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First Finntoberfest at Lake Vermilion Cultural Center on September 19 with the Solkela Polkela Band

The Lake Vermilion Cultural Center in Tower will be hosting its first Finntoberfest on September 19, beginning at 6:00 pm. From 6:00 to 7:00 food will be served during a social time in the lobby with background music from the Solkela/Polkela Band. Brats, hotdogs, chips and beverages will be offered. Dessert will be pies donated by Shelby the Tower Pie Lady. A donation will be suggested for the food. A musical and comedy performance by The Solkela Polkela Band will […]

Looking forward to Fall colors at Lake Vermilion

Sizzling scarlet and zesty yellows or earthy oranges and rusty reds mirrored by the Lake—what hues will paint our landscape this year? We can only guess, but some recent weather factors could give us clues! Dull or earthy fall colors can be caused by drought or leaf disease. When there is a mild summer drought, it can enhance fall colors, but severe drought usually dulls them considerably. In some cases, drought can cause foliage to die early and turn straw-colored […]

UPDATE: Bus driver charged after driving students while intoxicated

By Hayley Raatsi, Northern News Now – September 9, 2024 CULVER—The bus driver who was arrested last week for driving students while intoxicated has been formally charged. Anthony Israelson, 44, of Culver is charged with a DWI while driving a school bus and a DWI while driving under the influence. According to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 4 just after midnight, a reporting party called 911 saying Israelson was drinking and intoxicated at Houle’igans Bar in Brookston, Minn. The caller […]

The 6 most infamous laws passed in MN in 2023

By Bill Glahn, American Experiment – September 9, 2024 Success is in the eye of the beholder. Most notable was the state budget. Democrats managed to spend every penny of a record $18 billion budget surplus, raise billions of dollars more in taxes, and craft a record-busting $71 billion two-year budget. But here, we’re going to focus on the “successes” involving what are euphemistically called the “divisive social issues.” Using that one-seat senate majority, Democrats overturned decades-old, carefully-crafted compromises on […]

3 on 1: Trump debates Harris—and the ‘moderators’

ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis leave Harris unchallenged, but fire frequent ‘fact checks’ at Trump. Analysis By Jarrett Stepman, The Daily Signal – September 11, 2024 ABC’s debate moderators’ performance in Tuesday night’s presidential debate made CNN’s performance in June look like a master class in fairness, objectivity, and balance. It was exactly the kind of debate moderation left-wing commentators on X have been demanding for months—years, really. They don’t want anything approaching objectivity. They wanted moderators […]