Hockey Notebook: Bulldogs blast Omaha, Hawks advance, ‘Jackets women All-WIAC
The Bulldogs embarrassed Nebraska-Omaha 8-2 in a college men’s hockey game tonight at Amsoil Arena. UMD can clinch home ice for the first round of the playoffs starting next weekend with a victory and series sweep against Omaha Saturday night, on Bulldogs’ senior night. . . . Hermantown defeated New Prague 4-2 in a Minnesota Class A high school boy’s ...
Comfort Cart brings smiles to Essentia Health-Virginia patients
Sometimes, even the simplest of gestures can make a patient’s hospital stay more pleasant. Perhaps it’s a fresh, hot cup of coffee. Perhaps it’s a cookie or some lip balm, some eyeshades or a magazine. All that and more is available to patients at Essentia Health-Virginia when the hospital’s Comfort Cart comes around. The cart and all its amenities are ...
DECC hosting FIRST robotics regional competition today through Saturday
Members of the Duluth East Daredevils robotics team make some last-minute adjustments to the base of their robot before a practice event today during a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) regional event at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Over 100 high school teams — including teams from Duluth East, Duluth Denfeld, ...
Duluth Business University Medical Assistant pinning ceremony celebrates transition
By Mary Bovee, DBU Allied Health Department Head The Medical Assistant Program celebrated the successful completion of the program for Mary Johnson, Samantha Hendrickson and Amber Blakely at the Winter 2014 pinning ceremony. Samantha interned at Duluth Kidney Services, Mary interned at Essentia Health Grand Rapids and Cohasset and Amber interned at Essentia ...
Wednesday Sports Notebook
Nate Pionk scored two goals to power Hermantown to a 6-3 victory over previously-unbeaten Luverne in a Minnesota Class A high school boys hockey quarterfinal game today at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Kyle Amundson added a goal and two assists for the Hawks (23-4-2), who will face either Chicago Lakes Area or New Prague in a 1A semifinal at 11 a.m. Friday ...
Breaking News: Guilty plea in Duluth murder case
By Mark Stodghill A 32-year-old Duluth woman today admitted to her role in the 2012 murder of a man who was stabbed at his Central Hillside apartment. Joella Lee Tucker pleaded guilty to an amended charge of aiding and abetting second-degree murder in connection with the Dec. 21, 2012 death of Kevin Tyman. She had been charged with conspiracy to commit second-degree ...
Brian Prudhomme: Count the local prep boys hockey teams in, not out
In recent times, seeing Hermantown and Duluth East represent our area in the state tournament, has been as easy as 1-2-3. Those teams are about to make it as easy as 7-6-5. Both now represent Section 7 in their respective classes, and Duluth East is making a sixth consecutive trip to the tournament while Hermantown is there for a fifth straight appearance. Success ...
South Pier Inn to celebrate 2013 Property of the Year Award
On Thursday, December 12, the Minnesota Lodging Association recognized the Sola’s family-owned South Pier Inn as the 2013 Property of the Year (50 rooms or fewer) at its annual holiday celebration. The hotel was acknowledged statewide for its impact on the lodging industry and for being a model of stability for others to follow. South Pier Inn’s supreme ...
Essentia Health’s Heart Center brings lifesaving procedure to Northland
When doctors diagnosed 86-year-old Delores “Dolly” Stepan with aortic stenosis, the prognosis was grim. The disease narrows the aortic valve, and without a replacement valve, half of untreated patients die within 12 to 24 months. “Aortic stenosis is a common problem,” said Dr. Nizar Saleh, Essentia Health Cardiologist and Director of Echocardiography. ...
Prep Scoreboard
Section 7AAA Boys Basketball No. 1 Cloquet 52, No. 8 Hibbing 33 No. 5 North Branch 70, No. 4 Chisago Lakes 68, OT No. 2 Grand Rapids 69, No. 7 Duluth Denfeld 48 No. 3 Hermantown 87, No. 6 Princeton 68 Tuesday’s Semfinals, at Hibbing Memorial 6 p.m. — Cloquet (22-4) vs. North Branch (10-16) 7:45 p.m. — Grand Rapids (17-9) vs. Hermantown (17-9) Wisconsin ...
Duluth Public Schools Today: ISD 709 steps up alignment timeline
An important goal in the ISD 709 District-wide 4-Year Continuous Improvement Plan (DWCIP) is to align curriculum to state standards. According to baseline data in the DWCIP, about 40% of curriculum is currently in alignment. Aligning curriculum requires a complete review of materials, determining when, where and how all benchmarks are to be delivered, and the ...
St. Scholastica wins national award
The College of St. Scholastica is providing its professors with special training to retain and support women and students from underrepresented groups in computing and technology fields of study. St. Scholastica is supported in the effort by a $10,000 grant from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Microsoft Research. St. Scholastica ...
Ness issues statement on passing of West Duluth community-builder Charlie Bell
Earlier today, longtime community leader Charlie Bell unexpectedly passed away from an apparent heart attack. Below is a prepared statement from Duluth Mayor Don Ness: “Charlie was a passionate community leader. He was a rare breed of a man who dared to dream big and then rolled up his sleeves to get the job done. His list of accomplishments on behalf of Duluth ...
Saints’ Schommer to compete in NCAA Championships
As expected, St. Scholastica’s Paul Schommer on Monday was officially selected for the NCAA Skiing Championships on March 6-8 in Midway, Utah. Schommer was one of seven men’s skiers that qualified from the Central Region. This will be Schommer’s second NCAA Championships as he first qualified as a freshman. In 2012 in Bozeman, Mont, Schommer ...
Great Lakes Aquarium breaks ground on new $265,000 education center
Great Lakes Aquarium officially broke ground today on its 21st century classroom project, the Discovery Center. The $265,000 project includes construction of three new classrooms and a teacher resource center on the Aquarium’s second floor. Great Lakes Aquarium recently met both its 2013 and 2014 $50,000 challenge grants offered by the Minnesota Power Foundation. ...
Howie: High school boys hockey teams chasing Minnesota, Wisconsin state berths
At least one and possibly three teams from the Northland will participate in the 2014 Minnesota High School Boys Hockey Tournament on March 5-8 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. And — surprise, surprise — Superior is still alive in its annual quest for yet another Wisconsin state championship. As expected, higher seeds Duluth East, Hermantown and ...
Brian Prudhomme: In search of Minnesota, Wisconsin high school hockey’s golden ticket
The 2014 Winter Olympics have come to a close, and many medals were both won and lost depending on perspective. Over the past two weeks, many of us have set alarm clocks to catch the early-morning live action. We were riveted by emotional stories and taken on a roller coaster of both incredible and incredibly-disappointing performances. We have essentially judged ...
Duluth Police Department steps up 24-hour, calendar parking enforcement
The recent snow accumulation is posing significant challenges for vehicle and pedestrian travel in Duluth. Further aggravating these challenges are vehicles parked in violation of the city’s 24-hour parking and calendar parking ordinances. There are numerous vehicles which still have not been moved since the last snowfall. The 24-hour parking ordinance ...
F-22 Raptor to headline Duluth Airshow
The Duluth Airshow will have a lot of firsts in 2014. First a Jet Powered Semi-Truck was announced, then the Jet Powered 1929 Waco bi-plane. And now, for the first time ever in Minnesota, the USAF latest stealth fighter the F-22 Raptor will headline the Duluth Airshow on August 23-24. “This is probably the biggest announcement we have ever made, considering ...
Tanski new Visit Duluth President & CEO
When Visit Duluth’s new leader starts her job on February 20, she’ll have had a 23-year head start in selling Duluth around the world as a convention and tourism destination. So it will be a smooth transition when Anna Tanski moves from the Visit Duluth Director of Sales position she’s held since 2005 to become its President and CEO. Tanski, 45, succeeds ...
Robbery-vehicle theft in Duluth’s Central Hillside
By Jim Hansen On Monday, February 17th, 2014 at 9:23 PM Duluth Police were called to the #10 block of East 6th Street on the report of a robbery and stolen vehicle. Initial investigation revealed a 34 year old male victim drove up to a residence to pick up a female friend, when six black male suspects came out of her residence to his car. One of the male suspects ...
Duluth East activities for Monday, Feb. 17-Saturday, Feb. 22
Monday, Feb. 17 Building Closed School-wide (Presidents Day) Tuesday, Feb. 18 7:30am-2:30pm — Building Hours, School-wide 8:00am-10:00am — Boys Basketball Practice, EHS Gym All 5:30pm — Basketball: Girls JV vs. Cloquet, Duluth East Gym 5:30pm — Basketball: Girls C vs. Cloquet, Duluth East Gym 7:00pm — Ice Hockey: Boys Varsity ...
Brian Prudhomme: Previewing the local prep boys hockey playoffs
This past Saturday night, my wife and I hosted an Olympic-themed party. It had been in the works for a while, and the atmosphere was given an added jolt after the U.S. men’s hockey team had topped the Russian squad earlier that morning in a memorable shootout. We just knew this would lead to an enjoyable evening. Why wouldn’t it? A party is a time ...
Duluth Denfeld activities for Monday, Feb. 17-Saturday, Feb. 22
Monday, Feb. 17 Winter Break 9:15am — Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. St. Francis, Target Center, Minneapolis 10:45am — Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. St. Francis, Target Center, Minneapolis Tuesday, Feb. 18 Winter Break 10:15am-2:15pm — Softball Clinic, Denfeld Main Gym Wednesday, Feb. 19 Winter Break Thursday, Feb. 20 Winter Break TBD — ...
Questions on Duluth’s 2nd District City Council appointment
Source: APatientCycle.com The Duluth City Council’s 2nd District vacancy drama took another twist on Wednesday night. It turns out that, according to FairVote Minnesota, the Council erred when it declared Joel Sipress the winner of the vote to fill the seat. The News-Tribune has the details here. I have a bunch of questions. Joel Sipress took an oath of office. ...
Republish It! Patty McNulty: Nothing illegal or unethical about District 2 councilor selection
The choice was made; the error acknowledged, but there was nothing illegal or unethical about the final decision. Further debate is not needed. This is a time for the council to stand together and support the choice that was made in good conscience on Monday night. . — Patty McNulty, on the 8-0 (unanimous) council vote to appoint Joel Sipress as the new ...
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Breaking News: Guilty plea in Duluth murder case
DBU Blood Drive today
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