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North Branch robotics teams advance to state
North Branch had not one, not two, but three FIRST Tech Challenge teams compete in the state tournament in March. FIRST Tech Challenge in Minnesota (MN FTC) is part of an international robotics program that includes more than 6,400 teams globally. High Tech Kids, in partnership with FIRST, has been bringing this competition to Minnesota since 2013. Teams of up to 15 students collaborate to build and program a robot...
Center City allows on/off sale liquor at Nordic Inn
Center City Council met May 7 for a regular meeting. All members were present with City Clerk Dana Miron absent and 23 people were in attendance at City Hall. The council began with discussing Hursh Iron Works. City Attorney Ted Alliegro told the council the next step would be mediation to try and find a common ground. The city has been asked to provide water to the property. A representative from Hursh told the council the building project in Taylors Falls is moving along and by quarter one of next year, they hope to have some of the large equipment relocated to Taylors Falls.
Weekly Round-Up:Linder, Venditto lead Rapids past #5 Chisago Lakes
SOFTBALL Linder, Venditto lead Rapids past #5 Chisago Lakes Grand Rapids 8, Chisago Lakes 1 LINDSTROM— The Thunderhawks won their biggest game of the season in their final regular game when they went on the road and took down the No. 5 ranked AAA team in the state, beating Chisago Lakes 8-1 before entering the...
Ojibwe song played outside northern Minnesota graduation after school board removed it from ceremony
HINCKLEY, Minn. — A familiar sound was missing at one high school graduation ceremony on Friday evening. Last week, the Hinckley-Finlayson school board voted to not allow a traditional Ojibwe song at its graduation ceremony. The Ojibwe Traveling Song is meant to symbolize the transition from high school to what’s next.
Students protest removal of Native song from northern Minnesota graduation ceremony
HINCKLEY, Minn. — In a protest through songs, more than 50 students gathered outside Hinckley-Finlayson High School Wednesday afternoon, demanding a reversal to a school board decision to take a traditional Native song out of this year's upcoming graduation ceremony."It makes me happy that people actually care about what's going on here," said Hinckley-Finlayson High School senior Kaiya Wilson.The Ojibwe Traveling Song is meant at graduation to symbolize the transition from high school to what's next."It's super important to have this at our ceremony because this is something we do as Native Americans in our culture. This song is meant to...
Softball Recap: St. Croix Falls has no trouble against Cameron
St. Croix Falls put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cameron Comets with a sharp 13-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Croix Falls also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Softball Game Preview: North Branch Hits the Road
The North Branch Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the St. Francis Fighting Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games North Branch has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Last Tuesday, North Branch...
Ojibwe song played outside northern Minnesota graduation after school board removed it from ceremony
HINCKLEY, Minn. — A familiar sound was missing at one high school graduation ceremony on Friday evening.Last week, the Hinckley-Finlayson school board voted to not allow a traditional Ojibwe song at its graduation ceremony. The Ojibwe Traveling Song is meant to symbolize the transition from high school to what's next. The school has a large Indigenous population, and in the weeks leading up to graduation, an online petition in favor of returning the song to graduation garnered more than 2,000 signatures. On May 15, more than 50 students gathered outside the high school demanding a reversal to the school board's decision.Despite the students efforts, graduation went on as planned on Friday evening with no drumming. However, the song was played at a gathering in the parking lot."This is our land, occupied since before this was a state, and there's no reason that our ceremonies should not be included in the entire ceremony for this school's graduation," said Commissioner of Education for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Niiyo Gonzales.The district said it was eliminating all extra-curricular student group presentations at the graduation. Gonzales called the decision embarrassing. Note: The above video first aired on May 15.
Softball Recap: Lola Mold can't quite lead Rush City over Proctor
It was a good run, but Rush City unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 6-2 to the Proctor Rails. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Rush City couldn't push the score so high this time. Kendal Pillar spent...
Thunderhawks softball downs Chisago Lakes again, advances in sections
Cloquet 7, Grand Rapids 4 Grand Rapids 5, Duluth Denfeld 1 Grand Rapids 8, Chisago Lakes 5 CLOQUET— One tough inning was enough to swing the opening game of the Section 7AAA tournament into Cloquet’s favor. Grand Rapids put up 10 hits as a team including two doubles and two runs from Casey Cleveland but...
Tooting the horn of top Braham musicians
Braham Area High School honored two of its seniors with music awards at the school’s final band and choir concert of the year in late April. Delaney Johnson was awarded the National School Choral Award, while Ben White was awarded the John Philip Sousa Award. Johnson participated in both band and choir for her entire high school career. She has been a part of concert band, jazz band, all-conference band,...
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