Stark surprised by group bearing cow bells and balloons 1:15 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
Nikki Stark reacts in surprise upon learning Monday morning, May 10, in her Pequot Lakes High School classroom that she is the school district s 2021 Teacher of the Year.Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
Fellow staff burst into Nikki Stark s classroom on Monday, May 10 with cow bells, balloons and flowers to announce her as 2021 Pequot Lakes Teacher of the Year.
Stark was caught off guard as the honor was kept a secret beforehand. Her surprise was visible to her students and the staff gathering there.
Nikki Stark reacts in surprise upon learning Monday morning, May 10, in her Pequot Lakes High School classroom that she is the school district s 2021 Teacher of the Year.Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
Again, technical issues occur during Breezy Point City Council meeting
Breezy Point City Hall struggled with technical issues, leaving the video and Zoom recordings of the city council meeting Monday, May 3, without audio. Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 1:00 am, May 7, 2021 ×
Breezy Point City Hall
Breezy Point City Hall again struggled with technical issues, leaving the video and Zoom recordings of the city council meeting Monday, May 3, without audio.
The Echo Journal s story covering the meeting will be posted on pineandlakes.com as soon as possible, and will run in the Wednesday, May 12, issue of the newspaper.
The public can watch the meeting on the City of Breezy Point Minnesota YouTube channel.
E-PaperHighlights: April 29-May 5, 2021
Take a look at just some of what was on the Echo Journal s e-paper pages in the last week. Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 9:00 am, May 7, 2021 ×
Cover detail of the Sunday, May 2, 2021 Nation Plus section of the PineandLakes Echo Journal digital issue.Screen shot
The Echo Journal offers an e-paper of seven to nine pages of world, national, state, business, entertainment and sports news seven days a week. Visit pineandlakes.com/activate to connect your print and digital accounts to access our e-paper, which in the past week included:
Thursday, April 29: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at age 90. How to start reselling common products on eBay. Britney Spears fans are eager for the pop star to speak at hearing.
All children should feel accepted unfortunately the SEED program merely causes more division.
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Mariah Hines | ×
Myself as well as a number of parents are very disheartened with where the Pequot Lakes School District is headed. You promote the SEED teacher training as a form of unity and inclusiveness within our district, however, if you go to their website it seems SEED focuses more on “white privilege” and “male privilege” than it does acceptance and inclusiveness. How can a program that states whites need to see themselves as an oppressor regardless of their individual morality, promote unity? All this program does is categorize our children and cause more division just like the superintendent’s video did. This type of teacher training also allows for teachers who have taken it to openly discuss their disdain for the white Christian community? The dishonestly in our school district is another cause for concern, when we are told that this program is not r
E-Paper Highlights: April 22-28, 2021
Take a look at just some of what was on the Echo Journal s e-paper pages in the last week. Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 9:00 am, Apr. 30, 2021 ×
Here’s a taste of what was published in our e-papers online every day in the past week. Visit pineandlakes.com/activate to find news that happens between our print editions.:
Thursday, April 22: Biden offers tax credits for COVID-19 vaccination paid time off. Long list of issues found at U.S. Johnson & Johnson vaccine plant. Prince fans mark the fifth anniversary of his death.
Friday, April 23: U.S. passes bill to make Washington, D.C., a state. “Sasquatch” docuseries has something for everyone. Frazee woman finds TikTok success as That Midwestern Mom.