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Ely area veterans gathered to pay respects to former board members of Veterans on the Lake during the recent raising of a Holiday Flag at the facility on Fall Lake.
Raising the colors
ELY – Several of this community’s military veterans gathered at the flag pole at Veteran’s on the Lake Resort near here last Friday morning for a special flag raising.A … more
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A burning experience
ELY – With the snow just recently melted, fire season is up and running in northern Minnesota. About 20 students in the Wildland Fire Control and Management class at Vermilion Community College … more
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Preschool program proposed
ELY –ISD 696 will likely implement a new three-year-old preschool program for the 2022-23 school year.According to Interim Superintendent John Klarich, K-5 Principal Anne Oelke introduced the … more
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Highs winds Monday blew ice slabs on shore at Lake Vermilion’s Birch Point, damaging docks.
Wind and ice wreak havoc
REGIONAL— Intense straight-line winds blew down trees across the region on Monday, knocking out power to nearly 2,000 Lake Country Power customers for a time. Few places were harder hit than … more
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Greenwood clerk leaves meeting
GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board had a united front on one major topic at their May 10 meeting– their refusal to grant the demand from elected clerk Debby Spicer for additional pay.The … more
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Board considers request to allow smudging in district schools
VIRGINIA- A traditional Ojibwe cleansing and purification ritual known as smudging may become available to Native American students in ISD 2142 during the school day after a request made at … more
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New water treatment system removed all traces of arsenic
GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board, Tuesday, got good news about the township water supply. The newly-installed filtration system has eliminated all traces of arsenic in the township’s … more
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Ely’s Kate Coughlin slides safely into second base during Tuesday’s contest with the Spartans.
Ely girls improve to 7-2 in week’s action
ELY – The Timberwolves softball team won two of three on the road late last week and brought their 6-1 record home this week where they lost to International Falls on Monday and beat … more
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VCC students walk out for women’s rights
ELY- More than two dozen Vermilion Community College students and faculty participated in a walk-out on Friday to protest the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade … more
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As teammate Karah Scofield backs up the play, the Grizzlies’ Skyler Yernatich tags out a stealing Ely baserunner.
North Woods routs Ely in 13-0 shutout
FIELD TWP- The North Woods softball team wasted little time putting the visiting Timberwolves on notice last Friday that they would defend their diamond tooth and nail. The Grizzlies did exactly … more
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Ely’s Joey Bianco starts to slide into second base during a successful steal attempt against MI-B last Thursday.
T-Wolves hit their stride
GRAND MARAIS— The long road trip to the shore didn’t slow the Timberwolves this past Saturday, as they downed Cook County 5-2 for their third straight win in as many days to improve their … more
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Grizzlies notch first victories
FIELD TWP- A young North Woods baseball team struggling but playing well at times through an 0-5 losing streak finally cashed in its first big win of the season last week, then followed it up with … more
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Anglers gathered around Silver Rapids near Ely during the 2021 fishing opener.
Open water for opener
REGIONAL— Mother Nature delivered plenty of open water just ahead of Saturday’s fishing opener, although lingering ice on some area lakes could keep a few anglers from accessing their … more
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DNR fisheries workers concentrate a netful of female walleye for sorting. Unripe fish were quickly released, while DNR staff stripped eggs from those that were ripe, before being released.
Hatchery operations wrap up quickly
PIKE RIVER— The crowd of onlookers began trickling in last Thursday as hatchery operations here finally got underway. It was the latest start at the Pike River hatchery on record, and it … more
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DNR fisheries staff offers tips on potential opener hot spots
REGIONAL— While most anglers in the area are likely headed to Lake Vermilion this weekend in their quest for walleye, there are plenty of other excellent locations and other species to pursue … more
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When “Lean on me” becomes essential to survival
In her article entitled, “Taking Care: Our interdependencies, from nursing homes to glaciers,” that appears in the Spring 2022 edition of Orion Magazine, British essayist Daisy Hildyard … more
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So much for freedom
The law, as it develops over time through court decisions, is like a house that’s built on a foundation. Each precedent-setting decision is like another brick, which forms the base for the … more
Obituaries: May 13, 2022
Bette A. DolinarBette Ann Dolinar, 87, of Soudan, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, May 7, 2022. A Memorial Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 at St. Martin’s Catholic … more
Wanted: Ely police officers, but experience preferred
ELY – Wanted: Experienced patrol officers to join the Ely Police Department. The Ely city council Tuesday night, on a recommendation from the Employee Relations Committee, approved a request … more
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Steven Sopoci as Peter Pan tests his ability to fly high to avoid Captain Hook's swinging sword in the North Woods/Prairie Fire Children's Theater production of "Peter Pan."
"Peter Pan" soars in North Woods performance
FIELD TWP- Prairie Fire Children's Theater returned to North Woods School last week to engage around 40 students in the production of "Peter Pan," a version PFCT specially tailors for young … more
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Ely radio station WELY will sign off next month after the Bois Forte Band decided it could no longer continue carrying the station's financial losses.
End of the road for Ely radio station?
ELY- “End of the Road Radio” has apparently reached the literal end of the road, toppling into a financial abyss with no emergency rescue to be had.WELY FM 94.5 and AM 1450, the local Ely … more
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These Mayo Clinic COVID hotspot maps show the projected spread and increase of COVID-19 cases through May 14.
COVID cases on the rise as latest Omicron subvariant takes hold
REGIONAL- With less than half of Minnesotans up to date on their COVID vaccinations and recommended boosters, cases are slowly but steadily on the rise as a new and still more transmissible Omicron … more
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Concerns about North Woods aired
COOK- A student cornered and bullied as others recorded the attack on cell phones. Vaping in bathrooms. Openly disrespectful comments toward staff.What’s going on at North Woods School?These … more
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Minnesota’s frontline workers to be eligible for bonus checks
REGIONAL- Frontline workers in the COVID-19 pandemic will be getting $750 HERO checks and Minnesota employers will avoid a significant increase in unemployment insurance taxes after Gov. Tim Walz … more
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Ely 4th-5th graders present ‘Summer Camp’ musical next Friday
ELY – The halls of Washington Elementary School are usually quiet when the school day ends at 3 p.m., but in the Washington Auditorium, nearly 40 energetic fourth and fifth graders are just … more
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