Tower/Soudan
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Tower-Soudan Elementary spelling bee
“Terrific” speller Hannah Peitso was the winner of the first ever Tower-Soudan Elementary spelling bee after correctly spelling the final word in the bee, which happened to be … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/25/12
Greenwood to make decision on fire boat engines in February
GREENWOOD- Once again the item that wasn’t on the agenda took up a major portion of the agenda at the regular monthly meeting of the Greenwood Town Board. The item, of course, was the … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/25/12
Fish Fest draws a big crowd
Even if you didn’t catch any fish, there were plenty of chances to be winners at this year’s Fish Fest. The Lake Vermilion Ice Fishing contest was held on Saturday in Tower, and 80 adults and … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/19/12
Ely’s legacy created current support for copper-nickel mining- part two
Editor’s note: This is the second part of Mike Hillman’s commentary on Ely history and sulfide mining. In the first part, Mr. Hillman highlighted why Ely saw significant benefits, without any … more
By Mike Hillman | 1/13/12
Students help design their own learning plans
When faced with the closure of the Tower-Soudan High School, 14 area students made the choice to enroll in a unique online charter school– a school that allows students to pursue their own passions … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/11/12
New Timberjay e-edition available
The Timberjay debuted our new e-edition this week on our website. The new e-edition is free to all paid newspaper subscribers. Readers who do not receive a paper subscription can purchase a web-only … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/5/12 | 3 comments
Tower charter school receives state approval
TOWER—The Vermilion Country School has been formally approved by the Minnesota Department of Education, clearing the way for the new grades 7-12 public charter school to open in Tower in the fall … more
By Marshall Helmberger | 1/5/12
Making holiday magic happen
A little Christmas magic happened at the Tower-Soudan Elementary School last week. It all started when special education teacher Dan Boelk was reading a book with some of his students called … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/2/12
No decision yet on new engines for Greenwood fire boat
GREENWOOD- An item that wasn’t even on the agenda took up most of the time at the Greenwood Town Board meeting on Dec. 13. But after another hour and a half long discussion, no agreement was … more
By Jodi Summit | 1/2/12 | 1 comment
Highway 169 reconstruction first phase to begin summer of 2012
REGIONAL- The Highway 169 North Task Force recently announced updates on the Hwy. 169 Project that include newly proposed construction dates. According to Task Force Co-chair Bill Erzar, bid … more
By Scott Stowell | 12/16/11