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Silver Bay Floriculture Team Moves Onto State
I’ve participated in the Silver Bay FFA since 8th grade, with most of my experience being in Floriculture. Floriculture is defined as the cultivation of flowers but often includes any ornamental plants. The competition in 2020, which would have been my first, was canceled due to Covid-19. The 2021 competition was entirely online, and last year I participated in Forestry due to not having enough people to have a Floriculture team. Floriculture has always been my favorite category, so I was determined to be able to participate this year. A few weeks into practicing, we realized that we didn’t have enough people. The minimum amount for a team to participate is 3, although the more the better, and we only had myself and Vesper Robinson. I was able to get Ria Soderstrom to join the team, and so we were able to continue with our practices.

Short term rental ordinance considered by county
Nearing the end of a one-year moratorium on new STRs in greater-Lake County set in May 2022, the county board discussed ideas around a potential 4% cap on STRs for areas outside of city limits. A one-year moratorium on new STRs was adopted by the county in May 2022 to study the impacts on housing by vacation rentals.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Friday, March 17 Third Friday Community Supper (Swedish meatballs) at United Church from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18 Soaps and Salves Workshop at Tettegouche State Park from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Five years running, Silver Bay Veterans Home receives Customer Experience Award
Silver Bay, Minn. – For the fifth year in a row, the Minnesota Veterans Home - Silver Bay has received Pinnacle Quality Insight’s Customer Experience Award in the Skilled Nursing Facility category.

Excitement to get in the pool: Swim class students have fun and learn
For three weeks in February and March we had a crew of 4th through 6th graders that worked on learning the skills needed for competitive swimming. We had some brand new to the program and several returning swimmers.
Ol’ Doc Reminisces
Doc Cotton concludes his series on the harms of tobacco use, and changes made during his career. Research to discover facts, and education to disseminate them, will only go so far.


Ready to rumble
Ready to rumble, the storied St. Urho’s Cadillac awaits its latest facelift for the St.