Gene Gaffney, who also directed Detroit Lakes High School's instrumental music program for 29 years, has been the community band's director since its inception in 2006.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
The Holiday Train comes with about 1,000 feet of Christmas cheer in the form of 14 bright and colorful rail cars — each one lit with hundreds of thousands of festive LED lights and holiday designs.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Kathryn Hoffmann-Thompson's idea to bring free, monthly square dances for all to the Detroit Lakes area won Project 412's inaugural 'Hot Dish' microgranting competition on Monday. Nov. 18.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Bowe covers the Becker County Board and the court system for the Tribune, and handles the opinion pages for the Tribune and Focus. As news editor of both papers, he is the go-to contact person for readers and the general public: breaking or hard news tips, story ideas, questions and general…| Detroit Lakes Tribune
There are no plans yet for local funeral or memorial services for pastor and former Detroit Lakes police officer Beau Shroyer.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Lakes Area Vineyard Church pastor delivers a message of comfort and support to a grieving congregation in the wake of the missionary's death in Angola, Africa, on Oct. 25.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
The GoFundMe page was created by Beau’s sister to honor Beau’s memory and to help with costs associated with his final arrangements and legal fees.| Detroit Lakes Tribune
Two of three Angolan suspects in Beau Shroyer's murder have been arrested and were presented by authorities in the provincial capital of Lubango on Thursday, Nov. 7.| Detroit Lakes Tribune