“Our Foundress, Mother Scholastica Kerst once said, ‘My dream is that someday there will rise upon these grounds fine buildings like the great Benedictine abbeys. They will be built of stone: Within their walls, higher education will flourish.’" -- President Barbara McDonald
By Craig Peters In the final days of the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session, state leaders passed legislation allowing the charitable foundations of Minnesota's professional sports teams to pursue specialty license plates for fans. The bill awaits Governor Walz's signature, at which point the Minnesota Vikings Foundation
"We are very grateful to our local delegation and the entire legislature for funding provided to local jurisdictions. This was the largest increase to counties in decades, and it's coming at a much-needed time." -- St. Louis County Board Chair Patrick Boyle
“It’s been a great feature for our customers to purchase balls at the Ball Dispenser which is a nice convenience to standing in line waiting in the clubhouse." -- Craig Smith, Enger Park Golf general manager
The Vikings have added two new players to their offseason roster. Minnesota has signed fullback Zach Ojile and offensive lineman Sam Schlueter, the team announced Monday. Both participated in the Vikings rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Ojile (Blaine) and Schlueter (Victoria) are both Minnesota natives, and they played collegiately
Addison totaled 59 catches for 875 yards (14.8 average) and eight receiving touchdowns in 11 games in his lone season at USC. He garnered First-Team All-Pac-12 honors.
Cruz Runyan scattered six hits to earn the pitching victory in the opener, and River Freeman and Wylie Arro collected three hits each.
The Denfeld Theatre Department presented Chicago this weekend at Lincoln Park Middle School in Duluth.
The Leadership Duluth project team, in partnership with the Duluth Area Chamber Foundation, raised about $7,000 through direct and in-kind contributions to the Duluth Area Chamber Foundation to fund the Ready Set Ride project.
Duluth Denfeld Theatre presented the musical Chicago at Lincoln Park Middle School Auditorium on Thursday night. Performances at Lincoln continue at 7 p.m. today, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story
"They are worth the drive – really good golf at reasonable prices. Similar courses in more popular destinations would command double the green fees. We played in the fall when the leaves had changed colors and it was beautiful." -- Christopher Haugen
The nursery was made possible by St. Luke’s Foundation, and the generosity of many individual donors and businesses.
Girls 100 Meter Dash Name Yr School Finals Finals 1 Lillian Gamache 12 Superior 12.81 2 Josephine Hanson 9 Superior 12.92 3 Kellyn Biondi 12 Hermantown 13.07 4 McKenzi Branley 12 Superior 13.35 5 Lauren Johnson 11 Proctor 13.37 6 Makenzie Lynch 8 Cloquet 13.
Sifryn Oberon, who plays Christopher, said "Working on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has been magical, overwhelming, emboldening, intense, and most of all, full of discovery and curiosity."
By Craig Peters The NFL will hold its Spring League Meeting next week in Minnesota, and two Vikings assistants — receivers coach Keenan McCardell and Special Teams Coordinator Matt Daniels — have been selected to participate in a Coach Accelerator program from May 21-23. The Coach Accelerator aims to increase exposure between
