Free of St. Urho
This horde of grasshoppers dances wildly and freely in Finland because their nemesis St. Urho has flown the coop in 2022. It’s not known when the old saint will return. For more photos see page A6. Photo courtesy of Forrest Johnson
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KTWH Gets Approval for Expansion
Two Harbors Community Radio station KTWH 99.5 FM has just received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through an FM construction permit. The three-year project includes plans for a new broadcasting tower, or a lease on an existing tower, that would double the current approximate ten-mile radius.
Seliskar beats write-in campaign in Fall Lake
Fall Lake Township polls closed at 8 p.m., ballots were counted, and the Board of Canvass declared incumbent Craig Seliskar supervisor for the next three years. Seliskar was the only candidate listed on the ballot, receiving 30 votes.
Impacts of Metal Mining for Renewables and Energy Storage
A Response to “Twin Metals Loses Lease…” by Tom Coombe from Ely Echo, February 10, 2022. No one denies the need for metals in our society or the need for metals in the transition to renewable energy.
Health & Wellness
A follow-up to last month’s article about acupuncture, this is a perspective from patients who sought treatment. Richmond Scharf had chronic back condition related to nerves and discs and says he had “tried every treatment in the book, and plateaued” in his recovery, but not to a comfortable place.
Squared Away
VA Health – Community Care The VA Mission Act replaced the Veterans Choice Program (VCP) with Community Care (CC). A previous article, Emergency Care, describes just one of the services provided under the Community Care program.
Random Strangers
Snowshoeing on the Bigfoot Trail off of the Fairgrounds Road in Two Harbors I came across these wonderful people. We looked at a map together to get our bearings, and they exclaimed, “It is a wonderful trail!.”
Masked Fan Speaks
SEGOG “That’s life” crooned Frank Sinatra years back. Riding high in April, shot down in May he would sing. In the case of the Minnesota WILD they were riding high in October and shot down in February. But that doesn’t make for a very free-flowing song lyric does it? Nonetheless, quite a lot of the club’s fanbase is more apt to be singing the blues these days as the team continues to play its way out of a playoff spot. Yes, that sounds pretty harsh but so are the club’s fortunes right now. Other teams in the Western Conference and the Central division have come from behind the WILD to catch them in the standings and it seems that it’s just a matter of time before they pass them.
Federal Funding Approved for Two Harbors Wastewater Treatment Project
During the Two Harbors Committee of the Whole meeting on March 14 interim administrator Miranda Pietila reported that federal legislation through the Environmental Pollution Agency was passed last week in support of $3.5 million in funding for the city’s wastewater treatment plant upgrade. Pietila stated that Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and Rep. Stauber had all been in contact with the city office offering congratulations.
Treetop View
The telltale sign of a porcupine was noticed on a recent snowshoe in the Lake County backcountry. Chewed cedar boughs and a waddling set of tracks led to this porky high in the branches. Photo courtesy of John Nelson