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As students and their parents came into William Kelley School in Silver Bay, and Minnehaha Elementary and Two Harbors High School (THHS) last week for an open house welcoming and orientation they were met with warm smiles and friendly greetings of teachers and staff from the Lake Superior School District (LSSD). Students stopped to get information about their bus routes, played Plinko to win small prizes from an informational table sponsored by the Lake County Public Health department, and found their classrooms in preparation for the first day of school. School Referendum construction projects A presentation was made at each of the three open houses giving updates to completed designs and upcoming construction plans for renovations to improve the William Kelley, Minnehaha, and THHS per last year's levy referendum vote. Representatives of ICS Consulting, the firm working with the district and Wold Architects, were on hand to describe the finer points of the plans for the three buildings. Luke Selken, project manager for ICS, reviewed architectural renderings that described the projects, including the scheduled demolition of part of William Kelley that will occur after the end of this school year, in June 2023. 'There are a lot of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) issues with the existing building in the art and choir section, so it will be rebuilt with new art, band and choir space, and a five stop elevator,' said Selken. The WKS reconstruction is expected to be housing student activities by the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, with activities moved to other parts of the building during the 2023-24 school year.

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson, Montevideo America News jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com This month, a walk was held in Marshall, hosted by the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, both to raise awareness of the foundation's efforts, as well as to celebrate the recently passed legislation regarding 'Seizure Smart Schools'. Seizure Smart Schools is an effort that began nearly a dozen years ago.

Part of what we do regarding Small Town Stories is spotlight and celebrate ways how Chamber members are active in Lake County communities. That said, it’s hard to attend events in the area and not see how Sonju Motors of Two Harbors is there to help make them happen. We spoke with Bill Antilla, General Manager at Sonju since 2019, and found out how they have become such a large part of Lake County events, and the reason why it’s so important.

Brad Anderson Suicide Awareness September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is a public health issue.

Now that we’re going to the moon again… Given the current global financial situation, the boys at the shack recently gazed up at a full moon and figured it was the place to be. A lunar getaway, free of the clutter of political ads and any atmosphere at all, was once again put on the drawing boards. After the semi-successful launch of an unmanned 1958 Buick back in 1966, the Camp Shack Space Integration and Nimble Kingdoms program (SINK) had been downsized and nearly written out of existence due to employee disinterest and the flight of highly trained engineers to more lucrative jobs in the investment banking business. The “deer camp orbiter” as the old Buick is warmly remembered, is still in use on Lake County back roads and trails, a testament to recycling and the credit derivatives market that insured the space program against default and federal regulators. Painted with flat black house paint and creased with just enough chrome to give it a slight magnetic field, the orbiter will again be hauled to the highest bluff and sent skyward from the launch pad located close to a favorite deer stand.