March 2023

Basketball Report

Thursday Feb 23rd: Two Harbors 51 Esko 70 Esko used a 12-2 run over the last 8:30 of the 1st half to break a 19-19 tie to take a 31-21 lead into the half. The Agates battled but shot just 26 % on the night and couldn't close the gap. By virtue of the win, the Eskomos won the Polar League Conference Championship. Trent Gomez paced the Agates with 19 points while Ethan Bopp added 18. Friday Feb 24th: Two Harbors 83 Greenway 35 Shots were falling as the Agates celebrated senior night in cruising to a 54-19 halftime lead. In all, 14 different Agates hit the basket, led by Bopp's 17 points, Gomez added 14 and Kyler Pitkanen added 14 as well. The Agates introduced and honored their seniors: Ethan Bopp, Trent Gomez, Josh Cruz, Kyler Pitkanen, Ryan Seguin, Sebastian Bark, Deacon Bark, Cameron Nelson & Alex Cernada. Tuesday Feb 28: Two Harbors 83 Proctor 50 The Rails jumped out to a 7-1 lead but quickly the basket opened up for the Agates and a flurry of turnovers led to a 29-5 run and a 42-27 halftime lead. That would continue in the 2nd half as Trent Gomez remained hot, draining 6 3-pointers and scoring 34 points in the game. Cash Williams knocked down 3 triples as well totaling 13 points. Cam, Kyler & Ethan did an excellent job on the boards all night. With the win the Agates improve to 21-4 on the season, wrapping up the regular season this Friday at Barnum. The Agates will host the 1st round playoff game next Tuesday the 7th at 6pm at THHS. Should they win, they will advance to the second round on Saturday March 11th @ Hermantown HS with an opponent to be determined.

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Council approves administrator employment agreement

At the Two Harbors City Council Meeting on Monday February 27, after a motion to approve the employment contract for Patty Nordean as city administrator, councilor Derrick Passe requested that the hiring process be paused due to several factors. He said that the process the Council has followed did not meet the procedural requirements set forth in the ad for the position. Because Nordean lacks the minimum educational experience in the job description, the required experience in lieu of education would be at least nine years. Nordean has been City Clerk for less than nine years. Passe also noted that the scoring system was not shared or applied during the discussion between the three final candidates, including the military activity which was intended to add ten points advantage. While there was a point scoring form filled out by councilors, it was not used in the final decision, resulting in a decision that Passe said, “not objective but was subjective.” Further, he commented, Ms. Nordean herself made a statement a year ago that the process would take some time because it was important to hire someone with tenured education and experience.

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Legal Learning

Decriminalization of Drugs in Minnesota? There is a big difference between legalization of drugs and decriminalization of drugs. Right now, the Minnesota Legislature is in the process of legalizing recreational marijuana, which means that people will be able to grow it, smoke it, sell it – and pay taxes on their profits.

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