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Bovey Coleraine Youth Center Fund Raiser

Mark your calendars for Satuday, Sept 5, 8 am to 1 pm, the Bovey Coleraine Youth Center will be having a rummage sale fund raiser at the youth center. There are lots of back to school clothing, and tons of miscellaneous. The Youth Center is located across from the Bovey post office, on main ...

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Confessions of a Tree Hugger

by Barry BabcockI am lucky – I own and live on eighty acres of forested land with a diverse plant community. Living amidst these trees, shrubs, and herbs and forbs has given me a different perspective.Living with and amongst trees makes me believe that they are undeniably the most important ...

Esh-ke-bug-e-coshe the Great Chief of the Chippewa

by Barry BabcockSometimes it may happen that one interested in the history of human events stumbles upon a personality of such immense proportions and who for some unknown reason has slipped through the cracks of our national recognition.So it is that I stumbled onto William Whipple Warren and the ...

ITASCA GREENHOUSE: Growing Trees for a Green World

by Margaret A. HaapojaA sea of green—thousands of tiny tree seedlings--stretches out in front of us as we walk with Bill Sayward through one of his greenhouses. Soft tamarack needles recently pruned beg to be touched, and the sharp scent of balsam poplar perfumes the air.Bill and Cathy Sayward ...

EAB: The Morning After

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Flash Flood Watch issued May 19 at 2:26PM CDT until May 21 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS

...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECT THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRONG AND VERY SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE NORTHLAND UNDER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY WET WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. ...

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Allete CEO: Minnesota Power on path to affordable, balanced mix of power generation

With industrial demand for around-the-clock affordable electricity growing, Minnesota Power is continuing on its strategic path to ensure that tomorrow ...

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Ask Dr. Shari: There is value in self control when expressing anger

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Level 3 offender public meeting slated

VIRGINIA — A community informational meeting regarding a Level 3 predator offender moving to Virginia will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Miners ...

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Battle Lake Panfish Slow

Joel and I made a trip to Battle Lake today, in search of spring panfish. I figured they would be easy prey today, after finding fish off shore on a few other lakes yesterday. ...

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Clay Studio

The ice went out on our lake on May 12, the latest on record by 8 days. I had meant to post the following during ice out:Today is the tenth day of being "stranded" on the island due to ice. ...

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Dylan sculpted music, now hometowns etch him in history

This is my Sunday column for the May 19, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I'll be revealing more about Tom Page's Dylan sculpture project in a week or so.Dylan sculpted music, now hometowns etch him in historyBy Aaron J. ...

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Dylan sculpted music, now hometowns etch him in history

This is my Sunday column for the May 19, 2013 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. I'll be revealing more about Tom Page's Dylan sculpture project in a week or so.Dylan sculpted music, now hometowns etch him in historyBy Aaron J. ...

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