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Virick Francis taught himself basket making by watching master weavers. Now, he's pushing the boundaries and hoping to inspire others to learn the traditional Mi'kmaw art.

Various illnesses have made an impact during each generation. Newspapers kept the public updated on diseases and their effect locally.

VIRGINIA — Gaylord Powers made a lifelong career of traveling about Northern Minnesota tuning pianos. He played the piano as well and still does, entertaining residents and visitors at Essentia Healths third-floor convalescent unit with Beethovens "Moonlight Sonata." Today, March 14, Powers will be hearing the "Happy Birthday" song as he turns 100 years old. "Thats too bad," he jokingly told the Mesabi Tribune in response to acknowledgment of his turning a century old. He lived in Ely as a...