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Nursing home’s future in peril
Finances in tenuous position as BWCC waits, hopes for state assistance
by Tom Coombe

Coming soon: 30th Ely Winter Festival
The blocks of snow already in place around town are a dead giveaway.
The Ely Winter Festival is right around the corner.

BWCA quota permits on sale Jan. 25
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) quota permit reservations for the 2023 quota season, May 1 – September 30, will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Hook and Bullet Club
by Nick Wognum
Our first big snowmobile ride of the year was one we haven’t done in many years: the Trestle Inn near the North Shore.

Trout Opener: A tale of two lakes
by Parker Loew
The ice fishing opener for trout (outside of the BWCA) was either feast or famine Saturday, depending on where you went and what you were fishing for.

Second, squared, for skiers at Cook County
by Tom Coombe
Ely’s Nordic Wolves are regrouping after a busy flurry of action, but both the boys and girls teams seem well-positioned heading into the home stretch of the regular season.

Perfect 50 for Ely’s Talan Hart
A perfect score was the highlight as Ely’s End of the Road Archers had another impressive day at a tournament in Hibbing.

Ironhawks rally for division win over Hibbing
by Tom Coombe
The Vermilion Ironhawks picked up a badly-needed victory Wednesday night and stayed in the thick of the playoff chase.
But it sure wasn’t easy.