Herald-Review - Daily Updates 9/2/2009

Warriors victorious in sweep over Cass Lake-Bena

The defending Section 7AA champion, Deer River Warriors, kicked off the 2009 volleyball season with a bang on Tuesday evening in Deer River.

Late goals lead Skippers past Rapids
It was a tale of two halves for the Grand Rapids Thunderhawk boys soccer team on Monday afternoon in the 2009 home opener at the Noble Hall Field in Grand Rapids.

Viking football falls to Ridgewater
Itasca Community College fell to a good Ridgewater team by a score of 17-6. ICC will look to even their record at 1-1 this Saturday as they travel to Minnesota West CC in Worthington for an 11 a.m. kickoff before making their home opener Sept. 12 against Rochester.

Greenway Nashwauk-Keewatin football preview
When word came out earlier this year that there may be a merger between the Greenway and Nashwauk-Keewatin high school football teams, people from both school districts didnt know what to think.

Grand Rapids-Greenway tennis cruises to four straight
The Grand Rapids-Greenway girls tennis team continued its strong start to the 2009 season with a convincing 7-0 victory over the Hermantown Hawks on Tuesday morning at the Robert J. Elkington Middle School Tennis Courts.

Hill City football preview
The Hill City Hornets will have a new look at the helm for the 2009 football season.

Deer River football preview
The 2008 Deer River Warriors were one win away from the Minnesota State Class AA football tournament.

Bigfork football preview
The 2008 season was a disappointing one for the Bigfork Huskies on the football field.

Grand Rapids football preview
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk football team is excited for the 2009 season which begins on Thursday evening in Grand Rapids.

Thunderhawk girls soccer hopes for strong 2009 season
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk girls soccer team opened the 2009 soccer season with a 5-0 victory over the Eveleth-Gilbert Golden Bears. The Thunderhawks hope more wins are to follow after struggling to a 3-13 record during the 2008 season.

Thunderhawk cross country team hits the trails on Thursday
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk boys and girls cross country teams are set to begin the 2009 season with high expectations.

Vikings fifth in tournament
Itasca opened their 2009 community college volleyball season going 2-2 good for a fifth place finish at the Fergus Falls tournament on Saturday.

Rapids takes down Cloquet
The Grand Rapids Thunderhawk girls volleyball team took to the road to start the 2009 season on Friday evening against the Cloquet Lumberjacks in Cloquet.

The Outdoorsman
Just the fact Sunday was a beautiful day for fishing would have been enough. It was a little chilly in the morning and prompted us to throw cold weather gear in the boat. It warmed up considerably with a slight breeze; it became a great day to fish. The International Walleye Championship will be held this week, Sept. 2, 3, 4. Pro walleye angles have been arriving over the past week to pre-fish Winnibigoshish. Our first experience with one of the pros was at the bait station. His boat covered with sponsor decals and around 20 rods and reels in his Suburban was our first clue.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates August 26, 2009

Fair food is more fun

The Itasca County Fair offered a great variety of food and fun for everyone during its five day run.

County invokes Buy American Policy for railroad steel
Viewing anything other than an approval vote as disrespect to the very heart of the Iron Range, Itasca County Commissioners unanimously authorized a Buy American Policy for the steel to be used in the construction of the countys rail road.

City approves county control over airport
If they want to take this over, let them take it over.

Foster parenting offers both rewards and challenge
Of every 25 people who attend an initial meeting about becoming a foster parent, its lucky if four withstand the process.

Commissioner brings bleak news for state of agriculture industry in Minnesota
Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Gene Hugoson held a listening session in Grand Rapids Friday during the Itasca County Fair.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates August 23, 2009

City and county look at revising the airport joint powers agreement
The Grand Rapids Airport, specifically, amending the airports joint powers agreement between the City of Grand Rapids and Itasca County, was the topic of a special meeting of the Itasca County Board Monday morning. In addition to the county commissioners (Commissioner Catherine McLynn was absent), the entire Grand Rapids city council, members of the Airport Commission and other city officials were present at the meeting.

Range hospital boards form collaborative will look for efficencies, enhancements
HIBBING The boards of directors of the Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital, Range Regional Health Services (RRHS) in Hibbing and Virginia Regional Medical Center (VRMC) have agreed to form a proactive partnership, officials announced Wednesday.

At the fair - tractor pulling
What would Kids Day at the fair be without the annual pedal tractor pull?

Meet the 2009 Outstanding Senior Volunteers of Itasca County
Gerald Stejskal, of Grand Rapids, and Helen Rudolph, of Bovey, have been named the 2009 Outstanding Senior Volunteers of Itasca County. Minnesota state Representative Loren Solberg and state Senator Tom Saxhaug made the announcement Friday afternoon at a celebration at the Itasca County Fair.

Educational Talent Search students travel to Washington, D.C.
Forty Educational Talent Search (ETS) students from Itasca Community College had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this July. The purpose of the field trip was to visit colleges and cultural sites.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates August 21, 2009

Cheese curds, corn dogs, fun slide, oh my!
Favorite fair foods and games have officially arrived under the pines at the Itasca County Fairgrounds for the start of the 117th fair. The midway, provided by Gopher State Expositions of St. Cloud, opened at noon today and offers specials through Sunday with Thursday Kids Day, Friday Family Day and Sunday Final Fling Day.

Senator touts renewable energy economy as boon for state
On what was one of the hottest days of the year, newly-seated U.S. Sen. Al Franken [D-Minn.] visited northern Minnesota last week and made a stop in Cohasset Friday afternoon to tour the Boswell Energy Centers Unit 3, which has been undergoing a massive retrofit to reduce emissions.

Looking for a new tenant, new use for an old mill
In todays economy, its a tough market for selling homes - much less an old lumber mill.

ISD 318 prepares for back-to-school
The Independent School District 318 School Board held its last meeting of the summer Monday, conducting some basic back-to-school business in preparation for the start of the 2009-2010 school year.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates August 20, 2009

Wohlers claims victory at memorial event

By Julia Kaasa Zach Wohlers dominated the Super Stock feature at the Dave Wohlers memorial event at the Tom Clusiau Grand Rapids Speedway on Thursday night. Other feature winners included Skeeter Estey in the Midwest Modifieds, Tommy Waseleski in the Late Models, Jeff Broking in the Modifieds, and Kevin Perkovich in the Pure Stocks.

Carlisle and Rasmussen compete in 16-U National Softball
By Jason Groth Grand Rapids Herald-Review It was already an exciting summer for Grand Rapids softball players Bailey Rasmussen and Allison Carlisle. The duo added to that level of excitement with a trip to the 16-UA National Softball tournament in Kansas.

The Outdoorsman
It was December 1968, when the organizers of Woodstock really got rolling, for a three day music festival. For Rod and I, our plans were made sitting in his dads 14-foot boat. It was late May, 1969, and fishing on the rock pile on Bowstring was pretty good. Both of us were 21 years old and recent college graduates.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates August 16, 2009

Bovey man sentenced for shaking baby
The man charged with shaking two-month-old Kane Zimmerman, of Hill City, in August 2007, and ultimately causing the baby boys death was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 11 in Aitkin County.

Project dates for steel mill extended
An updated schedule for the Essar Steel Minnesota project shows several expected completion dates pushed further into the future.

County Board meets Aug. 1
Herald-Review Staff Report The Itasca County Board of Commissioners meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 11 was a brief one.

Cohasset council hears railroad crossing update
The goal is still to get road work started this fall for the new Beier Road railroad crossing.

Troop travels north to ensure Forget-Me-Not Ranch is not forgotten
A group of Girl Scouts from Chaska traveled north this weekend to help beautify and raise awareness about the Forget-Me-Not Ranch. The Nashwauk hobby farm is home to a horseback riding program for people with disabilities.

Herald-Review - Daily Updates 8/13/2009

Council tables decision on urban chicken ordinance

The vote on whether or not to allow chickens in the Grand Rapids city limits will incubate for a few weeks and should hatch on Sept. 14.

Majority of area districts make AYP
Information released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Education reveals that most area school districts are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on academic standards, with the exceptions of the Grand Rapids Area school district and Northern Lights Community School. Area schools that made AYP this year were the districts of Greenway, Hill City, Nashwauk-Keewatin, Deer River, and North Elementary School and King Elementary School.

Five sentenced for Lakes Inn armed robbery
Herald-Review staff report Three adults and two juveniles who were certified as adults were sentenced Monday in Itasca County District Court for the armed robbery of the Lakes Inn in LaPrairie on March 28.

Company awaiting remaining permits to construct pipeline
Loads of pipe has already arrived and hundreds of construction workers are expected to show up next - all in preparation for the construction of Enbridge Energys Alberta Clipper and Southern Lights pipeline projects.