Breaking News

WHAT:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Alexander Birdsall will be out on Lake Waconia reminding anglers about the upcoming deadline to remove their ice fishing shelters. In addition, he will remind them to do their part in keeping lakes clean by picking up trash, even if it doesn’t belong to them, and provide tips for removing shelters in light of the record-setting snow during February.

In the southern two-thirds of the state, structures must be off lakes by the end of the day Monday, March 4. For structures on lakes in the northern third of the state, the deadline is by the end of the day Monday, March 18.

WHEN:
Thursday, Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:
In Towne Marina on Lake Waconia – 8 East Lake Street, Waconia, MN 55387.

Susan Marie (Crawford) Morgan, 65, passed away on February 25, 2019. Her final calling to God was at Kindred Hospital, with her husband Dwight by her side.
Sue was born in Stoughton, WI on June 7, 1953, to Richard Crawford and Barb (Mattson) Crawford Johnson, both of whom resided in Schroeder, MN.
Sue lived life to the fullest, loved her family and many friends. She moved to Kentucky in July of 1999, with support and some protest of her family. It was the hardest decision she had to make, but later found out that it was the correct decision. This is where she wanted and needed to be. It was God’s calling for her.
She enjoyed cooking and raising her farm animals; especially the miniature goats, pigs and horses, with her husband Dwight on their farm in Leitchfield, KY. Smiles and happiness proliferated with her in helping deliver the baby animals and caring for them.

HIGH WINDS, gusting to 50 miles per hour, caused havoc in the bird world as this shot by Randall Greiner of grounded ravens during Sunday’s winds shows. Slush on lakes caused havoc for snowmobilers, trapping some in the drastic conditions of cold and wind chills in the extreme, also challenging rescue crews.

Clay Reeves, 66, of Babbitt, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at his residence. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.

The Town of Morse and the City of Ely were announced as a 2018 Clearinghouse award winner by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
The award was in the category of Recruiting, Training and Retaining Election Workers. The awards, also known as the Clearies, provide election offices across America an opportunity to share their innovative efforts and celebrate successes.
The Clearies play an important role in furthering the EAC’s responsibilities under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Under that act, the EAC serves as a clearinghouse for election administration information.
The award was for the Town of Morse and the City of Ely partnering with the nonprofit Walking Civics on a program that connected high school students and veterans to serve at the polls together on Election Day.

Council Task Group Minutes - February 8th, 2019
Mayor’s Conference Room City Hall
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called by unanimous action of the Council to form a task group to investigate both bids received for the legal publication for 2019, The task group was selected by Mayor Novak to include three City Councilors, the City Attorney and the Clerk.
PRESENT: Council members A.Forsman, Paul Kess, Heidi Omerza via phone
ALSO PRESENT: City of Ely Clerk/Treasurer Harold R Langowski, City of Ely Attorney Kelly Klun

The Ely city council backed itself into a corner by begging a Tower newspaper to bid on printing the city legals. Despite our best attempts to bail them out of their initial mistake, five members of the council plodded ahead like lambs to the slaughter.
What this issue is really about is who is serving the community as a business and who is operating out of a residence. The Ely Echo meets all of the legal qualification as an official newspaper. We have a known office of issue at 15 East Chapman Street.
Our employees come to work there, our customers stop in to place ads, renew their subscriptions, have photos made or order printing products. Twice a year we send a check to St. Louis County to pay our commercial property taxes. We support numerous organizations and events, because people know where to find us and they know we’ll do our best to help them out.

by Tom Coombe -

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

HALFWAY RANGER STATION
ELY, MINNESOTA

Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by delivery, mail, or email at the Office of Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps, ATTN: Jessica Fortney, 6004 London Road, Duluth, MN 55804, or jessica@northernbedrockcorps.com, until 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019; for the Halfway Ranger Station in Ely, MN, at which time bids will be privately acknowledged and tabled for further review.

by Tom Coombe -