952 grad, exchanged the microphone after Booth had asked Gerrels a question following the latter's "Apollo and Beyond" presentation, which was a part of the PIllager School Centennial c More...

Football jocks

Former members of the Pillager Football team swapped stories at the recent Centennial Celebration. More...

Reminiscing

Former Pillager High School classmates (and some family members) enjoyed the many festivities planned for the school's Centennial Celebration. More...

If you plan it, they will come

Hundreds of PHS alumni return for Centennial Celebration Pillager graduates credit school, community, for their post-high school successes
By Dawn Schimpp Timbs World reporter

The town of Pillager pretty much doubled its size last weekend, when hundreds of alumni made the pilgrimage back to their alma mater to celebrate the school's Centennial. More...

Troy Davis officially resigns from the Motley Fire Department

City council approves this, discusses other MFD business at recent mtg Long-time Motley Fire Department member volunteered many hours over the years
By Dawn Schimpp Timbs World reporter

After 20 years of service to the City of Motley, former Fire Chief Troy Davis has officially retired. The Motley City Council accepted Davis's resignation, with regrets, at their regular meeting Sept. 10 (rescheduled from Sept. 8). More...

Game warden

Nikki (Johnson) Shoutz, Class of '76, one of the first female game wardens in the state, reminded students at Pillager School to get involved in things they are passionate about. "Don't ever forget where you came from," she said. More...

Motley's taxpayers could save some money next year

MCC passes 2010 preliminary budget and proposed levy Motley's projected budget shows levy increases to street improvement fund, fire fund
By Dawn Schimpp Timbs World reporter

If the 2010 budget is approved in December, residents of Motley can expect to see a 2.3 percent decrease in the city's total levy; and a 19 percent decrease in general property taxes. At their regular meeting Sept. More...

Successful brothers

Patrick Edeburn (far left), PHS Class of '85; and his brother, Earl (far right), Class of '82, reflected on their years at Pillager High School during the recent Centennial Celebration. More...