King of the Iditarod: Minnesota’s Rick Swenson



Rick Swenson, age 63, was born in Minnesota and attended school in Virginia, MN. He is the only 5-time winner of the 1,049 mile Iditarod. Swenson won the Iditarod in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1991. (1973 was the first year of the Iditarod.) Swenson won his first Iditarod race at age 27, and is the only person to win […]

Veteran’s Preference Points

Assistance for Veterans seeking civil service jobs

If you are a Veteran you have a couple of different tools that can give you an edge in getting a civil service (Federal) job: the Preference Points and Veteran’s Recruitment Appointment rule. The following is a summary of these tools and how they can help: Veteran’s employment preference points overview By law, veterans who are disabled or who served […]

CELEBRATING THEOPHANY:

BLESSING OF THE WATER ON LONGYEAR LAKE


CHISHOLM – If you’re curious about actual rituals Christians practiced 2000 years ago, then the wind would have been worth tolerating out on the lake in Chisholm on Sunday, January 19. Orthodox Christians around the world practice a particular tradition every year at this time, and in quite a variety of ways. The northern Minnesota version of this particular ritual […]

Stuart Whitman: A class actor




You won’t see Stuart Whitman’s name listed in the closing credits for the 1951 sci-fi classic, “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” But he’s there, if only for a few seconds, in an uncredited role as one of the sentries guarding an alien spaceship. Such was the humble beginning of many young actors in the 50s, appearing anonymously in bit […]

Shovel snow, shovel food




Well, I’m sure all of us burned more calories than we intended to last weekend. Snow relocation is serious business. Like the rest of the northland, we blew, shoveled, and raked the white stuff for three days in a row. But when it was time to warm up, we were comforted by some nice, hot, homemade beef vegetable soup. It […]

County Board approves new septic rules



HIBBING – The St. Louis County Board has approved the new Ordinance 61, which establishes rules to ensure septic systems in the county comply with state requirements and protect groundwater. The 5- 1 vote came following a public hearing during its regular Board meeting, held in Hibbing on February 25, 2014. The new ordinance, which has been in the works […]

Local students receive UND academic honors



GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Ashley and Samantha Claviter-Tveit, daughters of Larry and Michelle (Claviter) Tveit of Virginia, are on the University of North Dakota Fall 2013 Dean’s List, as well as the Fall 2013 President’s Honor Roll. Named to the Dean’s List are those students whose grade point averages are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each […]

Healthy FOR Life

Home Remedies and Recipes


As another glorious day arrives! Regardless of the weather…get up, get moving, and breathe in some life! Today’s life lesson is to be aware of your breathing. Oxygen is a true source of our life force that motivates us and gives us the strength to carry on. If you are having difficulty breathing, find out what may be obstructing your […]

SALLYWORLD: WEEK 176

Snow workout, trifecta for grey hair, and bad lobster


Greetings & Sallytations! Alas, we have reached the last day of February! Bring on March! Bring on Spring! Goodbye February Insanity, Hello March Madness! This last storm we endured was a better workout than any health club could’ve offered. I had to locate two cars in my driveway that were both buried in snow. After hours of poking and scraping […]

Helping kids stay at a healthy weight; training for more time



Q: I was a fat kid, so I’ve worked hard (sometimes) to stay at a healthy weight as an adult. Now I have a 4-year-old and he’s becoming overweight, too. I don’t want him to have to go through the same struggle. Help! — Susie R., Akron, Ohio A: We’re pleased you want to help your son have a long […]