A team led by University of Minnesota researchers has invented a groundbreaking new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to the key chemicals, acrylic acid and acrylates used in paints, coatings and superabsorbent polymers. The new catalyst technology is also highly efficient, which means lower costs for manufacturing renewable chemicals.
Miss Helmi Talent and Beauty Competition We know there's a lucky lady out there who would be the perfect match for St Urho! Must be good with grapes. Must be able to chop wood and skin a deer while still being glamourous. Contact Patrick Ramsdell (218-8313560) or Owen Klinker (218-226-8326) if you (or your husband/boyfriend) are interested in participating in the Miss Helmi Talent and Beauty Competition!
Newly appointed Fall Lake Township clerk Cheri Debeltz is filling the position comfortably, and has appointed Emily Seliskar as her deputy clerk. The board of supervisors approved this appointment.
Tracks and Traces As I’m traveling across the landscape in winter on skis or snowshoes, it’s impossible not to notice the variety of tracks left in the snow by a wide variety of critters. Same thing if I’m driving along some backroad and see tracks along the shoulder or crossing from one side to the other.
It's that time of year again friends! It is mid-February. Check. Our Minnesota WILD has 30 games left. Check. The WILD is drifting in and out of the playoff picture. Triple check. And outside of last year's second-place Central Division finish for the WILD, this club has seen this picture several times before. You know how it goes. The short of the long from here forward is that the team has to play at a frenetic pace just to get in as a 3rd place team or Wild Card entrant. They don't obtain home ice for the playoffs. They expend a lot of physical and emotional energy just to get into the dance and do not have the proper amount of hockey mojo left with which to do anything once they are there. This explains at least a handful of the franchise's playoff failures over the years. But seriously, it's not a recipe for success in the toughest sports tournament in the world. At any rate, I feel like I'm about to re-watch a movie I've already seen before when observing the team's current fortunes, or lack thereof. This club was already on some shifting ice beneath it before the All-Star game bye week. They returned last Monday night with a road trip to Arizona and were handed a 3-2 loss when they let a game get away from them.
The old pilot kept busy over the winter, vowing to take anyone in the immense crowd for a plane ride in the 1927 Curtiss two-seat trainer. He had many takers when the weather climbed a bit above zero and he promised God that he wouldn’t pull the jump-out-ofthe- plane stunt to leave a bewildered passenger all alone in the skies.
Sophia Blanck and the Silver Bay-Cook County Alpine Ski team placed 1st in Section 7 The Cook County High School/Silver Bay Alpine team won Sections and has advanced to the State Skiing Championships in Biwabik. The CCHS boys team won as well.
Sonju Two Harbors announced the long term partnership with Two Harbors Youth Hockey with the renaming of the Lake County Arena. Brad Anttila, Sonju vice president, says that it is about giving back to the community that has supported their business, and to give youth a positive opportunity. “We look forward to a healthy future for the organization and we are thrilled to be a big part of it with our pledge of $300,000,” said Anttila. A ribbon cutting took place on Thursday, February 9th at 6:30 PM at the Sonju Arena with the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association. A ceremonial puck drop with Sonju General Manager, Bill Antilla, kicked off the start of the North Shore Boys Varsity home game vs. Proctor at 7:00 PM. Sonju Two Harbors invites the public to join in the celebration and cheer on the North Shore Storm. Lake County commissioner Rich Sve thanked Sonju for their “constant and continued service to our communities.” Sve drew the connection between his maternal great grandparents who moved to Lake County in 1918, and the Sonju family.
Despite an unexpected increase in costs for construction and renovation of three buildings in the Lake Superior School District #381 the school board approved moving ahead with contracts for both the Minnehaha School construction project, and the William Kelley School construction project.