Voyageurs National Park Employee Spotlight
Each month the park will spotlight a different employee. The March spotlight is on Emma Misner, our new Budget Analyst at Voyageurs National Park. Emma began her NPS career in February 2024 as a Budget Analyst supporting the Voyageurs and Apostle Islands maintenance programs. She also serves as the tenant manager for the Voyageurs housing…
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Just For Kicks!
I had the opportunity to interview the Just For Kicks Dance team which is split into two groups, younger and older. I had first talked to the younger group and asked them how long they danced for. And for those 2-4 years I asked them what their favorite part was and they had a rather…
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NMRC (Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference) 2024 Conference All-Academic team
The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC) is pleased toannounce our 2024 Conference All-Academic Team. The NMRC All-Academic Award program recognizes the academic excellence (based on GPA) of participating High School students in the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference. To earn NMRCAll-Academic Team honors, a student must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher (based on…
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2024 Bronco Hall of Fame recap
This past Saturday was the 2024 Bronco Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which was held in the Backus auditorium, and we saw 3 alumni, a former coach, and 2 teams. Those Inductees were: Craig Dahl, who played in the following sports. He was a six-time letter winner for the Broncos, and he had this to…
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United Way’s New Project, Operation: Soldier Story
For those who might not know, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) is a volunteer-based organization that works alongside other organizations such as United For Veterans. Through United for Veterans they help bring The Wall That Heals, a Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to the area. It was with that partnership that United Way came up with…
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RRCC Players Voted All-Region 13 and 1st & 2nd Team All-American
The 2023-24 NJCAA All-Region 13 and All-American teams had both been selected by the NJCAA D3 Committee for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball. Therefore, congratulations are in order for Rainy River Freshman Destiny Piekarski who was voted 1st Team All-American for NJCAA D3, this means she ended up in the top-5 in the nation for…
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Oh Canada: Tompkins Hardware Interview w/ Dee Maynard
Another business in the Emo area will be joining in the festivities of Spring Fever, Tompkins Hardware and Home Center is a business that has been serving the community for a long time. How long exactly? Dee Maynard let’s us know. Ed then asked her about her job at Tompkins and what it entails, and…
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