The Two Harbors High School Volleyball Season is officially wrapped up and we are sad to see it go! It has been a great season in which we welcomed many new faces with open arms. This season we had enough athletes to form a Junior High team, with a total of 33 athletes program-wide. The volleyball teams played with heart and dedication, leaving it all on the court each and every time.
Reaching 100 years of age on November 8, 2022 was a big deal for Two Harbors resident Margaret Nurmi, but going to the voting polls in person was at the top of her birthday wish list. Family members, fire and police and city representatives held a birthday parade to let Margaret know how much her century on this planet is appreciated.
The city of Two Harbors has taken a step closer to developing new housing there recently with the choice of a development company. DW Jones Management, based in Cloquet, has been selected to plan and build a 50-unit apartment building up the road from Super One.
The William Kelley High School band and choir hosted an in-person Veterans Day concert on Monday, November 7th. Collen Szurpicki, an NHS (National Honor Society) member and senior at William Kelley, was the ceremony's master. The program was planned and coordinated by Kerri Bilben, the band director, and Jeralyn Shaw, the school’s choir director.
Legislation across the country has been scrambling to keep up with the rising popularity of short term rentals, and the Northland is no exception to this trend. At the September 9 meeting of the Northland Connection Advisory Committee, we heard from a panel addressing this controversial and fast-moving topic:
Casserole Here is another tasty side dish for your holiday table. - 2 cans cream style corn - 1 box corn muffin mix (7 1/2 oz) - 3 eggs, beaten - 8 oz.
GRAND MARAIS, MN, November 8, 2022 — The North Shore Health (NSH) Board of Directors would like to address the Cook County community on key issues: their roles as board members, the staffing crisis at North Shore Health and how that impacts the facility’s financial status.
Place Name Ponderings. You won’t find Pot Knoll on any map.
Just an average Vikings game & NHL Rules! Well, man oh man! Was that a Minnesota Vikings game this afternoon or what? The Vikes went out to Orchard Park, NY, to take on the Buffalo Bills, a team many consider to be the best in the AFC, and came away winners in a 33-30 OT classic of a game most media were immediately labeling as the Game of the Year. That is pretty lofty praise for what took place on the gridiron today, but I can't refute it.
Editor's note: That old Great March for Community Newspapers is finally gearing up to head back north. Since it is deer season a number of hunters have left the camp for their shacks but vowed to return and rejoin the procession.