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    April 13, 2018
    Tribune file photo/ The ice depth on area lakes ranged earlier this week from 18 inches on the lakes south of Willmar to 24 inches on those to the north.
    Ice out? Local sage believes Green Lake will be ice free for fishing opener
    SPICER - We only have to look back at 2013 to know just how long the ice can stick around. The winter ice cover on Green Lake held on until May...
    sports/outdoorsApril 13, 2018 - 4:31pm
    February 26, 2018
    Tribune file photo Walleye will get its due, but the state's most popular game fish will not really be the star of the 2018 Governor's Fishing Opener. The event is an opportunity to showcase all of the area's outdoor opportunities, fishing among them.
    Outdoors will take center stage when Willmar Lakes Area hosts Fishing Opener
    WILLMAR — For those who think that walleye are the star of the show when the Willmar Lakes Area hosts the 2018 Governor's Fishing Opener,...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 26, 2018 - 6:36am
    January 30, 2018
    Spicer woman injured in crash
    SPICER — A 30-year-old Spicer woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident Sunday night after the truck she was driving left the road and...
    news/accidentsJanuary 30, 2018 - 8:05am
    January 29, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune Steve Marquardt takes the plunge into Green Lake at the 14th annual Polar Plunge Saturday at Saulsbury Beach in Spicer.
    Taking the plunge: 14th annual event held Saturday in Spicer
    SPICER — The 14th annual Polar Plunge was held by local law enforcement Saturday to raise money for the Special Olympics of Minnesota....
    community/eventsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:40am
    January 25, 2018
    Tribune file photo Participants in the 13th annual Polar Plunge belly flop into Green Lake in January 2017. A crew of emergency responders guide participants from the water and assist as needed.
    Take the plunge! Polar Plunge Saturday at Green Lake
    community/eventsJanuary 25, 2018 - 5:29am
    January 23, 2018
    Tribune file photo Organizers in Kandiyohi County are calling for 100 hosts to volunteer to take visitors fishing May 10-13 when the Willmar Lakes Area hosts the Governor’s Fishing Opener. The last time it was held in Kandiyohi County was in 1995 with then-Gov. Arne Carlson, front left.
    Governor's Fishing Opener in Willmar seeks hosts
    WILLMAR — Over 100 hosts will be needed to take visitors fishing May 10-13 when the Willmar Lakes Area hosts the 2018 Governor's Fishing...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 23, 2018 - 10:30pm
    January 8, 2018
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Using ice blocks that weigh nearly 600 pounds, volunteers build the Spicer Ice Castle on Sunday morning at Saulsbury Beach on Green Lake. The 20-foot-tall structure will be the focal point of Spicer's Winterfest celebration, which kicks off Jan. 20 with fireworks and a lighting ceremony.
    Nice ice: Ice castle will be focal point of Spicer Winterfest
    SPICER — Working in relatively balmy conditions Sunday morning, volunteers manhandled huge blocks of Green Lake ice to create a 20-foot-tall...
    newsJanuary 8, 2018 - 5:05am
    January 3, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune A recently cut block of ice from Green Lake moves along an ice harvesting machine Wednesday in Spicer. play button
    Green Lake jewels to be used in St. Paul ice castle
    SPICER — Wearing ice-covered boots and wiping away icicles from beards and noses, a crew of about 40 people were busy Wednesday harvesting...
    news/science-and-natureJanuary 3, 2018 - 9:51pm
    October 19, 2017
    Submitted Volunteers with the Willmar chapter of Let's Go fishing host Bethesda Daybreak residents on an outing in June. The local volunteers hosted more than 2,000 guests in 2017, a record season.
    Let's Go Fishing chapter reports biggest year yet
    WILLMAR — The Willmar chapter of Let's Go Fishing is reporting a record season in 2017 as it puts the pontoon boats away for the winter...
    newsOctober 19, 2017 - 11:24pm
    July 4, 2017
    Tom Cherveny / Tribune Heather Larson of the "Groom Zone" leads her patriotic poodle along the Spicer parade route.
    Celebrating the Fourth of July in Spicer
    SPICER — A sunny, summer day with a cooling breeze from Green Lake provided the setting as Spicer's population grew nearly tenfold Tuesday...
    newsJuly 4, 2017 - 9:21pm
    May 14, 2017
    Fishing: Area opener a ray of sunshine
    While anglers undoubtedly remember fishing openers past marked by snow, sleet and freezing temperatures, they will fondly recall Saturday for just the opposite reasons. Sun-dappled waters and mid-summer temperatures greeted anglers who shoved off for Minnesota's 2017 opener on area...
    sports/outdoorsMay 14, 2017 - 10:18pm
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune file photo Fisherman test the waters May 2 on Green Lake in Spicer. Explore Minnesota announced the Willmar Lakes Area will host next year’s fishing opener on Green Lake from May 10-13.
    Green Lake to host 2018 governor's fishing opener
    SPICER—Kandiyohi County reeled in a big catch of its own Saturday at the governor's fishing opener. Explore Minnesota announced the Willmar...
    newsMay 14, 2017 - 3:13pm
    May 10, 2017
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Dave Coahran, area fisheries supervisor with the state Department of Natural Resources, talks Tuesday to students from Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar about different ways to fish. Let’s Go Fishing started its 2017 season this week by hosting hundreds of students from Willmar and New London-Spicer on Green Lake.play button
    Let's Go Fishing launches big season
    SPICER — Let's Go Fishing launched its 15th season in a big way this week, and appropriately so. The Willmar chapter has already seen a...
    newsMay 10, 2017 - 5:15am
    May 9, 2017
    Briana Sanchez / Tribune Josslyn Heck, from left, Alejandra Mejia and Mercedes Turrubiates write down ideas for characters for a book. They were among about 450 students assembled May 1 at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar to hear children's author Lisa Bullard speak about telling and writing stories.
    Expert advises Willmar students: Minnesota author speaks to Willmar elementary students
    WILLMAR — Willmar's elementary students are learning to write stories, and a Minnesota-based children's author during her visit last week...
    newsMay 9, 2017 - 6:04am
    April 18, 2017
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Workers carry carpeting Thursday inside the new Hampton Inn Spicer Green Lake. The resort hotel is set to open in mid-May.
    Spicer hotel nears completion with mid-May opening expected
    SPICER — Calling it more of a resort than a hotel, managers say the Hampton Inn Spicer Green Lake is on the construction homestretch and...
    newsApril 18, 2017 - 5:37am
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