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USDA summer meals program provides nutritious, free meals across Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Education is proud to support the 206 schools and community organizations that will provide meals and snacks at about 836 meal sites across Minnesota this summer. For families who depend on school meals to nourish their children during the school year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program helps close the nutrition gap and supports academic achievement by providing access to healthy meals so students can return to school in the fall ready to learn. ...
Major exhibition explores Barbie’s history and impact on fashion popular culture
This August, the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) is thrilled to present: Barbie®: A Cultural Icon. This museum-quality exhibition is a collaboration with Illusion Projects and Mattel, Inc., a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. The major exhibition first debuted in 2021, welcoming thousands of visitors in both Phoenix and Las Vegas. Barbie®: A Cultural Icon marks its exclusive Minnesota engagement at the DECC celebrating Barbie’s 65th anniversary year. ...
Itasca County Board meeting: First Call for Help’s efforts to save lives
First Call for Help, a local non-profit organization made of a cohort of specialized crisis response teams (CRT) provided an annual update to the Itasca County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, July 9. Executive Director of First Call for Help Cre Larson was joined by Tom Gafney and Dr. Justin Gambill to inform the board of the critical work they do to intervene in mental health and other crises experienced by local members of the community. ...
My Place Hotels of America opens in Grand Rapids
My Place Hotels of America has opened My Place Hotels-Grand Rapids, MN. This is the brand’s second hotel to open in Minnesota and the 71st opened and operating My Place property in the United States. The hotel is owned by Iron Range MP, LLC and was developed by Legacy Development, LLC. It is managed by Legacy Management, LLC with local sisters Randee and Taylor Grife serving as the property’s general managers. The 63-key property was designed by The Richardson Design Partnership using the My Place...
Loon Country Quilters meeting
Loon Country Quilters will hold their monthy meeting for July at Trout Lake Community Center on Tuesday, July 16th, 5 p.m. This is the annual summer potluck/picnic meeting. Please bring an item to share. This is open to anyone curious or interested in our guild. MEMBERSHIP FEE IS WAIVED FOR 2024. CALL 218-256-5554 WITH QUESTIONS.
Donation allows Thunderhawks football to purchase "Q-Collars" to prevent head injuries
The GRHS football team received a gracious donation from the Eagles and Ladies Auxiliary to purchase 22 “Q-Collars” for the team. Q-Collars are a horseshoe-shaped pad that players wear around the back of their next to help prevent brain injuries during play. According to the website, the Q-Collar “helps protect the brain from the damage caused by repetitive head impacts that can alter brain tissue. Athletes who were not wearing the Q-Collar were three times more likely to have significant changes in their brain tissue.” Coach Greg Spahn says the players are already wearing them.
MLB All-Star Game
Baseball’s Mid-summer Classic is back and it’s heading down south this year. The best baseball players in the world will get together next Tuesday, July 16, for the 2024 Major League All-Star Game being held in Texas this year at the Rangers’ Globe Life Park. Baseball fans around the world will watch as the National League All-Stars take on the American League All-Stars, headlined by both Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers. Rookie flamethrower Paul Skenes of the Pirates will also be a big draw after making his first All-Star team with...
Thunderhawks football holds summer camp
“It’s one of the best days of the year,” said Thunderhawks senior captain Jacob Troumbly about opening summer camp and getting equipment issued for the 2024 football season just weeks away. Head coach Greg Spahn and his staff held a three-day team camp this week under the July sun at Noble Hall Field. Camp was an opportunity for his team to get some offseason reps, build cohesiveness, and sweat out the offseason amongst the more than 100 players set to be playing football for the...
Local students earn degrees
St. Cloud State University graduated more than 860 students during spring semester 2024. St. Cloud State University is Minnesota’s second-largest university, with more than 10,000 students from our regional communities, area states, and 90 different nations. Students choose from more than 60 graduate study programs and more than 200 majors, minors and pre-professional programs that hold nearly every available national accreditation. The 100-acre campus is located about an hour northwest of Minneapolis along the banks of the Mississippi River. ...
Blood and platelet donors critically needed in July
This July, the American Red Cross continues to stress that blood and platelet donors are critically needed right now to support lifesaving transfusions this summer. Donors of all blood types are in demand, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets. Every donation counts in the mission to keep blood products stocked for patients, including those facing life-threatening situations. More than a quarter of all blood products each year are used in critical care and emergency room cases, highlighting the importance of generous...
Gustavus Adolphus College announces 2024 Spring Semester Dean's list
The Spring Semester Dean’s List at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in May 2024. Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Peter, Minn. that prepares 2,200 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish...
Children’s Theatre Company announces 2024-2025 single tickets now on sale
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is thrilled to announce that single tickets for all 2024-2025 Season productions are now on sale at ChildrensTheatre.org. The 2024-2025 Season of six productions featuring a world premiere play, Drawing Lessons; a new musical, Milo Imagines the World; the thrilling spectacle MOYA by Zip Zap Circus from Cape Town, South Africa; the return of the smash hit holiday favorite Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!; the Minnesota premiere of Manual Cinema’s Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster based...
Third Annual Lutsong Music Festival
Lutsong Productions, LLC is pleased to announce its third annual event, the Lutsong Music Festival, to be held in Lutsen, Minn. on Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21 with 18 acts scheduled to play non-stop music at Caribou Highlands Lodge and the North Shore Winery located on Ski Hill Road in Lutsen. In addition to great music, attendees will enjoy the vendor village, a bronze metal pour, nightly campfires, a NEW foraging activity, food, and beverages. “We are looking forward to our third year...
Grand Rapids high school fishing reels in big win on Pokegama
POKEGAMA — The Grand Rapids high school fishing team is reeling after they pulled their second consecutive tournament win out of the water, this time on Pokegama. The Thunderhawks fishing team were led by cousins Ryder and Joey Miskovich, the winning tandem out of 28 pairs in the B.A.S.S. Greater Northern Conference Tournament on Pokegama Lake on Tuesday, July 9. The event was one in a series of three Great...
City touts Fourth of July as a success, Yanmar Arena improvements on-going
The Grand Rapids City Council held their scheduled meeting on Monday, July 8, at City Hall, beginning with some positive happenings around the community. Councilor Molly MacGregor commented on the recent government academy that was completed last month, saying the League of Minnesota Cities took notice and other area governments may consider implementing something similar. Councilor Dale Adams commended some of the revenue-producing changes new Pokegama Golf Director Tom Beaudry...
Nominations open for “Coolest thing made in Minnesota”
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce announced today that nominations are open for the “Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota” contest. This voting-style contest allows the public to nominate a “cool” product manufactured in the state. “Minnesota is a state of innovation that has brought many remarkable and life changing products to the market,” said Doug Loon, President and CEO of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. “It is this innovation that has built our economy and supports our cherish quality of life.” ...
Eleventh annual Veterans' Ride for the homeless
The Eleventh Annual Veterans’ Ride for the Homeless will be held Sunday July 28, 2024. The American Legion Riders Chapter #1, Deer River is the host and will lead this ride through northern Itasca County. The Deer River Vets Club is a strong supporter of this event and will be the starting location. Additional sponsors are Lawrence Lake Liquors, Bovey and Super One Stores, Grand Rapids. All motorcycle enthusiasts are...
USDA loans: how they work for first-time homebuyers in Itasca County
For more than 30 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mortgage loan program has been helping low-to-moderate income residents in rural areas achieve the dream of homeownership. USDA lending dates back to the 1930s, when the Great Depression prompted the creation of the Department of Agriculture. The agency’s primary mission was to relocate farming communities to more profitable areas but evolved to include credit and lending to farmers. In 1991, the program was expanded to also provide access to single family home mortgage financing...
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