Gerard (Jerry) Rogers, 61, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Virginia, MN, on Thursday, Mar 22, 2018. He was born August 2, 1956 in Virginia, the son of John and Maureen (Lanari) Rogers. Jerry graduated from the Virginia High School in 1974 and earned degrees from the Mesabi Range Community College […]
John “Henry” Rueben Enzenauer
John “Henry” Rueben Enzenauer, 74, of Virginia, died on Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018. John was born to Rueben and Alice Enzenauer. He attended Parkville Elementary School and graduated from Mt. Iron High School in 1962. John worked with his grandfather and dad at Johnson & Enzenauer Drilling. In his earlier years, John enjoyed bowling on local leagues. He looked forward […]
Casey James Oie
Casey James Oie, 58, of Virginia, passed away Thursday, Mar. 22, 2018 at his residence. Casey was born January 15, 1960 in Duluth, MN to Gordon and Mary (Aho) Oie. He graduated from Mountain Iron High School. Following high school, he attended the University of Wisconsin, Superior and Northwestern Chiropractic College. After college, he practiced chiropractics in St. Cloud and […]
Sax-Zim Bog is an Important Bird Area (IMA)
New boardwalk creates gateway to premier bird habitatIRON RANGE BOG IS HOME TO 244 KNOWN BIRD VARIETIES MEADOWLANDS – A new 900-foot long elevated boardwalk will soon be added to Sax-Zim Bog Important Bird Area (IBA), a 300-square-mile, bio-diverse natural habitat stretching around the towns of Meadowlands, Zim, Toivola and Cotton that annually attracts about 3,000 (human) visitors from all 50 states. The boardwalk will enable visitors […]