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Governor stops at Iron Range Tykes
Gov. Tim Walz is pictured with (from left to right) Katie Mitrovich, Iron Range Tykes Partner and Director; Courtney Greiner, Kids Count on US and early educator; and Shawntel Gruba, Iron Range Tykes CEO/Director. Left, Gov. Tim Walz is shown reading to several children at Iron Range Tykes in Mountain Iron Thursday. Iron Range Tykes CEO/Director Shawntel Gruba said Walz stopped by while in the area to thank early educators for going down to the State Capitol on Monday and also to read to the kids, which was “really cute.’’ The early educators were in St. Paul to express the importance of childcare and early childhood education on the Range, along with the funding needed for that.
ATV trail riding helps drive northeast Minnesota economy
All-terrain vehicle riding in northeastern Minnesota is big business. An economic impact report on all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail riding in northeast Minnesota estimates a total economic contribution of more than $36 million in 2023 within a three-county area. “It is an economic driver in northeastern Minnesota,” Paul McDonald, chair of the Northeast Regional ATV Joint Powers Board and a St. Louis County commissioner said. “We looked at ATVs and ATV...
Four file for three Virginia City Council seats
VIRGINIA—One incumbent and three challengers filed Tuesday to fill three, four-year seats on the Virginia City Council. Incumbent Steven B. Johnson filed, as did Ricky Angellar, Rodney Salo and Jared Siebert. Incumbents Julianne Paulsen and Carl Baranzelli had not filed as of Tuesday afternoon. If a total of six or more candidates file, that would trigger a Primary Election on Aug. 13. The General Election is set for Nov. 5. Filings close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4.
Aurora pickleball courts officially opened
AURORA—A little less than two years ago, a small group of volunteers gathered to consider building a pickleball court in the Aurora community. At the time, the rallying cry was, “Why not in Aurora?’’ Fast forward to 2024 and the four courts were officially christened with a ribbon cutting and a few games of pickleball. ...
Gilbert's Klobuchar brothers killed three months apart in World War II
GILBERT—George and Mark Klobuchar’s sister, Mary Ann (Klobuchar) Snyder, lived to be 101, and her obituary in 2012 read, “In 1992, the VFW named Mary a Gold Star Sister for her two brothers, Mark and George Klobuchar, who were both killed in Europe while in service during World War II.” The Klobuchar family had 13 children. The Gilbert post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars would be named for the...
Farewell to the Franklin
EVELETH—Soon the Franklin School will be no more. The 103-year-old brick school is scheduled for demolition, as are other buildings on the Eveleth campus. Schools in Gilbert and Virginia have already been razed, and students now occupy the new structures of the Rock Ridge Schools. This is the Franklin’s history as written on the website of the Eveleth Heritage Society: ...
American Legion Post 247 to host Memorial Day tribute
CHISHOLM—American Legion Press-Lloyd Post 247 of Chisholm is hosting a Memorial Day tribute to honor all soldiers who have died while serving our country. The program starts at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, in the Veterans area on the south side of Calvary Cemetery in Chisholm. In case of rain, the program will move indoors to the Chisholm Senior Citizen Center. ...
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