March 2024

LSSD #381 reaches mediation agreement with teachers

After almost 14 hours of mediation meeting time on Tuesday, March 12th the Lake Superior School District (LSSD) reached a tentative agreement with the teacher’s union.The agreement came after many hours of negotiation, and as of press time March 13th, had yet to be ratified by a vote of the teachers represented by the union.LSSD superintendent Jay Belcastro told the Press that there was a great deal of back and forth and he wanted to extend his appreciation to board members, teacher union representatives and the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services.While details of the tentative agreement were not able to be discussed prior to a teachers’ vote, Belcastro indicated that both parties had made concessions.Teachers had been asking for an increase in pay that the district said could not be supported by their existing budget.“I’m excited to have this behind us so we can focus on our number one priority of students and learning and turn back to the classroom to make sure our students are as successful as possible,” stated Belcastro.

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Calling all church choir singers!

Patti Stoddard is relatively new to the north shore but she is wasting no time to with her mission to bring choral singing to her new home.With a long list of experience in the music world, from a master’s degree in choral conducting, to teaching choir at the University of Minnesota, and most recently as a music teacher at Hibbing high school, Stoddard loves to lead singing.Now living near Knife River with her husband, Stoddard has joined the Knife River Lutheran Church and sees a need for more singing, there and all over the community.Right now Stoddard is inviting anyone who is interested in joining a worship choir to reach out if they are interested.

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Electronic Pull Tabs Comes to Two Harbors at the American Legion Post 109

Hundreds of veteran and fraternal organizations in Minnesota are benefiting from charitable gaming to help support the posts and raise more money for local charities, including American Legion Post 109 in Two Harbors.According to a release from the post, the E-Bingo machines provide a source of low-stakes, low-risk entertainment for members of veteran’s clubs and fraternal organizations while raising much needed dollars for local charities.At least 30% of the revenue that charitable gaming raises for each post goes to other charities in their local communities including youth programs, emergency shelters, fire departments and senior centers.“E-Tabs and E-Bingo is a new source of fundraising for our organization, and additional resources to help us provide community assistance,” American Legion Post 109 Commander Chris Belfield said, “These new machines are the modern form of the paper tabs our patrons have been playing for years.

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Native Nations Expo, Lake county’s opportunity to recognize rich Indigenous history and current culture

A new and exciting addition is coming what has become a beloved annual event, this year’s Cabin Fever Reliever fundraiser for KTWH-Two Harbors community radio.Kicking off the event in the afternoon March 10th, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, the Native Nations Expo was born out of KTWH’s Kim Leon’s idea that recognition of Indigenous influences to the history and current culture of the north shore need more highlighting.This year at the Expo participants will be welcomed into the great hall of the Two Harbors high school to enjoy intermittent musical performances by American Indian individuals, as well as traditional dance with regalia by dancers and a drum group from Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.All the while opportunities to learn about a wide array of Indigenous topics will be available with presenters at tables in the hall; including the Minnesota Historical Society, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, the 1854 Treaty Authority and John Beargrease’s great-grandson Mike Keyport.

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