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Carver Murlyn Pudas whittles away a face in a piece of cottonwood bark during a weekly gathering of local woodcarvers in the basement of the Senior Citizen Center in downtown Wadena.
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Woodcarvers’ craft is part skill, part therapy

A group of local woodcarvers have whittled a niche in the social life of the Senior Citizen Center in downtown Wadena. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday, a tiny basement room serves as the headquarters for an informal gathering of eight to 10 regulars to bond over carving, conversation and coffee.

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Appeals court sides with Hudson

The Minnesota Court of Appeals dismissed the final criminal complaint filed against a mother who left her daughter on the side of the road, which she said was tough love punishment.

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A Blanche Lake resident talks about Blanche Lake in a screen-shot from the movie “The Lake ... Waves in Time.”
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Filmmaker’s documentary probes people’s special bond with the lake

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Wolverine girls golf finishes third in own invite Monday

Tracy Gustafson carded an 88 to finish fourth individually and lead the Wadena-Deer Creek girls golf team to a third-place finish in the Wadena-Deer Creek Invitational at Whitetail Run Monday.

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Bluffton starting pitcher Cody Geiser follows through on his pitch during the Hi-10 League opener on Sunday against New York Mills. Geiser was roughed up a bit by the Millers, lasting three innings in the 9-4 loss.
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Bluffton loses Hi-10 opener 9-4 to Millers

The Bluffton Braves and rival New York Mills Millers kicked off the 2008 Hi-10 amateur baseball season on Sunday a bit rusty from the long winter layoff.

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shockers snuff out the "Frazee" flames 15-1 in opener

The Wadena-Deer Creek Area Shockers opened Hi-10 League action with a bang on Sunday with the 15-1 dismantling of the Frazee Flames.

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Wolverine softball wins Little Falls Tournament

The Wadena-Deer Creek softball team won all three of its games to take home the championship in the four-team Little Falls Tournament on Saturday.

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Wolverine doubles player Tom Leyh gets a little creative while attacking the ball during the action on May 1 against Staples-Motley. He did manage to send the ball back over the net but Leyh and his partner Caleb Bigham lost the battle at No. 2 doubles during the Wolverines 1-6 loss.
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Wolverine tennis gains first victory of season

The Wadena-Deer Creek boys tennis team has been staring at the short end of quite a few lopsided losses lately. As the weather slowly warms up, so do the Wolverines.

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