Volleyball team beats Northeast Range, falls to Two Harbors

After playing their first six games on the road the Cook County High school Viking volleyball team took the floor at home on Thursday, September 14 against the Two Harbors Agates. Game 1, the Agates got an early lead and kept a lead of about six-eight points through most of the match with the Vikings losing 25-16.

Prescribed Burning to continue across the Superior National Forest

The Superior National Forest plans to continue conducting pile burning and some understory broadcast burning throughout the month and maybe into October. Actual date and location of burns are dependent on weather conditions, fuels conditions, and available fire staffing resources. See attached maps for more information.

Old Ski Hill Road

In early September, returning on the Gunflint Trail for the umpteenth time, I finally turned right on Old Ski Hill Road. Its entrance is shared with Cutoff Road, County 52; I had always said I should go west to see what was there. It turns out that though the ski hill is gone, there is plenty of there there, including 108 lots with named owners.

BEYOND REASON

The season is fall. Leaves have begun to turn and periodically flutter in the breeze to the ground.

Outdoors

with What another summer. What a staff at the store: Charity, Tonya and Amy; Jake and Cody; old Steve and younger Steven; Nick and the boys – Robert, Danny and Rio and the Bear; Maya and James, myself, but my contribution these days is negligible.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Celebrate Feast of Tabernacles Almighty Yahuah's commanded Yearly Sacred Festival Sukkot (Tabernacles) is being locally hosted by Proverbs 6:23 Ministry, September 30th through October 7th. Please call 218-533-6029 for information and directions.

MnDOT installs Road Weather Information Systems in northern Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently added new Road Weather Information Systems at 10 locations in northern Minnesota to collect data that will help support agency maintenance decisions. The information, which includes camera images, is also sent to the National Weather Service and MnDOT’s 511 traveler information system. MnDOT now has 163 RWIS sites throughout the state.