Range History
A note from Jean:
Retirement, remission, and tree-plantingBy Jean Cole | April 20, 2018
Dear Readers, What follows (pp. 22 – 31) is a...
The BPOE was founded 150 years ago
RANGE HISTORY: EVELETH ELKS LODGE #1161By Tony Jeffries | April 13, 2018
Over a century of local community service It all began...
This day in Minnesota history
| April 6, 2018
APRIL 6 1808: John Jacob Astor forms the American Fur...
PASSOVER An important, biblically-derived Jewish holiday
Passover 2018 begins in the evening of Friday, March 30 and ends in the evening of Saturday, April 7| March 30, 2018
The two disciples, Peter and John, are sent to prepare...
Aerial fire detection
Fire spotting in Minnesota’s northlandBy Terry Hocking | March 23, 2018
An Aermotor fire lookout structure design from 1931. Submitted photo.THIS...
Obituaries
Richard Frank Debeltz
| April 18, 2018
Richard Frank Debeltz, 75, of Hibbing, passed away quietly with...
Raymond Paul Manzoline
| April 18, 2018
Raymond Paul Manzoline, 88, longtime resident of Hibbing, died Wednesday,...
Features
The Wizard(s) of OZ(bach)
By Cindy Kujala | April 20, 2018
There’s no Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz (better yet, the Land of Asbach) that is known as...
Junk Quest North returns to Miners April 27 and 28
By Beth Anderson | April 20, 2018
VIRGINIA – Here we go again. It’s time to come junkin’ with us! Junk Quest North returns to Miners Memorial...
Concert series membership campaign gets underway Friday
| April 20, 2018
RANGE AREA – A wide variety of live concert productions take place year-round in the cities of Hibbing, Virginia and...
MRC’s Graphic Design Media program is unique in Minnesota
By Kirsten Reichel | April 20, 2018
EVELETH – The graphics room at the Eveleth campus of Mesabi Range College was bustling with activity as I arrived...
Olcott Park Fountain Restoration meeting on May 2; public is invited
| April 20, 2018
VIRGINIA – The Olcott Park Fountain Restoration Committee announced donations received in the month of March total $1,220, bringing the...
ALS presenting free children’s program: Animal Tales of How & Why
| April 20, 2018
MT. IRON – The Arrowhead Library System will present storyteller Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux’s Animal Tales of How & Why, a...
4-H offers a salute to its volunteers
| April 20, 2018
NORTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Each year, thousands of volunteers in Minnesota donate their time and energy to make their...
Virginia Fire Department Run Report: April 9 – April 15
| April 20, 2018
VIRGINIA – During the week of April 9 – April 15, the Virginia Fire Department responded to 74 calls; 63...
Wildfire Prevention Week 2018: If it’s predictable, then it’s preventable
| April 20, 2018
This Wildfire Prevention Week (April 15 – 21), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages people to look past the...
Business
Delta Air Lines receives safety, health award from MNOSHA
| April 20, 2018
CHISHOLM – Workplace safety and health representatives from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) recognized Delta Air Lines’ Iron Range Customer Engagement Center in Chisholm as a Minnesota...
VAHS annual dinner set for April 27
| April 20, 2018
VIRGINIA – The annual dinner of the Virginia Area Historical Society will be held on Friday, April 27, at the Senior Citizen Center, 511 Chestnut St. in Virginia. Registration and...
Northland Foundation awards 45 grants totaling $526,240
| April 20, 2018
NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA – The Northland Foundation awarded 45 grants between January 1 and March 31, 2018, totaling $526,240. Funding supported programming that nurtures children, youth and families; strengthens individual and...
Arrowhead Region residents can learn “Work Is Possible”
| April 13, 2018
DULUTH – “Work is Possible” is a free workshop being held on Thursday, April 19, from 4:30 – 7 p.m. in Duluth. The workshop will give job seekers with disabilities...
Kristin Pessenda earns top honors for service
| April 13, 2018
VIRGINIA – Kristin Pessenda, an American Family Insurance agent in Virginia, has been recognized for providing an outstanding customer experience under the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification Program....
Erik Peterson honored by COUNTRY Financial
| April 13, 2018
VIRGINIA – COUNTRY Financial representative Erik Peterson of Virginia has earned a position on the insurance group’s distinguished All American Executive Team. This is his 21st consecutive year earning the...
Series to highlight innovative recruitment strategies
| April 13, 2018
DULUTH/CHISHOLM – The Northeast Workforce Solutions Series kicked off in February with about 160 participants from Grand Rapids, Grand Marais, Hibbing and Duluth engaging in a workforce gap conversation. The...
April proclaimed as Financial Capability Month
| April 13, 2018
Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed April as Financial Capability Month, a time to highlight the importance of financial education and empowerment to the state’s prosperity and the success of its...
Don’t get burned in a hot solar market by being hasty
| April 6, 2018
With many people becoming more interested in solar power and the affiliated rebates and tax credits available to homeowners and businesses, Better Business Bureau® of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB)...
