November 2022

Letters to the editor

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The Reluctant Editor

People, check your sources and go vote. I may have been a bit overbearing in recent columns, allowing my emotions to rule the day. I long ago learned that if you want a reader to take the time to wade through an opinion, you likely shouldn’t kick the reader in the shins, especially those who may not agree with you. A little shin-kicking is a good thing on occasion, don’t get me wrong, especially when common sense flies out the window and propaganda and misinformation flies right in.

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Kathy Walstead-Plumb

On Wednesday, October 26 at 1:25pm, Kathy Walstead-Plumb (KWP), passed away in her home on the shore of her beloved Lake Superior, surrounded by loved ones and her puppies. She was 75. Kathy is survived by her husband Greg and his son Jeremy, her son Rob, her daughter in-law Kirsten, her grandchildren Connor and Freya and her sister Nancy. Her sister Patricia was lost to cancer earlier this year.

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Agates Swim & Dive Honor Roll

Stats Courtesy of Heather Mayfield, coach 200 Medley Relay Two Harbors Ranks 13th with a best of 2:19.83 200 Freestyle Relay Two Harbors Ranks 9th with a best of 1:53.00 Two Harbors Ranks 9th with a best of 4:15.97 50 Yard Freestyle Livia Dugas 15th 26.96 Maddy Bjornsted 19th 27.22 6 Dives Casey Underdale 7th 192.65 Harper Smith 23rd 146.05 11 Dives Casey Underdale 11th 285.55 Harper Smith 24th 226.65 100 Yard Freestyle Livia Dugas 16th 59.49 Maddy Bjornsted 21st 1:00.80 500 Yard Freestyle Livia Dugas 5th 5:53.65 100 Yard Breaststroke Ava Oswald-Swenson 21st 1:23.21 Aria Oswald-Swenson 23rd 1:23.78 The weekly Swim & Dive honor roll reflects the best time achieved so far this season with the matching ranking against the region's teams. .

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Cross Country Storm narrowly misses sending teams to State

For once, the weather for the Cross Country meet on October 27th at Hibbing was near-perfect for running, by most standards. The temperatures were in the upper 40s, the winds were light, and it wasn’t raining, snowing, hailing, or thundering. The North Shore Storm cross country team ran against ten other teams in Section 7AA, which is for mid-size school teams. The top two teams, and the top six individual runners not already going with teams, would go on to the state meet. For other varsity teams, the season would end today. The girls ran first. The Sections meet always has the highest intensity of any meet of the season. Everyone is giving it their all, and it shows. Strategies are unveiled, the back pockets are emptied. What you see is what you get. In a highly competitive race, the Storm girls top 5 runners placed 3rd (Olya Wright with 19:45), 10th (Lamar Gordon with 20:43), 21st (Sierra Geatz with 21:18), 23rd (Jocelyn Carr with 21:24) and 30th (London Smith with 21:59). Alternate runners (whose scores would have counted had one of the top five runners been disqualified or did not finish) were Lexi Surbaugh who finished 33rd (22:04) and Brianna Monson who finished 46th (22:41).

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Fire at Silver Bay’s Northshore Mining

According to a statement from Cleveland Cliffs a small fire was put out at the Northshore Mining plant in Silver Bay Tuesday morning. Residents of the area reported hearing a loud boom, and some even say they felt buildings shake. Cliff 's reported that the fire was in a very small building, and at press time there had been no disclosure of the cause of the fire. The plant has been idled since May, and will be at least until next April, so only a few staff were on site. No reports of injuries.

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