THE FIRST ANNUAL Nisky Ride was held last Saturday, a fundraiser for Veterans on the Lake in memory of Ely Marine Bob Niskala. The ATV event featured guided rides, burgers and Zup’s polish on the grill and many prizes. Joining the event was Niskala’s boot camp friend John O’Keefe who presented a group photo from San Diego to Bob’s son Kevin Niskala.
BREAKING NEWS
- Sgt. James Mondati coming home in October after dying in Bataan in 1942
- Walz visits Ely following announcement of temporary Rainy Rivers Watershed mining ban
- RAMS opposes Walz action to block mining in Rainy River Watershed
- Firefighter dies in Ely
- Forest Service reopens over 1,500 BWCA campsites
- Special session for economic relief from fires unlikely
- BWCA entry points reopen on west side
- Fall Lake and Fenske Lake Campgrounds set to reopen August 7
- Fall school referendum would raise revenue, but not taxes
- Six running for Ely school board
- USFS to re-open some entry points across BWCA as fires progress toward containment
- Cloquet Line will be reopened, changed from GO to SET
- Firefighters progress toward containment, BWCA set to slowly begin opening
- In St. Louis County all GO changed to SET except for three
- Fernberg property owners finally allowed to return home
- Help for local businesses impacted by fire, BWCA closure discussed
- Ely is “open for business”
- Mail will now leave Ely by 7 a.m. each day
- 20-year mining ban lifted
