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Residents in the Fernberg Road area may have heard a low-flying helicopter in the wee hours of Wednesday night. It turns out the medical helicopter left without a patient.
The St. Louis and Lake County Rescue Squads responded to a call Wednesday night of an unresponsive 42 year-old male, on whom, CPR had been started by others on the scene. The party was near Basswood Falls on Basswood Lake
The St. Louis County Rescue Squad was able to reach LaTourell’s, the Prairie Portage operator, who agreed to open the portage.
Along with a Lake County sheriff’s deputy and a paramedic from the Morse-Fall Lake fire department and first responders, the rescuers went in the dark from Moose Lake around 11:45 p.m.

by Tom Coombe
Three new champions were crowned Thursday in Ely.
Those were the winners in the 34th annual Loon Calling Contest, held under sunny skies outside Piragis Northwoods Company near the deck at new restaurant Moose Bear Wolf.
Ben Tomlinson won the adult division, Avery Ellerbroek was first among the boys and Eleanor Nyquist was the girls division.
The Loony Day celebration included the contest, which attracted an audience of about 75 people.
For three decades, the coos and trills of loons have resonated from the courtyard outside Piragis Northwoods Company, and the business treated all participants and spectators to ice cream cones.
Tomlinson, who is from Cleveland, Ohio, topped the adult field with Laura Harm of Madison, Wisc., in second place. Ely’s Micah Larson took third.

– 3.5 hrs./day; 5 days per week, student contact days. Qualifications: Minnesota Class D driver’s license, Type III Vehicle Driver’s Training required, must have good driving record, pre-employment drug test required, background check required. Rate of pay: $18.72/hr. Start date: September 16, 2019. Contact Tim Leeson, Transportation/Facilities Director at 365-6166 ext. 1747 with questions. Application available at www.ely.k12.mn.us, or on the bulletin board, 2nd floor of the Memorial building; return application to: ISD No. 696, Attn: Superintendent, 600 E. Harvey St., Ely, MN 55731. Application deadline: Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners will be appointing one alternate member to the St. Louis County Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission oversees the administration of the County's merit system of employment by approving and enforcing rules, hearing appeals and complaints. Applicants cannot hold or be a candidate for public office, may not hold any public employment, or hold a position in a political party within two years immediately preceding appointment, and must be a resident of St. Louis County. There are usually two (2) meetings scheduled per month (1:30 pm-2:00 pm on Mondays). At least four meetings per year are scheduled in range cities. Periodic hearings may be significantly longer. Contact James R. Gottschald, St. Louis County Human Resources Director at 218-725-5066 or gottschaldj@stlouiscountymn.gov.

POSITION OPENING – ISD NO. 696
EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION CLASSROOM
ASSISTANT

Approximately 240 hours; $11.71/hour. Start date: September 3, 2019 – May 8, 2020. Background check required. Application (non-licensed) available at www.ely.k12.mn.us or in the General Office. Send materials to: ISD #696, Attn: Superintendent, 600 E. Harvey St., Ely, MN 55731. Application review to begin Wednesday, August 21; open until filled.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS

DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No. 69DU-PR-19-259

In Re:
The Estate of
Frances A. Langsford,
Decedent

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ACTING IN MINNESOTA

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS

DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Court File No. 69VI-PR-19-96

ESTATE OF
Donald G. Chinander,
a/k/a Don G. Chinander,
a/k/a Don Chinander,
Decedent

NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS

Nancy Swanson, 71, of Babbitt, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Essentia Health-Virginia. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.

Changes and new offerings are being made at the Ely Community Health Center.
Executive director Jon Erickson announced the changes on Wednesday.
“We have moved the date of the clinic to change from Monday evenings at 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to Thursday evenings for the same times.
“We will be opening a new dental clinic focusing on fluoride varnish treatment in September. The dental clinic will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month,” said Erickson.
He said the dental clinic will focus initially on fluoride varnish treatment especially for the elderly, because medications can damage the dental, and children as well as those who can not afford dental care because of any number of finance reasons.
“The fluoride varnish treatment is an economical way to treat sensitivity in both adults and children and provides an additional tool that protects the teeth from cavities and sensitivity.

Agnes M. Lozar, 91, of Ely, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Carefree Assisted Living in Ely. Agnes was born in Ely on May 23, 1928. She was a lifelong resident of Ely and a devoted member of Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church. She was an educator at the Tower and Babbitt schools. She also was affectionately known as “the sweeper.”
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Lozar, brother Frank (Elaine) Lozar, and her nephews Lawrence A., John and Joe Lozar.
Agnes is survived by her nephew Daniel Lozar, cousins Larry Lozar, John Artisensi, Robert (Heidi) Artisensi and Marie (Gerry) Hren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely with visitation being held one hour prior to the service at the church. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.