NS Storm Squirt A Champions again
Winning their second championship back to back the North Shore Storm Squirt A team prevailed last weekend at the Superior, Wisc. tournament and this weekend took the trophy at their home Great Lake Skate tournament.
January 2023
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Two more meets for the Nordic Storm Ski: Players to Watch
Meets are coming fast and furious in this short but intense Nordic ski season. Tuesday, January 10 was the annual classic ski meet at the Korkki Nordic center in Clover Valley, hosted by the Storm. Temperatures hovered around freezing and the air felt uncharacteristically moist, but over 300 skiers completed the 4 or 6 kilometer (K) classic race with only a few crashes to make the tracks interesting. On Saturday, January 14 in Duluth, the Marshall Sprints meet included a 1.5K sprint qualifier for the 3K quarter-final, semi-final, and final freestyle race. Cyrus Myers and Ben Wermter qualified for the quarterfinals; neither made it to the semi-finals. No Girl Varsity skiers made it past the qualifier. Skiers to watch: Senior Cyrus Myers and Junior Olya Wright are consistently placing in the top 20 and could qualify for the state meet. Ben Wermter has been dropping his times and placing closer to the front in every race this season. Emma Crook has been a serious JV competitor all year, with Quincy Hurth close behind her. Amongst the younger skiers, Maddie Linn finished 4th in the Pine Valley 2.5 K which was her first skate race ever. Gunny Skadberg is showing more speed with every race, and the Oswald-Swenson sisters are racing each other to see who improves more quickly. Erik Gischia, Steiner Anderson, and Mason Linn are neck-and-neck in the junior high races and it will be exciting to see them advance, probably as a pack since they seem to have a great time together.
Superior Hiking Trail taking a Birds-Eye View in 2023
A large grant award of $34,965 from the IRRRB (Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board) has been awarded to the Superior Hiking Trail Association, according to SHTA director Lisa Luokkala. Luokkala, who has been with SHTA for over two years, says that the grant will allow the SHTA to do what it has never done before–create a Master Plan.
Call for Questions: Mayor Candidate Forum
The four candidates running for mayor of Two Harbors will be asked a series of questions in a forum at city hall on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00pm. This is your chance to send in questions that you would like to be considered to be posed to the candidates.
Silver Bay officer sworn in
The council also formally recognized the recent work of Officer Shubert within the last week for his “decisive and quick response” and thanked him and the police department for their “dedication to excellence” in responding to burglary of a Bri-esa’s that resulted in the recovery of stolen goods and an arrest. Officer Dietz and K9 Arrow were also given recognition for their exemplary roles in the case.
Norman LeRoy Williams
Norman LeRoy Williams, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend of many, passed away on January 13, 2023 at the age of 84 due to complications from a stroke. Norman was born on June 19, 1938 to Carl and Edith (Lundgren) Williams, the 3rd born child of 11, in Norcross, MN.
Barbara (Bobby) Nylund
Barbara (Bobby) Nylund, 91, of Two Harbors, MN passed away on January 11, 2023 at Waterview Shores in Two Harbors with family members by her side. Bobby was born May 5, 1931 to Arthur and Myrtle (Erickson) Lingren in Two Harbors, where she was a life-long resident.
Rudolph Norman Pluth
Rudolph Norman Pluth, 94, of Two Harbors, MN passed away January 9, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus Rochester. Rudy was born August 31, 1928, on the family farm in Lakewood, MN to Frank M. and Johanna (Dalseg) Pluth. He graduated from high school in 1944 from a one room schoolhouse in Lakewood, and at the age of 17, enrolled in the
Pamela Joanne Moe-Kaviani
Pamela Joanne Moe-Kaviani went home to heaven on January 2, 2023. She was born in Two Harbors on July 14, 1972 and graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1990. She moved to California in 1991, where she loved the ocean and the warm California weather. She attended Pierce College and studied acting.
Giants Ridge brings together record number of Nordic Ski teams
Saturday, January 7 brought nearly perfect skiing conditions to Giants Ridge for one of the biggest Nordic ski meets in the Midwest. 57 teams arrived for a full day of classic skiing in the morning and freestyle or “skate” skiing in the afternoons.