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Vol. CXXIII — No. 24  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, June 16, 2026  •  One Dollar (Two if you take the crossword)
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The Voice of the Chain of Lakes

The Misquah Pilot-Independent

“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1903.

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Lakeside High

Pike Send Off 38 Graduates; Valedictorian Thanks Mom, Also Bus Driver

The Class of 2026 crosses the gym stage to the applause of a town that has known most of them since the maternity ward.

By Pilot-Independent Staff  •  June 6, 2026

Lakeside High School graduated its Class of 2026 on Friday evening, sending thirty-eight seniors across the gymnasium stage in green and gold before a crowd that filled the bleachers and spilled into the hallway by the trophy case.

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Prairie View Middle

Science Fair Won by Volcano, As Has Been the Case Since 1981

A loon poster judged more rigorous, reviving the perennial murmur that the fair rewards spectacle over substance.

By Pilot-Independent Staff  •  June 4, 2026

The annual Prairie View Middle School science fair concluded Wednesday with first prize going, for the forty-fifth consecutive year, to a baking-soda volcano.

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Lakeside High — A Honor Roll, Fourth Quarter

Grade 12

Ben Aune, Greta Halvorsen, Cody Lindholm, Maddie Ouellette, Tyler Aas, Dana Vik, Erik Solberg, Hannah Brevik.

Grade 11

Carter Hagen, Lily Knutson, Owen Dahlquist, Sofia Fontaine, Jack Norquist, Ava Tollefson, Mason Aas.

Grade 10

Ella Bunde, Logan Skoglund, Maya Lindholm, Noah Ouellette, Piper Sorensen, Wyatt Vik.

Grade 9

Brooke Aune, Caleb Hagen, Ruby Knutson, Henry Dahlquist, Sadie Solberg, Levi Brevik, Nora Aas.
School Notes
Last day at Oakview was Wednesday; the building will be “aired out,” Principal Norquist said, “whether it wants to be or not.”
Prairie View band placed in its division at the regional festival, a result the director credited to “the eighth graders finally learning the bridge.”
Fall sports registration opens July 1 — football, volleyball, and cross country. The hockey co-op with Pinedale continues, “amicably, mostly.”
School board meets June 18. On the agenda: the bus-garage roof, the lunch contract, and the perennial matter of the gym clock, now fixed.