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Dorothy (Jiacik) Stember of Red Wing, MN died peacefully at home on Jan. 4, 2019 at age 86.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Daniel; three daughters: Ann Patrick of Tucson, AZ, Ellen Stember of Red Wing,, MN; granddaughter Kaitlin Niebeling and Dorothy’s sister Carol Janeksala and brother Richie Jiacik of Ely. Dorothy requested there be no funeral services.

by Tom Coombe -

by Tom Coombe -

by Tom Coombe -

It’s not easy being a Minnesota sports fan. Pick a sport and there’s plenty of heartbreak to go around. The Wild, the Vikings, the Twins and even some of our college teams have left us wondering when the championship days will return.
Mary and I took a trip to the Twin c\Cities and managed to squeeze in four games. My buddy Jim Ronn’s daughter plays varsity for the Blaine girls hockey team. Two of our four games were watching her play.
We haven’t watched much girls hockey and I have to say I was impressed. The girls know the game and play it well. They pass the puck and hustle back on defense. They attack on offense and play the game right.
There were very few penalties so the game moved right along. The only difference for me was the blaring ’80s rock music every time the whistle blew. Hey, I love music but there is such a thing as volume control.

Since 1972 the Ely Echo has maintained an office and employed a staff in Ely, contributing to the Ely economy with real estate taxes and its payroll. Staff members children attend Ely schools. We believe in Ely and know it is important to support our local businesses with our patronage and concern.

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Two full pages are devoted to the history of Ely in its first 46 years by Van Brunt in 1921, shared by Connie Rohloff with the Ely Echo. You'll find photos of some of Ely’s founding fathers and places around town, such as this one of Ely’s earliest hotel - The Pioneer on Chapman Street, built of logs.
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In this two page article you'll learn how the City of Ely began, its schools, government and mines.

FIRING UP THE CROWD - Ely no longer has high school cheerleaders, but Betty Kunstel brings her pom-poms to each home basketball game and leads Ely fans through the singing of the school fight song.

REMODELED DIGS for Ely Community Resource at the former AFU Building on Fourth Avenue East. The organization held an open house Wednesday to show off its new offices and headquarters. Viewiers included Trudy Staubitz. Echo photo