This past week the Thunder Bay Newswatch reports that the Thunder Bay District of Health Unit has found 63 percent of black-legged ticks—also known as deer ticks— carry the Lyme disease bacteria. In past years the TBDHU found only about ten percent of ticks tested positive. Just how many ticks the TBDHU workers found wasn’t revealed in the study. The […]
Speaking with Sasquatch
Somewhere in Northern Minnesota, at an undisclosed location, the hour approaching twilight, Rob Perez sat down with Sasquatch. The following conversation transpired. ROB: Thank you for reaching out. I was surprised and thrilled to get your message. SASQUATCH: Sasquatch read Rob Perez column. Rob Perez talk to many Sasquatch friends. Now Sasquatch want talk. R: I’m flattered. Shall we begin? […]
“9/11 Day of Remembrance” Ceremony to mark the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, the 9/11 and Global War on Terrorism Remembrance Task Force, and the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum will mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with an event open to the public on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds September 11th. The “9/11 Day of Remembrance” will feature participation in the national Tolling of the Bells, […]
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Oral Health Task Force: Pilot project could potentially expand oral health program to seniors
The Oral Health Task Force, a program of the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has been working for the last 10 years to ensure that every child, youth under age 26 and expectant mothers in Cook County and Grand Portage has access to oral health care, regardless of ability to pay. Since the program’s inception in 2012, the incidence of cavities in […]
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Before the forest fires started, Paul Sundberg and his family took a camping trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). Aside from canoeing, they found views like this one from the overlook of Mountain Lake to be spectacular.