High schoolers (L-R) Isabelle Mecklin, Maria Stellmach, Aili Gischia and Dani Mattson smoosh their way down 1st Avenue in Two Harbors during Winter Frolic events last Saturday. Their team was known as the “Four Amigos.” Photo courtesy of Alison Shaw
Rolo is six months old, and loves to give kisses and play in snowbanks. Here he takes a quick snooze before heading out to charge to the top of a snow hill with the Cavallin family.
At a regular meeting of the Lake Superior School District #381 board on February 8 discussed the possibility of continuing with a four-day school week, as has been the case since 2009. The district is in the process of preparing to make an application to the Minnesota Department of Education to request another two-years of approval for a four-day week.
On the 29th of January, Two Harbors competed against six other schools in our area in a one act play competition. Every school will produce a play that should be under thirty five minutes and perform it for judges. The judges then watch all the plays, critique the plays, and pick two of the plays to move on to compete the next Saturday for a regional competition with one winner advancing to state.
The reluctant editor and the thousands who were on the march for community newspapers had slowed in Carlton County after the throng had swallowed the little communities of Nickerson, Duquette, Kerrick and Bruno. News of the impending idling of Northshore Mining had taken the wind out of the sails, so to speak, and the great moving encampment did a bit of soul searching and settled in for the night.
Sir Lancelot was a northern mutt. We never knew what his dad was, other than that he himself was some kind of hunting dog hybrid. But his mom was an Alaskan Malamute, and by the time he was full grown, weighed the same as me for a while—86 pounds. He had over-sized paws and long, flappy ears, a deep chest. I think my folks saw an ad in the paper and got him for free.
February 7. 2022 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), in collaboration with federal (including the Superior National Forest), state, and local partners, is proposing to treat isolated gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations in Lake County in June and July 2022.
CLOVER VALLEY You’ve heard it before and so have I. In January and February the NHL regular season is typically referred to as the “dog days of winter.” And so they are. The Minnesota WILD is about to get a rather large dose of it too. Because the NHL had missed multiple games last fall and early winter due to pandemic issues the league decided not to go ahead with its Olympic participation. And with upwards of 100 games to reschedule and make up due to that the second half of the regular season was going to be compacted into a short timeframe.
In 1983 Betty Lessard, founder and owner of Betty’s Pies, sold her business and retired. Little did she know that fifteen years later the phone would ring and Carl Ehlenz, the newest owner of Betty’s Pies would be calling to find out what happened to her famous lost pie recipes.
Amy Jordahl’s family has two golden retrievers. “The best thing about having golden retrievers is that they are so lovable,” said Amy. Here Remi takes a nap with Mason, age 8. Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little about your pet and send pictures and contact information to Lake County Press, 629 First Avenue, Two Harbors, MN 55616. Thank you! Photo courtesy of Amy Jordahl and family