Duluth FC opens tonight

Duluth FC’s new head coach, Thomas Pazo, aims to build on the club's past success in the National Premier Soccer League, which included a national semifinal appearance a year ago. The BlueGreens open tonight against Joy AC St. Louis Park in West Duluth.

. The Lake Superior College Spring Commencement ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on Monday at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Symphony Hall. The 2025 class features 754 students graduating with a certificate, diploma, or associate degree, representing 68 different program areas. Of those 754 students, 93 will earn multiple awards. Thanks to the growing popularity of Minnesota’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program, 55 high school students will simultaneously receive both their high school diploma and college award from LSC.

Of the graduating class, an impressive 48.5% will graduate with honors, including 235 graduating with High Honors. Graduates range in age from 18 to 66, reflecting the diversity of the LSC student body.

Commencement speakers will include LSC Student Senate President Alexis Six and Bethany M. Owen, Chair, President, and CEO of ALLETE Inc. Lake Superior College President Dr. Patricia Rogers, who is retiring at the end of this academic year, will preside over the ceremony one final time.

“Commencement is always one of the most joyful moments of the year, and this one is especially meaningful for me,” said Rogers. “As I prepare to retire, I’m filled with gratitude and pride in the remarkable students we’ve served. It has been the honor of my career to witness their growth, resilience, and success.”

What’s new this year is that the Spring Nursing Pinning Ceremony will take place on the Main Campus on Friday, May 16 at 5 p.m. in the newly-renovated Commons. In recent years, it had taken place before commencement at the Harborside Ballroom. The Radiologic Technology program will also host its Pinning Ceremony on Friday at 10 a.m. in Hawks Landing on the main campus.

All events are free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.

. Benedictine Living Community-Duluth will host its 28th annual Pre-owned Jewelry & Purse Sale on Friday and Saturday at Somers Hall at The College of St. Scholastica. The sale, which runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, will feature a wide array of costume, vintage, and fine jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, watches, and jewelry boxes. Gently used purses will also be available, all priced to sell.

. St. Louis County Public Works will host a public meeting on Monday, June 2 focusing on two-mile segment of Midway Road between Highway 194 in Hermantown and North Pike Lake Road in Canosia Township. The roadway has a variety of safety concerns, including a high density of access points and additional intersections with frontage roads, an aging traffic signal, lack of accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists along a road that is heavily traveled by large vehicles, and other issues.