Lions Shelter bathroom to be used for inclement weather in DC
News | Published on November 5, 2026 at 11:47pm GMT+0000 | Author: Kendall Koenen
0By Chad Koenen
Publisher
Residents seeking shelter in the event of inclement weather can now go to the bathroom at the Deer Creek Lions Park.
During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Deer Creek City Council heard of a concern from the mobile home park in town. Owners of the mobile home park were in search of a more permanent place for its residents to go in the event of inclement weather. Since the community center is locked outside of regular business hours, city clerk/treasurer Miriam Steuck suggested using the bathrooms at the Lions Park, for the time being, should residents at the mobile home park need to seek shelter.
The council said it will continue to work with the owner of the mobile home park to find a more permanent solution for a storm shelter and Steuck said the city can seek a grant to help fund a storm shelter should that be the direction the city and mobile home park owners want to seek as well.
In other news
• Discussed a rental contract with Tanya Zerr for the space she rents in the community center. The council is seeking to update the rental agreement and clean up language between the two sides as a rental agreement has not been in place for a number of years.
• Approved a police contract with the City of New York Mills to provide police coverage in Deer Creek for 2027. The contract was increased by 20 percent from 2026 and will cost approximately $30,000 per year. The council questioned the significant increase for next year, but ultimately approved the contract stating a desire to continue the partnership between the two communities.
• Heard from Korie and Andrew Gray about an investigation and search that was done at their home in regards to gambling funds for the Deer Creek Lions Club. Andrew said the investigation allegedly took place due to propaganda that began with false rumors that were started online and on social media, as well as countless calls that were made to the State of Minnesota about potential embezzlement of nonprofit charitable gambling funds. As part of the investigation the pair had a search warrant issued on them that included having computers, cell phones, files and receipts seized by a special unit by the State of Minnesota. They were also forced to hire an attorney to defend themselves at a cost of $10,000. After the investigation the State of Minnesota determined the accusations were unfounded and the pair sought an apology for the investigation as a whole and the bad publicity the propaganda caused the Deer Creek Lions Club. Ironically, perhaps, the crux of a lengthy dispute between the Deer Creek Lions Club and Wet Woody’s bar and grill in Deer Creek earlier this year revolved around the bar owners desire to have Bingo and horse racing on a regular basis in the bar. While the Deer Creek Lions Club began hosting the Bingo games and agreed to purchase the equipment for the horse racing the ongoing disagreements between the two parties led to the Lions Club leaving its charitable gaming location at Wet Woody’s. The Wadena-Deer Creek wrestling association, which took over the charitable gambling, still has not offered Bingo or horse racing on a regular basis at the local bar and grill.