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I had this song in my head. I whistled it through this morning at work. Whistling is important to me. I get that from my great-grandfather, who blew nothing but air and an unknown tune. I used to do that too. But now, after half a century of making it important and practicing, I'm fairly fair.
Birch Grove Community School (BGCS) had a great start to the 24-25 school year, with one of the highest enrollment numbers in its 20 year history. The new school year started with its traditional Bell Ringing Ceremony, its annual Painting in the Woods with Mary LaBerge, garden harvesting from the Tofte Community Garden, learning school and classroom expectations, hitting curriculum both indoors and outdoors, and a show from the National Theater for Children. Birch Grove is also gearing up to host the DNR Field Day for 5th graders from surrounding schools on October 1.
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Behind a stout offense and stingy defense, the Cook County Vikings football team traveled to Blackduck last Friday and beat the home team 33-6. The Vikings scored 13 points in the first quarter and six points in the second.
The Superior National Forest is excited to announce Kyle Stover as the new Gunflint District Ranger, located in Grand Marais, MN. Kyle has been a Superior National Forest employee for nine years.
Early this spring, there was a palpable sense of optimism as half a dozen or so workforce housing projects, including the 51-unit Gunflint Vue project in Creechville (pictured here), received grant funding or other types of aid to help keep developer’s costs down. This progress, exemplified by the Gunflint Vue project, instilled hope that some of the housing needs would be addressed sooner rather than later. However, the rest of the projects are moving slower than initially anticipated.
Commissioners approved HR Director Allison Plummer's request to have Nancie Deming promoted to the Children and Family Service Supervisor position. Nancie replaces Rachael Schauer, who resigned.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – More than 170 Minnesota schools and thousands of students are expected to participate in 28th annual Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.