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District 5 - Eveleth area CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports fishing and bear hunting are the main focuses of the work activities with more people venturing into the woods. People are reminded to check that they have current registration on their ATVs. A special operation was worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the U.S. Customs Port of Entry over the weekend. Enforcement action was taken for illegal bear transportation, fish-transport issues, and an overlimit of fish.

By Kitty Mayo The Northern Lake County Arts Board (NLCAB), a nonprofit that has been based out of Silver Bay for over a decade, held a community event to thank one of their strongest members last Monday. Mary Aijala, long known as a passionate advocate for the arts, has moved away from her role as president of the arts board recently.

On Tuesday at the committee- of-the-whole city council meeting discussion was held regarding how the council would move forward with replacing their mayor. The mayor’s position is open after former mayor Chris Swanson was recalled in August.

This year’s Lake Superior 20/20 Studio & Art Tour extends from McQuade Road to the south, up highway 61 to Silver Creek, with 14 hosts sites east and west of the corridor. There will be 45 artists including four pop-up artists. Four of the host sites are sustainable farms. Go to www.lakesuperior2020. com for full list of artists and host site map.

By Kitty Mayo Last week Silver Bay’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) met to review several of the projects that have been underway in the city. David Drown, director of the EDA, gave the Press an update.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 100 YEARS AGO: v The opening gun of the fall campaign in Lake County was fired by the Labor Candidates who held a rousing meeting at Toimi Sunday afternoon where fully a hundred and fifty farmers and their wives turned out to hear the speakers who arranged a meeting there Sunday afternoon. Louis Westlund gave the farmers an interesting talk on the progress of the Lake county cooperative creamery, efforts are being made to have Dr.