North Shore Health-y?

The remodeled North Shore Health Board has already met three times this year. I attended the 23rd January meeting. It was alternately alive and boring.

Minnesota Jobs and Labor Force Grow Again in December

Minnesota employers added 4,100 jobs in December and the state’s labor force grew by 3,300 jobseekers, according to data released today by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota has added jobs for six straight months and 10 months out of the last 12.

BWCAW Trail Organization Readies Leaders for 2025 Season

More than twenty Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness enthusiasts gathered at a Leadership Retreat in Ely, MN, this past weekend. The event was the third annual, and the second held at Camp Widjiwagan on Burntside Lake, on the edge of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. The hosting organization was the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee (“BWAC”), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that restores, maintains, and advocates for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness trails.

Down Memory Lane

* Ryan Anderson of Ray, Minnesota, is the 2015 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon champion. Anderson finished the race in two days, 11 hours, and 35 minutes.

News of Students

Martine Redshaw of Hovland is among the 611 students recently named to Luther College's Fall 2024 Dean's List. To qualify, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.