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This Week in History
Ad appearing in the July 25, 1900 edition of the Duluth Evening Herald. Images and stories courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Duluth Herald July 23, 1888
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BREAKS THE RECORD. THE RECORD IN FLOUR MOVEMENT AT DULUTH BROKEN BY LAST WEEK – A NEW FEATURE IN WHEAT.
Duluth has for years been proud of her record as a shipping port, and the record has constantly been broken by the steady increase of business. Last week, however, proved a poser, and smashed all previous records to smithereens, especially in the magnitude of flour receipts by rail. During the week there were received here 100,360 barrels of flour, mostly from Minneapolis, and 93,005 barrels of it over the St. Paul & Duluth, an average of 15,000 barrels daily for one road, which may truly be called Duluth’s flour carrying road. There were shipped 93,973 barrels, nearly all of which was for direct export in through bills to Europe; of this amount 29,236 barrels went to Buffalo, 20,882 to Sandusky to the Baltimore & Ohio, 39,484 to Sarnia to the Grand Trunk, and the rest to Montreal and other ports. In store today 167,988 barrels, or 65,000 more than at this opening of navigation in May.
Of wheat there has been shipped during the week 396,000 bushels, leaving a total in store today of 3,794,218 bushels and showing a decrease for the week of 362,737. Of the total in store all but 600,000 bus. Is 1 hard wheat. There are 127,223 bushels corn in store and a small lot of oats. St. Paul and Minneapolis together hold today 5,795,850 bushels. A year ago today, Duluth had 2,453,241 bushels in store. The receipts last week were unusually light, only about 27,000 bus.; this week however, they will be much larger a lot of 300,000 bushels of Minneapolis low grade stuff having been sold in the East for immediate shipment through Duluth. Eighty-five cars of this arrived this week, the first consignment and about 500 cars more will be along in a few days. Shipments
Ad appearing in the July 23, 1888 edition of the Duluth Evening Herald. from OLF local stocks of high grade grain will be large this week, a very considerable amount having just been sold for immediate export. Duluth Herald July 24, 1890
An amusing incident occurred on board the Hunter yesterday afternoon. Col. A. D. Hoyt, who was among the excursionists from St. Cloud is the patentee of a lawn sprinkler and naturally should not be much afraid of water, but when the boat went aground, he immediately imagined that the passengers were to share the fate of the two men who were capsized and he immediately began to make preparations. The colonel is a little inclined towards “embonpoint” and it was some time before he could find a life preserver to fit, but when he secured one he fastened it around his waist, and although there was not a particle of danger he could not be induced to remove the life saving apparatus until the boat landed in the Northern Pacific slip, and he declared that he would never venture on the bay again. Duluth Herald July 25, 1900
“The park question is still being stongly advocated at West Duluth,” said a West Duluthian yesterday. “The feeling that the city ought to have a park on the St. Louis rover fronmt here has only been intensified by the news that S. E. Kilner, treasurer of the Land and River company of New York, and who represents the Billings estate,. Has been in West Superior for several days negotiating for a transfer of some eighty acres of estate fronting on the St. Louis river to the city of Superior for park purposes. Mr. Kilner has laid the matter before Mayor Parker of that city and stated the conditions attached to the transfer. He left last night for New York to report to the Billings heirs, and it is believed that word will be received by August 1, laying the matter formally before the city council. The matter of a park on the St. Lois river is considered most favorably by the rank and file of Superiorites, the adaptability and beauty of the location being without question the best found for within many miles of that city.
“It is believed that the council
of Superior will, when the transfer
Ad appearing in the July 27, 1920 edition of the Duluth Herald.
is made, take immediate steps to improve the property for park purposes.
“This park site to be donated by the Billings estate is almost directly opposite the sites that have been advocated for park purposes on thi side of the river, and is not regarded as better location for park than can be had on th West Duluth side. The proposed sites along the river here are wooded. The trees are not very large yet, but they afford some shade and are growing. The best possible advantages are offered for boating and athing and the water is deep enough to permit the landing for ferry boats. With no other park on the water front, we believe that one on the St Louis river, in this cvicinity, would be one of the most popular rsorts in the city. Then, too, the desirability of having picnic parties and excursions would be heightened by a ferry service between the two parks – if we had them – here at West Duluth and across the river at Duluth Herald July 26, 1910
COMPLAINTS OVER DELAY
Business Men Say Contractor Is Not Rushing Garfield
Business interests are complaining bitterly over the slowness of the improvement of Garfield avenue.
They state that Contractor McDonnell should have many more men at work than he has at present and that the job should be much further advanced than it is now.
Teams can hardly get through. One side is completely torn up and the other might as well be, for it can scarcely be used/ It is a mass of ruts and mudholes. One team cannot pull an ordinary load through it. One of the large draylines has an extra team to meet every wagon. At almost any time two or more teams can be seen hauling on a load, and then it is all
Ad appeared in the July 26,1910 edition of the Duluth Herald. Ad appearing in the July 26, 1910 edition of the Duluth Evening Herald.
that they can do to get it through.
“The work is going altogether too slowly,” said R.E. Patterson of the board of public works. “The contractor hasn’t over twenty-five men on the job. He is evidently not trying to push it ahead, although the street is pretty nearly impassable and not at all fit for travel.”
Garfield avenue is one of the heaviest traveled thoroughfares in Duluth. T is the only avenue or street between Duluth and Superior and hundreds of tons of merchandise are carted over it daily under normal circumstances.
Duluth Herald July 27, 1920
MORE LIQUOR INDICTMENTS MADE PUBLIC Conspiracy to Introduce Whisky Into Country Charged. Seven Men, Including Two Duluthians, Are Placed Under Bonds.
Indictments returned by the recent Federal grand jury, but withheld pending apprehension of some of the defendants, were filed yesterday against A. R. Burns and Leslie A. Barker of Part Arthur, Frank Schaeffer of Duluth and Paul Gappa of Superior. Another indictment against A. R. Burns and E. P. Flatt of Port Arthur, Paul Gappa, of Superior, and John P. Geistman of Duluth, was made public. Both indictments charge conspiracy to introduce liquor into the United States and transporting and concealing the same. Geistman is treasurer and manager of the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding company here.
Overt act No. 1 on the first indictment recites that on June 6 the defendants conspired and agreed to facilitate the transportation and sale of thirty-five cases of whisky smuggled into the United States and concealed on the same in an automobile on the streets of Duluth. Also that Paul Gappa caused the whisky to be transported from Duluth to Superior on June 18.
Brought in Boat, Charged.
The other indictment charges that on May 20 the defendants did conspire and agree to transport large quantities of intoxicating liquor upon a boat called the Island Creek containing 111 cases of whisky and that on June 7 the defendants assisted in unloading said 111 cases of whisky and concealed the same in the garage of the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding company at Duluth.
The men involved in both indictments furnished bonds of up to $2,000.Ad appearing in the July 26, 1910 edition of the Duluth Herald.
Ad appearing in the July 26, 1910 edition of the Duluth Herald.
Remembering ‘The Minnesota Eight’
Anti-war activists went to prison for unsuccessful draft board raids
men, soon known as the Minnesota Eight, were arrested without incident. The Wabasha team succeeded in destroying files, and no arrests in that case were ever made.
The men were charged with the federal crime of interference with the Selective Service. They and their lawyers made the trials, like the raids, political acts aimed at informing and persuading the public of the evils of the war in Vietnam.
There were three trials: two before Judge Edward Devitt, the third before Philip Neville.
Rancor broke out before the first trial even began. At Brian Wells’s trial Brad Beneke called Devitt “a pompous ass.” Devitt sent him to jail for 10 days.
At his arraignment, Turchick said he could not expect mercy from a court that “jails people because they refuse to kill.”
At the first two trials (Turchick and Tilton, then Olson, Simmons and Beneke), Devitt positioned armed
Seven of the Minnesota Eight in 1970. Front row (from left): Chuck Turchick, Mike Therriault (with book), Brad Beneke (head turned), and Don Olson. Back row (from left): Pete Simmons, Bill Tilton and Frank Kroncke. Missing: Cliff Ulen. Used with the permission of Cheryl Walsh Bellville.
Around midnight on July 10, 1970, In January 1970, Brian Wells burned four teams of two or three people each 2,400 files at the Nicollet County Selbroke into Selective Service offices in ective Service office in St. Peter and Little Falls, Alexandria, Winona, and received a sentence of up to six years of Wabasha, intending to destroy as many federal supervision. military draft files as possible – acts of By far the most successful such protest against the war in Vietnam. action took place in St. Paul and Min
They mostly failed. Eight of them neapolis the weekend of Feb. 28, 1970, were arrested and charged with federal when anti-war activists destroyed crimes. They became thousands of files held known as the Minnesota Eight. Resistance to the war in Vietnam, in Minnesota MINN HISTORY in the St. Paul central post office and an office building in downtown Minneapolis. No one was and elsewhere, took many ever arrested for these forms. One of them was destruction of files in the MINNESOTA crimes. After this, another group offices of the Selective Service system (a draft HISTORICAL began planning break-ins in greater Minnesota. eligibility agency). It is ironic that in SOCIETY On July 10, 1970, it went into action. Chuck Minnesota the least Turchick, Bill Tilton and successful of such actions – that of Cliff Ulen went to Alexandria; Don the Minnesota Eight – is the best Olson, Peter Simmons and Brad remembered. Beneke went to Winona; and Francis
The first draft-board raid in the state, Kroncke and Michael Therriault went and possibly the first nationwide, to Little Falls. Another team headed took place in Elk River when Barry for Wabasha, while a fifth canceled its Bondhus poured two buckets of human action. excrement into the Selective Service Around midnight the raiders all files there in February of 1966. He was broke into the Selective Service sentenced to 18 months in prison. offices, prepared to destroy files. They
In the next three years similar acts concentrated on those of citizens took place in Chicago, Milwaukee, designated 1-A – that is, subject to calland Indianapolis, where hundreds up at any time. and sometimes thousands of files were In Alexandria, Little Falls, and destroyed. Winona, FBI agents were waiting. The
sentries in the courthouse and kept many defense supporters out of his courtroom. Some supporters refused to stand for the judge and were ejected. A bomb threat and then a jury-misconduct mistrial marred the second trial. All five defendants were quickly convicted.
The third trial, before Judge Neville, was completely different. He kept an open courtroom, used no armed guards, and allowed the defense to bring witness after witness to condemn the war in Vietnam. But in the end Neville ordered the jury to disregard all such evidence; Therriault and Kroncke were also quickly convicted.
Rancor resurfaced at sentencing. Tilton called Judge Devitt “a good German” who was “helping fascism come into this country.”
Devitt told the defendants that they were worse than ordinary criminals because their conduct struck “at the very foundation of government.”
Five of the seven got the maximum sentence of five years in federal prison; the two youngest, Beneke and Simmons, received indeterminate terms. All appeals were denied.
They served between 14 and 20 months, mostly in medium security prisons, and were released in July 1973. Cliff Ulen, the lone defendant to plead guilty, got no prison time.
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Chronology
1964: Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution on Aug. 7, thus authorizing a vastly expanded U.S. military presence in Vietnam. 1966: On Feb.y 23, Barry Bondhus dumps human excrement into the files at the Selective Service office in Elk River. 1968: U.S. troop levels in Vietnam reach their peak: 536,000. 1969: A new draft lottery begins on Dec. 1, signaling the end of student deferments. Male college students are now subject to the draft. 1970: In January, Brian Wells, a student at Mankato State University, sets fire to 2,400 files in the Selective Service office in St. Peter. 1970: From Feb. 28 to March 1, a group calling itself Beaver 55 destroys thousands of draft files in St. Paul and Minneapolis. 1970: The Minnesota Eight are arrested on July 10 while attempting to carry out file destruction at Selective Service offices. 1970: Defendants Bill Tilton and Chuck Turchick are convicted on Nov. 5; Don Olson, Brad Beneke and Peter Simmons are convicted on Dec. 3; on Dec. 28, Tilton, Turchick and Olson are sentenced to five years in prison, Beneke and Simmons to indeterminate sentences as youthful offenders. 1971: Defendants Michael Therriault and Francis Kroncke are convicted on Jan. 18. 1971: Judge Philip Neville sentences Therriault and Kroncke to five years in prison on March 12. 1973: All seven of the imprisoned Minnesota Eight are released in July.
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Finances
If you need assistance finding food, paying housing bills or other essential services, dial the United Way Helpline at 211. (In Minnesota you may also dial 800-543-7709 and in Wisconsin 877-947-2211.)
When families are faced with financial uncertainty or sudden income loss, addressing the situation takes more than just thinking about dollars and cents, says Lori Hendrickson, Extension Educator and an accredited financial counselor with University of Minnesota Extension.
“Often, when layoffs and income reduction happen, we are experiencing shock and denial that keep us from immediately making adjustments in our spending to keep us on solid ground,” according to Hendrickson.
Layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are an example of events that can have significant financial impact on many families in Minnesota. Working through the grief caused by a sudden drop in income allows families to plan for how to adjust their finances with clear heads, and the entire family should be a part of those conversations.
Hendrickson advises, “When we are adjusting spending, it’s important to include the whole family. Talk about items in the budget that are necessary and those that can be put off or eliminated altogether. Ask these questions: • Can we substitute a less costly item? • How can we avoid waste? • Are there opportunities to work with others by trading or sharing what we can do? • Can we save if we do it ourselves? • Can we do without?
After determining the impact of the income loss, Hendrickson says to be sure to talk with creditors to let them know the situation and discuss when and how you may make payments.
For more information on COVID-19 resources, including managing income loss, visit: https://extension.umn.edu/ news/coping-covid-19
Food
AEOA food shelves (St. Louis County): 800-662-5711
Damiano Center, 206 W. Fourth St., provides free bagged meals in the parking lot Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday for:
Continental breakfast 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner 5-6 p.m. (Fri., Sat., Sun. only)
Kids’ Kitchen, 2nd Ave. W., serves boxed meals Mon-Thurs 3-6 p.m.
Damianocenter.org
Burrito Union, 1332 E. 4th St., offers free kids lunch Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations may be sent to Burrito Union, c/o #FeedTheKids, 1332 E. 4th St., Duluth MN 55805.
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank (NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin): 218-727-5653
Superior Public Schools has a mobile service that provides breakfast and lunch at various locations (Superior High School, SuperOne, WalMart, Park Place and more) weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For times and locations go to superior.k12.wi.us or call 715-394-8707.
Union Gospel Mission, 219 E. First St., Duluth, serves curbside lunches Tuesday and Thursday 12-12:30 p.m. Dinners served Sunday through Friday 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Wisconsin: access.wi.gov
Health care
If you need health insurance visit mnsure.org or call 855-366-7873. In Wisconsin visit access.wi.gov or your county health and human services. (Douglas County 715-395-1304)
Essentia Health: essentiahealth.org, 855-469-6532
Lake Superior Community Health Center, lschc.org
Duluth: 218-722-1497
Superior: 715-392-1955
St. Luke’s: slhduluth.com, 218-249-5555
Wisconsin State Health Dept.: 608-258-0099
Housing
St. Louis County Southern Triage Team: 218-733-2717
Northern St. Louis County Triage Team: 218-471-7391
Illegal evictions during crisis:
HOME Line Tenant Hotline: 612-728-5767
Legal Action of Wisconsin: 855-947-2529
MN housing question hotlines:
For single-family residences: 651-296-8215
For multi-family residences:
Jobs
CareerForce Duluth: 218-302-8400 Northwest Wisconsin Job Center: 715-392-7800
Minnesota hotlines
Health questions: 800-657-3903
School and childcare questions: 800-657-3504
Discrimination Helpline: 833-454-0148
Report a concern about the stay at home order: 651-793-3746
Minnesota Responds
Partnership that engages volunteer programs to strengthen public health, preparedness and recovery. Become a qualified volunteer by completing online orientation. mnresponds.org
Seniors
Age Well Arrowhead delivers groceries to seniors and needs volunteers to make the deliveries. Students home from school also wanted to make check-in phone calls to seniors and make cards that can be delivered with the groceries. 218-623-7800.
Douglas County Aging & Disability Resource Center: 715-395-1234.
Senior Linkage Line (800-333-2433) is a free service for Minnesotans that can help adults 60 and older find answers questions and locate services.
Unemployment
Looking for information? Find it at the Department of Employment and Economic Development website mn.gov/deed, and sign up at uimn.org or call 651-296-6141.
Information about Wisconsin Unemployment may be found at dwd. wisconsin.gov or call 608-266-3131.
Veterans
Any veteran who has been financially hurt by COVID-19 can apply for a special needs grant through their local County Veteran Service Office.
Duluth: 218-725-5285
Ely: 218-365-8203
Hibbing: 218-262-6090
Virginia: 218-749-7110
Arts
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council resources for artists: aracouncil.org/ covid19-resources To submit entries, email info@readerduluth.com.
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Tips for reducing disposable plastic
Dear EarthTalk: Any tips for reducing the amount of disposable plastic I use for food storage? – J. Spencer, Gaithersburg, MD
Analysts estimate that of the over six billion tons of plastic produced worldwide since the 1950s, we have recycled only nine percent of it and incinerated another 12 percent. The remaining, some 4.8 billion tons of plastic is either still in use, filling up landfills, or littered into streets, streams and eventually the ocean.
About a third of the plastic produced worldwide is for single-use applications (bottles, bags, utensils, food storage, etc.) – and it is these items that most commonly end up on the side of the road. Researchers discussed in a 2019 paper in Nature that if we do nothing to step up flagging efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, we could have three times as much of it littered into the global environment by 2060.
So, what’s an environmentally conscious consumer to do? For starters,
Green-minded shoppers spend more time in the bulk aisle than your average consumer given their preference for avoiding disposable packaging. Credit: leyla.a, FlickrCC.
avoid getting plastic bags at the store. Either bring your own reusable one or if you need to go disposable, at least opt for paper that can be recycled or composted. And if you are food shopping, gravitate toward the bulk items aisle where you can buy just the right amount without unnecessary extra packaging.
Another way to cut down on single use plastic is ditching plastic straws. Americans go through about 500 million plastic straws daily. Opting for reusable straws (metal, silicone, bamboo or glass, anyone?) – or no straw at all – is one of the simplest ways to cut down on disposable plastic.
According to the non-profit Center for EcoTechnology (CET), the kitchen is one place where you can definitely make some easy adjustments to save plastic. For starters, ditch the plastic wrap; it’s difficult to recycle and can clog recycling processing machines. One great alternative is beeswax paper, which is reusable, washable and compostable. (Make sure to wash it with cold water only so the wax doesn’t melt.)
“Another alternative to plastic wrap is storing your food in glass storage containers or glass jars,” adds CET. “Glass is 100% recyclable and can
be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity.”
Putting dish cloths to use is another way to eschew plastic wrap for keeping produce fresh. Simply wrap up those fruits or veggies in a cloth instead of plastic – or put them in a bowl and cover with a dish cloth and rubber band for a tight seal – and put ‘em in the fridge.
One often overlooked environmental downside of the coronavirus situation is that restaurants throw in so much disposable plasticware for to-go and delivery orders, whether customers need it or not. That’s why a coalition of 120 environmental groups recently teamed up to send letters to seven national food delivery companies asking they change their default ordering process to one that does not automatically include utensils, napkins, condiments and straws in order to reduce the tsunami of singleuse plastic pollution entering our oceans, landfills and incinerators.
CONTACTS: Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal, nature.com/articles/s41599- 018-0212-7; “Zero Waste Substitutes to Eliminate Single Use Plastic in Your Kitchen,” centerforecotechnology.org/ zero-waste-substitutes-to-eliminatesingle-use-plastic-in-your-kitchen/; UberEats, GrubHub, Delivery.com, Doordash, Seamless, PostMates & Caviar Asked to “Hold The SingleUse Plastics, Please,” seaturtles.org/ ubereats-grubhub-delivery-comdoordash-seamless-postmates-caviarasked-to-hold-the-single-use-plasticsplease/.
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Sunscreens don’t block vitamin D
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Free COVID-19 tests for uninsured
Many uninsured Minnesotans can get tested for COVID-19 at no cost to them during the federal public health emergency, thanks to a new health care option. The state will cover the cost of testing for individuals who apply and meet all of the following conditions: • Be a resident of Minnesota. • Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawfully present noncitizen with an immigration status that qualifies LOCAL for Medical Assistance. NEWS • Provide their Social Security number, unless READER they meet an exception for STAFF not having one. • Not be enrolled in any other health insurance.
Information can be found on the Minnesota Department of Human Services website at mn.gov/dhs/ health-care-coverage. The site also has information about programs to help Minnesotans having a hard time paying health care bills during the pandemic. Uninsured Minnesotans can print the application for free COVID-19 testing. They can also ask the health care provider administering their COVID-19 test for the application, or call the DHS Health Care Consumer Support team at 651-431-3994 or 800- 366-5414 to request an application be mailed to them. Applicants will get a notice in the mail with a response to their request.
The 2020 Minnesota Legislature passed a law authorizing this new coverage.
Uninsured Minnesotans looking to get health care coverage have options. Visit MNsure.org to see if you qualify for low- or no-cost health insurance through MinnesotaCare or Medical Assistance or qualify for a special enrollment period to enroll in private health insurance.
Couple comes to rescue of Heritage Center
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020, the Essentia Duluth Heritage Center faced a seemingly impossible financial challenge. For over a decade the Center had prided itself on running like a business and now, like so many other local businesses, the Center was facing a dire financial future. The city of Orr hired a progressional grant writer to score a key grant to dedevelop the 27-year-old, 2,500-foot boardwalk for the Mickey Elvenum Bog Walk.
The Essentia Duluth Heritage Center was created to inspire and empower Northland youth to become the best that they can be. And it was in this moment of uncertainty that a northland family stepped up to show leadership and community support in an unprecedented way. Their gift spanning 16 months will carry the operations of the Center through the current pandemic.
The Johnsons have been significant community supporters for more than three decades. In addition to their entrepreneurial efforts, they have also been remarkably generous in financially supporting several nonprofit enterprises in our area.
They have long been impressed by the community’s creation and support of the Heritage Center. They endorse the Center’s mission of citizenship, personal responsibility and community.
Still, it came as a surprise when Pat Francisco, the Center’s Foundation Chair, received a call from Todd Johnson. “He called me out of the blue,” Pat said, “and asked about our organization’s current stress level. I told him, honestly, that it was on yellow and trending to red.”
That was all Todd needed to hear. “Maybe I can help,” Todd said.
In a moment of nationwide instability and uncertainty, a family in our community has once again stepped up to support the work of the Essentia Duluth Heritage Center, continuing the proud legacy of Jerry DeMeo and the late Dick Loraas.
“The Essentia Duluth Heritage Center is a community treasure,” said Todd Johnson. “Like so many other businesses impacted by this time, they had expenses that needed to be paid. We thought it was important that someone from our community – someone who has been blessed with the resources to help – step in to do so and help them keep their crucial mission going.”
“The Johnsons saw a community need and they took action,” said Pat. “They acted on their love of this community and its care for our children. “We sincerely thank the Johnsons for their charitable leadership at such a critical time.”
The Johnsons, in their crucial support of the work of the Essentia Duluth Heritage Center, are a reallife example of the words of Franklin Roosevelt when he said “we cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
Orr earns grant to redevelop bog walk
The City of Orr used an Application Fund grant from Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation to hire a professional grant writer who successfully secured a $186,000 grant through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to redevelop the 2,500-foot Mickey Elverum Bog Walk in Orr.
The Bog Walk leads visitors onehalf mile through an ash bog to the shoreline of Pelican River. It attracts an estimated 24,000 visits annually, including school and senior groups, hikers, bikers and environmental enthusiasts. The raised boardwalk was created in 1993 and needs major redevelopment. Renovation is scheduled to be completed June 2021.
The Application Fund grant assists communities and nonprofits with the costs of preparing and applying for a grant that can produce innovative economic growth. Preparing an effective grant proposal, identifying funding sources and navigating the application process can be costly and requires technical expertise to which small communities often do not have access. The Application Fund grant helps communities pay for experienced grant writers who have that expertise.
“Orr is a model example of how the Application Fund can improve communities in our region,” said Whitney Ridlon, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation community development representative. “Orr hired a very knowledgeable grant writer to apply for the DNR funding to renovate a regional treasure that is part of our tourism industry and quality of life. When DNR awarded the grant, our agency also matched it with a grant from our Regional Trails program.”
For Application Fund grant information email Whitney Ridlon or call her at 218-735-3004. For Regional Trails grant information email Jim Plummer or call him at 218-274-7006.
COVID-19 cancels
Duluth Oktoberfestival
The Duluth Oktoberfestival will wait until 2021 to host the celebration of German culture again after holding its inaugural event at Bayfront Festival Park in 2019.
“With the current restrictions in place on outdoor entertainment in the State of Minnesota due to covid-19 we are unable to offer an authentic experience that meets the expectations of our guests and our brand this year”, said Ryan Kern, president of Kern and Kompany Marketing and Special Events.
Event organizers shared that they look forward to celebrating German heritage with music, dancing, games, food and beverages reflective of the culture at an authentic multigenerational event safe for the entire family in 2021.
Next year’s event is scheduled for September 17-19, 2021, at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, Minn.
No refunds or rainchecks will be
issued for the event as tickets for 2020 had not gone on sale to the public at the time of the announcement.
Cameron Stocke has best time in Park Point 5-Miler
Duluth, Inc. was thrilled to keep northern Minnesota’s oldest road race tradition running strong, as they were able to host their first in-person event of the year yesterday at the 49th annual Park Point 5-Miler/2-Mile Walk. Participants had the opportunity to select from multiple times to run/ walk the in-person event or they could choose to race virtually. A field of 234 participants participated in the in-person five-mile event, and 30 participants completed the two-mile walk event.
There was also a virtual option to complete the Park Point 5-Miler/2-Mile Walk. This option allowed participants to complete their race at any time and location during the July 13–17 timeframe.
Currently, there are 156 runners and 22 walkers that have uploaded their virtual finisher time.
Cameron Stocke, 15, of Mountain Iron, Minn., came in first place in the in-person version of the Park Point 5-Miler with a time of 27 minutes and 20 seconds. Last year he ran the event in 29:03.
Melissa Gacek, 44, of White Bear Lake, Minn., was the first female finisher of the in-person version with a time of 31:01.
Meanwhile, Herb Dillon, 72, of Duluth, was the first finisher in the in-person 2-Mile Walk with a time of 23:25. Melody Schwoch, 32, of Mahtowa, Minn., was the first female finisher with a time of 24:45.
For complete results visit grandmasmarathon.com or mtecresults.com.
Net proceeds from the events benefit the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), a Grandma’s Marathon program focused on the promotion and development of healthy and active lifestyles for youth. Since its inception in 1990, the YAF has contributed more than $1,100,000 to area youth athletic organizations.
Men As Peacemakers is hiring programs director
This position is being created as part of Men As Peacemakers’ administration leadership team. The director of programs will work collaboratively with the co-executive directors and is designated and empowered to make decisions and take the lead in shaping an inclusive, holistic and innovative staffing and programmatic leadership plan. This position is responsible for the implementation, management, supervision and evaluation of all the organization’s programs in accordance with the standards set out by the organization, its partners and funders. In addition to supervising the daily operations of the organization, the director of programs participates in strategic planning and budgeting initiatives. This position will assist with and oversee the development of effective program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provide direct supervision and support to program staff.
To apply, send resume and cover letter to Sean Hayes at: seanhayes@ menaspeacemakers.org | RE: Director of Programs. Deadline to apply is Aug. 9, 2020.
Primary election to be held Aug. 11
Notice is hereby given to the voters of St. Louis County, Minnesota, that a State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in all election precincts within all cities, towns and unorganized areas of St. Louis County. Polling place hours will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the exception of townships having a population of less than 500 residents that have adopted a resolution establishing a later opening.
Unorganized areas not voting by mail ballot will vote at the following polling locations: • Unorganized 14 (T57-R16) - Lakeland Volunteer Fire Hall, 4667 Vermilion Trail, Gilbert. • Unorganized 15 (T60-R18) - Sand Lake Chapel, 9038 Biss Rd, Britt. • Unorganized 16 (T60-R19) - Evergreen Volunteer Fire Hall, 10233 Hwy 65, Britt. • Unorganized 17 (T56-R16) - Makinen Community Center, 6601 Wilson Rd, Makinen. • Unorganized 22 (T63-R14) - Breitung Two Garage/Fire Hall, 33 1 st Ave, Soudan. • Unorganized 18 (T59-R16) - Pike Town Hall, 6862 Hwy 68, Embarrass. • Unorganized 24 (T64-R12) – Morse Town Hall, 911 S. Central Ave, Ely.
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