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Keith Vandervort ELY – A very young Ely High School varsity hockey team opened the 2021 season here last Saturday with a 5-1 loss to the Burnett County (Siren, Wis.) Blizzard. The Timberwolves’ lone senior, Jimmy Zupancich, scored Ely’s only goal of the game at 6:16 in the third period, with an assist from Jack Mathias and Jakson Hegman. The Blizzard took a 2-0 lead after the first period and made it 4-0 after two. They scored another goal at 12:05 in the third to finish the game. The Ti...

Keith Vandervort REGIONAL - Two dentists recently relocated to northeastern Minnesota to practice dentistry and help alleviate a dental care shortage. Both were recipients of the Martha Mordini Rukavina Loan Forgiveness Program, which was supported with a grant from the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. Gretchen Kreklow is practicing dentistry in Ely with Scott Anderson. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from The College of St. Scholastica in 2015 and graduated fr...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Ely volleyball players named All- Conference Posted Keith Vandervort ELY - The Memorial High School volleyball team celebrated an unbeaten season that resulted in a conference championship. All-conference recognition for three Timberwolves added icing to the cake. Senior McKenna Coughlin, junior Kellen Thomas and sophomore Rachel Coughlin all won spots on the All-A...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Ely skiers hit the trail Youth Ski League grooms for another learning season Posted Keith Vandervort ELY - The Ely Youth Ski League (EYSL) started the 2021 ski season last week with the coronavirus pandemic in mind. But that didn’t stop the fun and fitness elements of this annual family activity at the Hidden Valley Recreation Area. The EYSL is a volunteer organi...

Keith Vandervort ELY – Chuck Novak returned to the Ely mayor’s seat Jan. 5 after accepting the city council’s 5-1 vote to appoint him as the interim mayor. Novak was defeated in the general election last fall by Eric Urbas, although Urbas had pulled out of the race last summer due to health concerns. His name remained on the Nov. 3 ballot, and Urbas was elected mayor by a 925-800 margin. Urbas declined to accept the will of Ely voters, setting up a potential temporary vacuum of leadership...

Print subscribers If youre a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Ely hospital struggled through the year of COVID-19 Financial report shows net income loss in 2020 Posted Keith Vandervort ELY – Shareholders of the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital’s foundation organization were recently presented with a year-end financial statement in the red, showing a net income loss of $250,844, for 2020. While operating revenue for the f...

Keith Vandervort WINTON - Snowmobile oval ice racing returned to the Ely area last Saturday with the season opener of the Kids Championship Power Racing Organization. Events were held on Fall Lake at the Ely-Winton Rod and Gun Club’s Longbranch for kids ages four to 14 and competing in 11 different classes. The event for youth racers and their families was limited by public health protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic so few spectators were allowed. The Kids Championship Power Racing ...

Keith Vandervort ELY - The city of Ely was one of 12 northeastern Minnesota communities that received grants from the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation to address economic hardships created by the coronavirus pandemic. The Taconite Area Community Relief Grant was established in July by the IRRR, and all 12 applicants were funded. Ely matched a $125,000 grant with $30,000 of its own, and six businesses that have been hurt by the COVID-19 business shutdowns have received $7...

Keith Vandervort ELY – For Scott Edgett, a local dog sled racer in the midst of training for next month’s WolfTrack Classic, life has always been about the dogs. He grew up in Centerville, a town of less than 100 people north of the Twin Cities, and from a young age he was exposed to the dog life when he visited his uncle, who raised Huskies. “We got one of his pups, I named her Tasha, and she pulled me around on my Big Wheel when I was eight years old,” Scott said. He got another dog,...

REGIONAL - Hoarfrost can create dramatic and stunning scenes as ice needles form on objects in the wintertime, but what exactly is it and how does it form?The term “hoarfrost” is derived …