Vicki Gerdes

Detroit Lakes

Community News Lead at Detroit Lakes Tribune

Community News Lead at Perham Focus

Community news lead at Detroit Lakes Tribune and Perham Focus. Living in DL since October 2000.

Articles

Detroit Lakes to feature more live, outdoor music than ever this summer

2 days ago | inforum.com | Vicki Gerdes

DETROIT LAKES — Live, outdoor music has become something of a staple in Detroit Lakes over the past couple of decades, with the establishment of Tuesdays in the Park, Trucks and Tunes, Music on the Mountain, Bash on the Beach, and of course, the granddaddy of them all, WE Fest, which is celebrating its 41st year in August.
Holmes Theatre to host June 6 Jayhawks concert

2 days ago | parkrapidsenterprise.com | Vicki Gerdes

DETROIT LAKES — Though its main 2024-25 season officially wrapped up in mid-May, Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre is gearing up to host a special concert this Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m.The concert, which is being dubbed "Live Limitless," will feature the Jayhawks, a Minnesota band that has achieved both national and international acclaim since its start in Minneapolis in the mid-1980s.
Donald J. Borgman

3 days ago | echopress.com | Celeste Edenloff |Vicki Gerdes

Apr. 19, 1933 - Jan. 12, 2025 DULUTH, Minn. - Donald J. Borgman, 91, formerly of Alexandria, Minn. died Sunday, Jan. 12, in Keystone Bluff Assisted Living in Duluth, MN. There will be a gathering of friends and family to plant a tree in Don’s memory at 1:00 on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Michel’s Tree Memorial; 48668 400th Street; Sauk Centre, MN. A picnic lunch will be provided following the tree planting. Arrangements by Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory.
Wendy Zander

3 days ago | echopress.com | Celeste Edenloff |Vicki Gerdes

Aug. 21, 1933 - Nov. 25, 2024 TUCSON, Ariz. - Wendy Zander, 91, formerly of Alexandria, Minn. died Monday, Nov. 25, in an assisted living facility in Tuscon AZ. A Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 11 AM at Ellertson Mortenson Cemetery in Rural Starbuck, MN. Arrangements by Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory.
Patricia "Pat"L. Manthei

4 days ago | echopress.com | Celeste Edenloff |Vicki Gerdes

Patricia “Pat” L. Manthei, age 94, of Miltona, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at St. William’s Living Center in Parkers Prairie. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 9, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona with Deacon Sharon Bridges officiating. Interment will follow the service at 3 p.m. at Granite Falls City Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Street Faire at the Lakes brings big crowds for 25th year in Detroit Lakes

4 days ago | dl-online.com | Vicki Gerdes

DETROIT LAKES — The 25th anniversary of the Street Faire at the Lakes is in the books, and volunteers and vendors alike were happy with how the two-day festival went this past Friday and Saturday, May 30-31. "The crowds have been pretty steady," said Peggy Osterman, who was working at the Street Faire information booth on Saturday morning. She added that she noticed lots of people out on Friday as well, when she went to check out the booths for herself.
Holmes Theatre to host June 6 Jayhawks concert

5 days ago | dl-online.com | Vicki Gerdes

DETROIT LAKES β Though its main 2024-25 season officially wrapped up in mid-May, Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre is gearing up to host a special concert this Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m.The concert, which is being dubbed "Live Limitless," will feature the Jayhawks, a Minnesota band that has achieved both national and international acclaim since its start in Minneapolis in the mid-1980s.
Mark D. Miller

1 week ago | echopress.com | Celeste Edenloff |Vicki Gerdes

Mark D. Miller, age 61, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at his home near Eagle Bend. A private family service will be held at a later date. Mark Duane Miller was born on March 4, 1964, to Edward and Delpha (Diedrich) Miller in Parkers Prairie. He grew up on the family farm with his four siblings on Lake Irene.
Vergas' Lake Shore Services specializes in 'rip rap done right'

1 week ago | perhamfocus.com | Vicki Gerdes

VERGAS — Lake Shore Services owners Randy and Erin Halvorson spend a lot of their time thinking about rocks ... as in how to move, remove and/or strategically place them to make them blend in with the surrounding landscape or stand out from it. Their business, which they have owned and operated since 2013, actually has over 40 years of history in the Vergas area, Randy says.
Holiday Haven is getting a new look - and a new name

1 week ago | dl-online.com | Vicki Gerdes

DETROIT LAKES — Local residents may have noticed that there's a lot of construction going on at the site of one of Detroit Lakes' most well-established motels. The Holiday Haven Motel, as it has been called for more than half a century, will soon be reopening as the Beachfront Haven, a boutique hotel offering some unique amenities to go along with its prime location at 220 West Lake Drive, directly across the street from the mile-long City Beach.