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District 3A House candidates answer questions
Editor’s Note: The Timberjay submitted questions to the two District 3A House candidates ahead of this year’s general election. Below are their responses DFLer Rob Ecklund • … more
Construction of the new Crane Lake Visitors Center is now well underway.
Crane Lake Visitors Center could open by late summer
CRANE LAKE-It’s taken literally decades for a Voyageurs National Park visitor center at Crane Lake to move from the dream world onto the path to reality, but with the basics of the building now … more
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County board takes up full agenda during Morse meeting
MORSE TWP- St. Louis County commissioners, meeting here on Tuesday, heard support for a land exchange that would protect just over 1,000 acres of bird habitat in the Sax-Zim Bog, a location in … more
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Arch and his team celebrated Halloween this past year as a team.
Treating employees like one of the family
LAKE VERMILION- When Greg “Arch” Archibald bought the Vermilion Club from Joanne and Ron Thibault 25 years ago, he brought his generous spirit and lifelong experience running pizza shops … more
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Brinker is pick for Timber Days grand marshal
COOK – There are certain constants about Danny Brinker, this year’s Grand Marshal for the Cook Timber Days parade. One is his volunteerism in the community, the primary reason he’s … more
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Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital has commissioned a study of the Ely Ambulance Service.
Ely hospital commissions ambulance service study
ELY- Patti Banks, CEO of the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital told the Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board on Tuesday that the hospital is funding a $70,000 study that hospital officials hope will … more
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Ely High School graduates take part in the rite of graduation, tossing mortarboards to the sky.
Ready for anything
Area high schools held graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2023 last week. Here are a few images captured by Timberjay photographers. more
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Puppeteer Tricia Haynes leads Amara Timmerman and Izzy Royer in the Hokey Pokey.
FAMILY FAIR FUN
EMBARRASS- A lot of things have changed in Embarrass over the last 84 years, but one thing that has remained the same is the Embarrass Region Fair. And this year, thanks to a rather energetic group … more
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Ely's first day of school has been moved back a week to Sept. 12 because of uncertainties with the completion of the building project.
Construction woes delay start for Ely schools
ELY—What had only been rumored up until now was confirmed this week when the Ely school board voted unanimously to postpone the first day of school here until Monday, Sept. 12. Ely schools had … more
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The two-story boathouse at Aronson Boat Works is no more. The 80-year-old building came down this week to make room for new docking.
Major changes at one of the area’s oldest businesses
LAKE VERMILION- As one of the oldest, continuously operating businesses on Lake Vermilion, Aronson Boat Works is getting a major facelift in an effort to better serve its growing customer base. The … more
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Mark Phillips at his home on Lake Vermilion. Phillips died last week after a six-year-long battle with cancer.
Mark Phillips, former IRRR commissioner dies at 73
REGIONAL— Mark Phillips, who retired in December after serving eight years as commissioner of the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, died at home on Wednesday, Aug. 23, … more
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Ely EDA approves 2024 levy and budget
ELY- The Ely Economic Development Authority (EEDA) set its preliminary 2024 levy at approximately $39,000 here on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and approved its 2024 budget at the same time. Ely clerk-treasurer … more
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The concept plan approved by the TEDA board last week, which includes a 44-unit hotel and related commercial buildings.
TEDA OKs harbor concept plan
TOWER— The Tower Economic Development Authority gave its approval last week to a concept plan for the city’s harbor that calls for a 44-unit hotel along with other associated commercial … more
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Gigabit broadband could come to Cook yet this year
COOK- Faster internet may be coming to Cook sooner than anticipated, as Paul Bunyan Communications announced on Tuesday that there’s a good chance the system will be installed this fall, rather … more
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Ely’s HRA commits cold cash for new housing
ELY- Talk is cheap. Ely’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) went from talk to commitment on Tuesday when it moved $350,000 from its levy account to the city’s housing trust fund. … more
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District facing SOD by next fiscal year
REGIONAL- The harsh reality of declining enrollment on ISD 2142’s financial status was made clear Tuesday when Finance Director Kim Johnson revealed her projection that the district will fall … more
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Ayva Anderson and classmates stand in the drizzle with their eclipse glasses
You can’t eclipse a teachable moment
TOWER- Eclipse day in northern Minnesota featured a heavy overcast and showers, but the wet weather didn’t dampen the astronomy lessons at Tower-Soudan Elementary. Students did trek out to the … more
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New board backs funding for Tower Ambulance
GREENWOOD TWP- The change in leadership on the Greenwood Town Board has brought a reversal on one of the most contentious issues in the township in recent years. After three years of refusal to … more
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PolyMet’s proposal to use bentonite clay as a cap for its tailings basin is under scrutiny in a St. Paul administrative law courtroom this week. The outcome is likely to be pivotal to the company’s hopes of opening Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.
PolyMet waste plan vetted in courtroom
REGIONAL— The fate of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine could literally come down to clay. That’s the issue at the heart of a contested case hearing that got underway in St. Paul, … more
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Gain a different perspective of the impact of rising flood waters in the Rainy River Basin through shots taken by Timberjay photographers last week from a float plane by checking the gallery at the end of this article.
Flood waters near peak
REGIONAL- The last thing the flood-weary people of Kabetogama and Crane Lake wanted to see this past week was more rain, but Sunday and Monday thunderstorms over the Rainy River Basin may have been … more
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Ambulance study offers little hope for regionalization
GREENWOOD TWP- An updated, and substantially modified, version of the McGrath Consulting Group study commissioned by Greenwood Township was released to the town board last week. While the revised … more
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Primary for Ely mayor set for Aug. 10
ELY – City of Ely residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 10 to vote in a primary election for the mayoral seat. A two-week filing period for the city of Ely mayor and three city … more
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John and Heather Chaulklin say demand is high for the THC products they’re selling from their Cook store.
Local entrepreneurs tap THC market
COOK- John and Heather Chaulklin, of Cook, already had a thriving e-commerce business selling natural health supplements and other items when they purchased the former propane gas building at the … more
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Old friends embrace next to a photo of the late Carol Alstrom, a much loved and respected former teacher at Tower-Soudan.
Celebrating a life well spent
TOWER- Carol Alstrom was a force of nature. She was a large person and had a voice to match. She was strong and a competitive athlete. She was a teacher, a coach, and a leader. She knew how to get … more
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Winter park access to remain the same this year
VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK- Winter users of frozen lake surfaces here won’t have to cope with a new set of rules this season, as implementation of a new Frozen Lake Surface Access and Use Plan … more
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