Grab your helmets and winter gear because the coolest snowmobile event hits the trails on Saturday, February 9, kicking off the 2019 fundraising season for Easter Seals Ontario. Once again, the Thunder Bay Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids will head south of the border to Grand Portage, only 45 minutes from Thunder Bay, attracting snowmobilers from across northwestern Ontario and... READ MORE >
The Wunderbar and local painter Anna Hess will be featured on a WDSE•WRPT upcoming Making It Up North episode, “Making It: Chasing the Dream,” on Thursday, January 31 at 8 p.m. on PBS North (check your local listings), which features four great businesses led by entrepreneurs who dreamed big up and down the North Shore. Also featured are Northland entrepreneurs... READ MORE >
Many of the world’s best dog mushers and their teams of sleek, powerful huskies will leave from Billy’s Bar (3502 Tischer Road, Duluth) on Sunday, Jan. 27 and end their race at Grand Portage Lodge and Casino on Tuesday, Jan. 29. “We are excited to host many checkpoints and the big finishes for the Beargrease running through Cook County this... READ MORE >
The 24-day-old shutdown is affecting members of our community who work for the federal government. Many businesses and organizations are stepping in to help and YMCAs across the country are doing their part to make a difference. The Duluth Area Family YMCA is committed to serving all members of the community and stands with federal employees and their families during... READ MORE >
Birch Grove Community School, located in Tofte, received the Volunteer of America (VOA) Governance Award for the complete 2017-2018 school year. The school was rated on 12 different categories pertaining to the compliance of state and federal statutes/laws as well as other criteria. Birch Grove accepted this award at a VOA conference on Thursday, January 10th. School board members include:... READ MORE >
Grab your helmets and winter gear because the coolest snowmobile event in the Northland hits the trails on Saturday, February 9, kicking off the 2019 fundraising season for Easter Seals Ontario. Once again, the Thunder Bay Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids will head south of the border to Grand Portage, only 45 minutes from Thunder Bay, attracting snowmobilers from across... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined with Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Fond du Lac, Bois Forte, and White Earth to form a Tribal Wild Rice Task Force. Grand Portage appointees are John Morrin and Margaret Watkins. Resolution 107-18 states that “it is in the Tribe’s best interest to decline/ reject the governor’s offer to participate in the... READ MORE >
With no immediate end in sight for the partial government shutdown, more than 800,000 federal workers nationwide are without their first paycheck as of last Friday. This is the first payroll distribution affected by the shutdown. The Federal Reserve Board has reported that nearly four in 10 Americans are unable to cover a $400 unexpected expense – which means that... READ MORE >
If you’ve been thinking about installing a solar energy system for your home, the Minnesota Commerce Department suggests that you may want to finally catch the sun in 2019. That’s because 2019 is the last year to claim the full 30 percent Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit, which applies to solar energy projects (electric or hot water), small wind installations,... READ MORE >
The effects of adverse childhood experiences last long past childhood, and their impact reaches much further than an individual child. Join us on Wednesday, January 23, when Adverse Childhood Experiences trainer (ACES) Susan Beaulieu will share data from the ACES study, consider the science and impact of trauma on the developing brain, examine the role of epigenetics on transmitting trauma... READ MORE >
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