Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Herald-Review - E-NEWS Briefs

Commissioners probe Essar engineer regarding rumors


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Grand Rapids city tax rate down again; Council approves preliminary levy
For the second year in a row, the Grand Rapids city tax rate has fallen.

LaRoque to remain as hockey coach
At the Independent School District 318 school board meeting on Aug. 19, members of the community stepped forth to the podium to address the board about their displeasure with Bruce LaRoque as head hoc

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Farewell Hwy. 169 detour
Commuters to and from the West Range won't be required to take a turn onto county roads much longer.

MSRA Fall Campout - a noted success
"It went fantastic!" said Northern Cruisers Car Club Vice-president Chuck Beck about the events of the weekend where Minnesota Street Rod Association (MSRA) members flooded into Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids home seriously damaged by fire
A home on the 400 block of 14th Avenue Southwest in Grand Rapids was seriously damaged by fire Sunday morning

City of Cohasset making repairs to water tower
The City of Cohasset is performing routine maintenance of the main water tower over the next several weeks. Contractor Maguire Iron will be sandblasting the interior of the tower and repainting it wit

Arson suspected in assisted living facility fire
Arson is suspected as the cause of a Tuesday night fire which caused approximately $150,000 in damage at Wendigo Pines Assisted Living Center in Grand Rapids.

Elyza Lou Roybal
Elyza Lou Roybal, Federal Dam, was born and died Sept. 12, 2010, in Deer River.

Linda Louise Samuelson
Linda Louise Samuelson, age 63 of Grand Rapids, Minn., died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.

James Raymond Locke
James Raymond Locke, 63, of Bovey, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2010.

Dale Allen Goetz
Chaplain (Cpt.) Dale Allen Goetz, 43, was called home to be with his Lord on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 when he was killed in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan.

Ned Jerome Witte
Ned Jerome Witte, of Calumet, formerly of Princeton and Milaca, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Thunderhawks take Coon Rapids Kellar Classic
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk girls volleyball team staked claim to the Coon Rapids' Kellar Classic for the second consecutive season on Saturday afternoon.

Hawks slip past Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk boys soccer team fell inches short of knocking off the defending Section 7A champions, the Hermantown Hawks, on Tuesday evening at the Noble Hall Field on Youth Soccer Nig

First loss for Greenway
The Greenway Raider volleyball team was hoping to avoid the letdown after coming off an exciting 3-2 victory over the Hibbing Bluejackets when they squared off with the Hermantown Hawks on Monday even

GRG tennis falls to Duluth East
The Grand Rapids-Greenway girls tennis team was hoping to turn the tide against the Duluth East Greyhounds on Monday afternoon at the Robert J. Elkington Middle School Tennis Courts.

Rapids trounces Greyhounds
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk football team posted its second consecutive shutout victory to start the 2010 season with a 40-0 victory over the Duluth East Greyhounds at Public Schools Stadium in Dulut

Despite turnovers, Warriors fall to Rangers
The Deer River Warrior football team traveled to a rainy and wet John Davies Athletic Complex in Crosby to square off with the Crosby-Ironton Rangers on Friday evening.

Vikings second in own tourney
Itasca Community College hosted eight teams and finished second among eight entries in their own volleyball tournament Saturday at home. The Vikings also remained perfect in conference play as they do

Vikings return home Saturday
The Itasca Community College football squad returns home this Saturday hosting Central Lakes at 1:30 p.m. at Noble Hall Field.

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Eskomos hold off Thawks
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk girls soccer team suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Esko Eskomos on Monday afternoon in Esko.

Current Conditions: Cloudy in Grand Rapids, MN (as of 12:15 PM 9/15/2010)

Current conditions (as of 12:15 PM)
Cloudy
Cloudy. 46°F (Feels like 46). Humidity: 87% Winds: 3 mph E.
All times shown are local to Grand Rapids, MN.
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Forecast for Wednesday, September 15, 2010 for Grand Rapids, MN

Today: Rain.Rain Lo: 39°F. Hi: 53°F. Chance of precipitation: 60%
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 46°F. Hi: 61°F. Chance of precipitation: 0%
Friday: Showers.Showers Lo: 34°F. Hi: 55°F. Chance of precipitation: 40%
Saturday: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 35°F. Hi: 50°F. Chance of precipitation: 0%
Sunday: Mostly Cloudy.Mostly Cloudy Lo: 43°F. Hi: 55°F. Chance of precipitation: 0%

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Short term forecast (as of 11:13 AM 9/15/2010)

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM THE TWIN PORTS... WESTWARD TOWARDS FLOODWOOD... BALSAM... AND HACKENSACK THROUGH 1230 PM. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD. THE RAIN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.



(Data provided by the National Weather Service)





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