Post-9/11 Veteran Service Bonus This week’s article, for the most part, has been borrowed from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs’ website. mn.gov/mdva/resources/family-assistance/911-service-bonus.jsp “The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has a long history of awarding service bonuses to Minnesota Veterans who served in America’s wars.
Excerpts from the front pages of the Lake County News Chronicle from 1922, 1947, and 1972. Submitted by the Lake County Historical Society.
A moment with a Monarch In a field of milkweed, Rob Perez sits with Mary the Monarch Butterfly. Rob Perez: Mary, thank you for taking the time.
I enjoyed visiting my friend, Elsie to learn about her history and what has kept her enjoying her life at 95. Elsie believes in starting her day by eating a good breakfast, and then tells herself that she better straighten up her house because it makes her feel good.
The Lake County Press would like to acknowledge a correction to our issue numbers during the month of June. We incorrectly labeled the June 4 and June 11, 2022 issues of volume 1 as issue No. 19. June 4, 2022 was correctly issue No. 19. The June 11, 2022 issue should have been labeled No. 20. The edition on June 18 was incorrectly labeled issue No. 20 and should have been designated issue No. 21. This week’s edition on June 25, 2022 will reflect the correct sequence as issue No. 22. We would like to thank subscriber Sue Sigel for her close reading of the paper and for bringing this important matter to our attention. Thanks, Sue!
The Two Harbors High School After Prom committee would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their donations to the 2022 THHS After Prom. Along with this list, we also need to thank everyone who donated through our Go Fund Me page. With the donations we were able to provide food, prizes, and activities throughout the entire night. Thank you for contributing to this event so we were able to provide a safe, fun night for the students. We also need to thank the many volunteers that gave their time either before, during or after the event. We would not have been able to have the After Prom without all of you!
The city was told it would not have to bear the costs of hosting the tall ships event. Presented with the costs for law enforcement and emergency response preparations, the organizer is now saying the costs are unreasonable, compared to costs in other cities. The issue is that our city has only one main thoroughfare through the town, our own police and emergency forces are quite small, and all aid will have to come from Duluth, Beaver Bay, Silver Bay, and wherever else that can spare the resources. This help will be far more expensive than if it had to come from only a few miles away. Our physically small city will have a far more difficult job to handle a crowd several times larger than the population of our city. The effort will be monumental and unimaginable. The lives and well-being of tens of thousands of people cannot be quibbled over.
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I’ve been back on land for two weeks now. I encounter friends and neighbors in the streets and on the trails, many of whom want to know how it feels to be back on land. I tell them the truth–it feels great. There’s no place like home, and with 14 years under our belt, we have dug in some roots here.
Bay Days 2022 planning for weekend of July 8 A final license agreement was approved between the city and Rocky Wall Productions in conjunction with Bay Days performances. A presentation was given to the board for the draft plan of Bay Days 2022, with a layout organizing the event, and the comment was made that there are significant changes this year, as well as an all-class reunion.