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North Woods’ Rogelio Noyes sets up to block a Mustangs defender.
Grizzlies fall hard to Mustangs
KELLIHER- The North Woods Grizzlies came out flat and fell behind early Friday against Kelliher-Northome, falling 28-0 on the road for their first loss of the season. North Woods received the opening … more
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Burckhardt tops at Titan
COLERAINE- North Woods/South Ridge cross country runner Alex Burckhardt nabbed his first big win of the season on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the GNK Titan Invitational in Coleraine. Racing in a field of 83 … more
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Near misses plague Ely in 16-0 loss
SANDSTONE—Defense and a big rushing performance by senior Deegan Richards were the bright spots for Ely as the Timberwolves kept East Central solidly in check for much of their contest at Bruce … more
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North Woods’ Kaden Gornick leaves Lake of the Woods defenders in the dust on his way to a 35-yard touchdown.
Grizzlies wallop LOW
FIELD TWP- The North Woods backfield ran wild in their nineman football season debut against Lake of the Woods here on Thursday, Aug. 31, rushing for over 400 yards and five first-half touchdowns in … more
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Wolves crush L-BF in three
LITTLEFORK— The long bus ride to Littlefork didn’t seem to tire the Timberwolves, who thoroughly dominated the Vikings in a three-set match Tuesday evening. The reigning Section 7A … more
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Addy Hartway looks on as Tori Olson fields a serve.
Grizzlies dump Bigfork in straight sets
FIELD TWP- The North Woods volleyball team moved to 3-0 on the season with a home win against Bigfork on Tuesday. Pumped up playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, the … more
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Grizzlies run well at Grand Marais
GRAND MARAIS- The 2023 varsity cross country season got off to a good start for North Woods runners competing with the South Ridge Panthers on Thursday, Aug. 31 when they tackled the Pincushion … more
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Ely senior Deegan Richards takes it in for a touchdown, one of three scored by Ely at the Wolves’ season debut last Thursday
Wolves slip to Broncos
ELY— A couple painful early turnovers may well have made the difference for the Timberwolves in a 25-18 season-opening loss to International Falls here last Thursday. The Wolves, who are back … more
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NER junior Maizy Sundblad goes up high for a spike attempt while Ely’s Hannah Penke and Audrey Kallberg go for the block.
Strong start for Wolves
ELY— The Timberwolves volleyball squad will have a tough time improving on last year’s remarkable 30-2 season, but the reigning Section 7A champs got off to a solid start in their 2023 … more
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The Grizzlies’ Madison Dantes focuses on the ball as she pulls out a dig from the backcourt.
Grizzlies debut with back-to-back wins
INT’L FALLS- The North Woods volleyball team shook off some mid-match doldrums on Tuesday to claim their second road win of the new season at International Falls. The dominance the Grizzlies … more
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Orr native Jacob Skraba reaches an alpine meadow checkpoint in the grueling Leadville 100 run.
Orr native excels in high altitude race
ORR- Orr native Jacob Skraba is living proof that a person can come to love and excel in a pursuit they once despised. On Aug. 19, Skraba tested his endurance against the high elevations of the … more
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North Woods running back Nick Abramson prepares to run over a Littlefork-Big Falls defender during Saturday’s scrimmage.
Nine-man scrimmage gives Grizzlies a chance to assess
MT. IRON- The new-look nine-man North Woods football team had its first test of the season on Saturday at a multi-school scrimmage at Mt. Iron-Buhl. The Grizzlies matched up against Mt. Iron-Buhl, … more
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TJ Smith shows off on his penny farthing bicycle.
BIKES FOR EVERYONE
COOK— If you have an old bicycle or two taking up space in the garage, there’s an alternative to dumping them at a canister site the next time the cleaning mood strikes. Consider … more
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Brianna Crawford, who works in the radiology department at EBCH, will be part of a hospital marathon portage relay team. Toni Dauwalter was giving her a gait analysis on the hospital’s treadmill.
Marathon prep can be... a marathon
ELY- Physical Therapist Toni Dauwalter knows a lot about running. And during her 40 years working as a physical therapist, she has learned how to treat runners and their injuries. Last Tuesday, … more
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What’s new for the 2023 Ely marathon
ELY- The Ely Marathon and half-marathon gets underway on Saturday, Sept. 23. And this is no ordinary marathon. In truly “only in Ely” fashion, the marathon is also the home to the only … more
Thick rice is growing on parts of Nett Lake this year, a marked improvement over last year.
Nett Lake rice crop looks promising this year
NETT LAKE- After a disastrous 2022 wild ricing season in which the Bois Forte Band had to cancel the harvest on Nett Lake due to extremely poor conditions, the 2023 harvest is looking much more … more
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Members of the restoration crew work on the exterior of the main cabin.
PRESERVING HISTORY
LAKE VERMILION- A historic rustic cabin built by a Minneapolis architect on Wolf Island on Lake Vermilion is undergoing restoration by the U.S. Forest Service, which is looking at making the island … more
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Members of the North Woods football team took part in agility drills this week as practice got underway.
It’s back to nine-man for North Woods
FIELD TWP- After a four-year foray into Class A 11-man football, the North Woods Grizzlies will be back in the nine-man division this year, and rather than looking at it as a demotion, Head Coach … more
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Pam Frazee demonstrates her riding skills in the team penning events.
Embarrass Fair set for Aug. 25-27
EMBARRASS- While you need to wait until the last full weekend in August for the actual Embarrass Region Fair, the fun begins at the fairgrounds the weekend prior, with team penning and ranch sorting … more
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Bear River Fair returns on Aug. 26
REGIONAL- In 1911, hardy pioneers in the booming valley of Bear River assembled for an “exposition” of their harvest. Crops had flourished, and people attending … more
Mollie Stanford, left, and Crystal Whitney stand in the Bodleian Library Divinity School, built between 1427 and 1483 and is the oldest surviving purpose-built building for Oxford University use.
OOHING AT OXFORD
REGIONAL- The University of Oxford in England, an affiliation of 39 autonomous colleges and five religious-oriented learning halls, is renowned worldwide as a mecca of higher education and cultural … more
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Rachel Betterley, top, interviews Chaz Wagner, founder of the Native rock band War Bonnet, for her new Instagram Live series “Creative Conversations.”
Local teacher debuts creativity series on Instagram
COOK- Folks who know North Woods School art teacher Rachel Betterley know well that her passion for creativity runs deep. It shows through her own painting and pottery, pageantry and parenting, and … more
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Pioneer Mine Museum volunteer Bill Erzar next to the museum’s display of newspaper articles on his father’s survival of the 1955 mining collapse that killed three, including his father’s partner.
Ely’s biggest tourist bargain
ELY- The Ely Arts and Heritage Center (EAHC) on Pioneer Road is home to several popular area endeavors like the Greenstone Summer Art Camp for youth, many of Ely’s art shows, and the gathering … more
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Sign listing the activities of CCC Camp 711 at Portage River.
The Civilian Conservation Corps
North on the Echo Trail or northeast of town towards the North Shore, are some newer groves of pine—too young to be virgin timber but looking ready to be logged. These trees were likely planted … more
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Sunday's opening ceremonies with the parade of flags, cowboys and cowgirls.
THE COWBOY WAY
For 68 years the North Star Stampede has been staged on the last full weekend in July by the Pitzen family of Effie, and this year's edition was one of the best in recent memory. The arena was packed … more
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