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March for Babies Team Captain Kickoff



EVELETH – The March for Babies committee will be hosting a Team Captain Kickoff at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 8 at the Rustic Rock Chop House in Eveleth. We are encouraging individuals, families, and businesses to form a team to walk for this worthwhile cause. There will be a free dinner and you can register your team and pick […]

Christian author to speak



IRON – Christian author and speaker, Gary Kah, will present at Clinton Community Center on Hwy. 37 in Iron on Monday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. He will be discussing the emerging political, economic and religious world system, and how it will be impacting America. Gary is a former Europe and Middle East Trade Specialist for the government. He is […]

Food Share March Campaign in swing



VIRGINIA – The Salvation Army –Virginia Corps participates in the Minnesota Food Share March Campaign. Minnesota Food Share sets aside the month of March to actively seek the help of area communities with stocking the food shelves in the area. During the month of March, Minnesota Food Share matches dollar for dollar and pound for pound the amount each food […]

Iron roots 100 years deep

- An introduction to new Virginia Foundation Director -


As the new kid in town and Director of the Virginia Community Foundation, some people have asked me about my connection to Virginia. It’s a fair question, since I commute from Duluth. I could cite the fact that for more than 12 years, I was the school liaison for public television and visited the schools all over the Range, conducting […]

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Out of the blue

HOCKEY: Devils, Jackets, Golden Bears and Niskanen


Musings, notions and conjecture on recent happenings on the world of sports, local and otherwise… Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. One could almost feel bad for the Hibbing/Chisholm boys hockey team, which had lost six consecutive Section 7A championship games entering Wednesday’s title tilt with arch-rival Virginia/MI-B at the new Amsoil Arena in Duluth. Almost. After all, in spite […]

SPORTS QUIZ



1. Name the two people and two teams involved in the only trade of managers in major-league history. 2. How many consecutive years did Chicago White Sox knuckleballer Wilbur Wood win at least 20 games? 3. When was the last time before the 2009 season that SMU’s football team played in a bowl game? 4. In 1978-79 and 1979-80, George […]

Curl Mesabi standings through 2/24/11



Monday Afternoon OpenWald………………………………….10-2R Harvey…………………………….9-4Pearsall………………………………8-4A Peterson………………………….7-5Silver Creek Liquor………………7-6Dahl…………………………………..5-8G Harvey……………………………5-8D Peterson…………………………3-9Damkroeger……………………….2-10 Monday WomenLind…………………………………..10-2Jorgensen………………………….9-3Rice…………………………………..7-5Bone………………………………….6-6Nurmi-Wilberg…………………….5-7Knaeble……………………………..5-7Jayson……………………………….4-8O’Connor……………………………3-9 Tuesday Afternoon OpenT Drobnick………………………….13-1Gulbranson………………………..11-3The Mean Girls……………………10-3Jankila……………………………….8-6Manick……………………………….8-6Kokb………………………………….7-7Parise………………………………..6-8G Harvey……………………………6-8Hometown Focus………………..5-9Sager…………………………………4-9Ross………………………………….4-10Kishel…………………………………1-13 Tuesday Night MenR Harvey…………………………….10-2Wald………………………………….9-3 K Harvey…………………………….6-6Malner……………………………….5-7K Lind………………………………..4-8Foosness……………………………3-8Bone………………………………….3-10 Wednesday MixedDreshar………………………………11-2Rockstad……………………………10-2K Harvey…………………………….9-3Ralston………………………………9-4Bone………………………………….9-4Hafdahl………………………………8-4Pontinen…………………………….8-4Norland……………………………..7-5Halley………………………………..6-6Krause……………………………….6-6Dahl…………………………………..6-6Oakman……………………………..6-6D Johnson………………………….5-7Anderson……………………………5-8Hultman……………………………..5-8Cremers……………………………..4-7Nelson……………………………….4-8Knaeble……………………………..4-9Kreibich……………………………..3-9Altobelli………………………………3-9Oja…………………………………….0-11 Thursday Night OpenMalner……………………………….11-2Mikulich……………………………..10-3Gulbranson………………………..7-5Delich………………………………..7-6Nelson……………………………….7-6Bone………………………………….4-7Plesha………………………………..3-10Kuitunen…………………………….2-11

9-Ball

Standings 02/21

A Division Poppers I…………………………2992 Oasis………………………………2909 Poppers II………………………..2878 R Bar I…………………………….2866 Black Diamond………………….2780 R Bar / Vi’s Old Men…………..2663 Rider’s Riff Raff…………………2634 Tommys Rain Makers…………2478 B Division Log Cabin………………………..3121 Low Riders………………………2886 R Bar II……………………………2861 The "218" (Office Bar)………..2827 Fear of G.O.D.(G.O.D.s)………2793 Sportspage Deep Pockets…..2778 Dans Demons(G.O.D.s)………2772 Rudy’s…………………………….2759 C Division Tommys Rainy Lake I…………2976 Tommys Rainy Lake II………..2923 Sleeves……………………………2899 Kountry Krossroads…………..2875 Boondocks………………………2816 […]

PLAZA BOWL BOWLING SCORES



Trimmerettes: Flaimer’s 112 72 Plaza Bowl 109 78 Rustic Rock 106 78 Ed’s Body Shop 104 80 Deb’s Catering 100 84 Nick’s Bar 98 86 Lanyk Electric 82 102 Hi Series-Women: Sue Larson, 540; Hi Game-Women: Sue Larson, 211; Hi Game- Team: Deb’s Catering, 753; Hi Series-Team: Deb’s Catering, 2184. Merchant’s: Len’s Body Shop 27 9 Cold Country Liquor 21 […]