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Northeast Range will celebrate the elementary awards program on May 27 starting at 1 p.m. in the auditorium. There will be a short intermission after that and the spring concert will then begin at 2 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to support these young students as they get closer to complete a successful school year.
Woodland Presbyterian Church in Babbitt would like to introduce Seth Anderson-Matz and will be visiting both him and his wife on Sunday, May 31 at the regular Sunday service at 10 a.m. and will be doing a “coffee and” after. Seth is a community minister and public theologian based in Southern Minneapolis, with over 20 years of work, activism and the arts, Seth partners with congregations, and other groups nationwide to support justice ministries, spiritual care work, and community deepening efforts. He holds a master of arts in religion and theology from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and has served in a variety of ministry roles. Both Seth and his wife have been to the Boundary Waters and this area before, and enjoy visiting.
The first annual Friends of the Babbitt Public Library Quilt Show will be held on Saturday, June 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Babbitt Public Library. Participants may submit: Up to two quilts or one small, quilted item, such as: pillow, table runner, wall hanging other quilted creations.Crowd favorite contest: Visitors to the quilt show will vote for their favorite quilt. Drop-off information: Please bring your entries to the Babbitt Public Library between: Monday, June 1 and Friday, June 5. The Friends of the Babbitt Public Library are seeking bakers to donate homemade treats for the upcoming Up North Craft & Vendor Extravaganza. If you are interested in baking, please drop off your items at one of the following times: Friday, June 5, at the Babbitt Public Library by 6 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, at the Municipal Gym by 8 a.m. Donations will help support the Friends of the Babbitt Public Library and the programs they provide for the community.
Join Sisu Heritage to celebrate the Finnish tradition of sauna on National Sauna Day, Saturday, June 6. The free, family-friendly event is outdoors, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Nelimark Homestead and Museum on Hwy. 21 in Embarrass.
