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UP, UP AND AWAY - Students in a science class at Ely High School prepared to release a weather balloon Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Field before the entire student body. The balloon is on its way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as it gathers weather readings along the way. Photo by Tom Coombe.

Ely Cub Scout Pack 170 went out to Veterans on the Lake on Saturday, Oct. 13 to do some fall clean up. SCOOPING UP pine needles were Brennan Rue, Jack Rintala, Cubmaster Zach Rue, Laydan Hart, Talan Hart, Myles Scharber, Blake Stalboerger, Sawyer Anderson and Ayden Scharber.ers helping out included: Zach Rue, Ayden Scharber, Tommy Kerntz, Brennan Rue, Sawyer Anderson, Brooks Brenny, Sawyer Anderson, Elliot Eastham, Ella Rue; 2nd Row-Ayden Scharber, Laydan Hart, Chance Wavrin, Jack Rintala, Brennan Rue, Lucas Stalboerger, Grady Anderson, Talan Hart, Brooks Brenny, Tommy Kerntz, Myles Scharber, Annika Eastham; 3rd Row-Stefanie Scharber, Ryan Anderson, Megan Anderson, VFW Commander Mike Pope, Seija Packila, Cubmaster Zach Rue, Dan Hart, Tom Kerntz, Beth Stalboerger. Cubmaster Zach Rue along with Ayden Scharber, Brennan Rue, Jack Rintala, Tommy Kerntz, Sawyer Anderson and Brooks Brenny.

SNOW IN OCTOBER - Kada Basarich got an introduction to snow with the cold weather that hit Ely last week. Photo by Pam Roberts.

CAPTURED by photographer Eric Sherman were a calf and a yearling moose wandering a gravel road.

Open a sandwich bag in the woods and you’re bound to have company. We had two Canadian jays join us in second.
My buddy Jim Ronn named them Larry and Bob and they were more than happy to share our sandwiches.
Jim’s daughter Kaitlyn had joined us for a day of working on deer stands and wanted to see if the jays would pick a piece of bread out of her hand.
She put a cloth glove on to be assured we met all safety standards and plopped down on a log.
Larry and Bob decided this was better than hunting for the pieces of bread we had been throwing in their direction.
Kaitlyn held out her hand and in came the camp robbers. I’ve heard them called gray jays, Canada jays and whiskey jack but camp robber seems to be the most appropriate.
The first jay stopped just short of Kaitlyn’s hand and checked out the situation, hopping ever closer. Kaitlyn held her ground and looked out of the corner of her eye.

Brooke Pasmick and Kayla Mellesmoen picked up the only victories for Northeast Range/Ely in an Oct. 11 loss to International Falls.
The visiting Broncos dominated the high school girls swimming meet at Babbitt, taking first in nine-of-11 events en route to a 70-23 win.
But Pasmick and Mellesmoen, two upper-class leaders of a young Nighthawk team had their highlights.
The NRE duo went one-two in the 50 yard freestyle, with Pasmick beating her teammate by two-tenths of a second.
Pasmick, an Ely junior, won in 27.6 seconds and Mellesmoen (27.8) was right behind.
Mellesmoen squeaked past the Broncos’ Macey Marcotte in a tight battle in the 100 freestyle.
It was Mellesmoen victorious in 1:03.31, .19 ahead of Marcotte.
Pasmick would add a second-place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:20.97, and NRE’s 200 freestyle relay of Mellesmoen, Lily Tedrick, Elizabeth Omerza and Kelly Thompson (2:04.87) also took second.

ORDINANCE NO. 327, 2nd Series
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELY, MINNESOTA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20.2 SALES OF LAND CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF ELY

ORDINANCE NO. 326, 2nd Series

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELY, MINNESOTA, ADDING TO THE ELY CITY CODE, CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20.1.22, ENTITLED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:

SECTION 1. A new Section shall be added to Chapter 20 as Section 20.1.22, of the Ely City Code to read as follows:

Section 20.1.22 Zoning Map Amendment. The zoning classification of the parcels of land located in the City of Ely, County of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, which have the following legal description:

Lots 1-4, Block 23, ELY.

are hereby changed from the current zoned classification of Public (P) to Residential Transition (RT).

SECTION 2. Effective Date: Pursuant to Section 3.08 of the Charter of the City of Ely, Minnesota, the adoption of this Ordinance is effective immediately after final adoption and publication.

First Reading: October 2, 2018 Second Reading: October 16, 2018

Council Minutes - October 2, 2018
Regular Meeting Ely City Council – City Hall, Council Chambers

CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Novak called the Regular Council Meeting to order at 5:30pm.

PRESENT: Council members A.Forsman, Kess, Debeltz, Omerza, Callen, D.Forsman and Mayor Novak
ABSENT: None

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Debeltz/D.Forsman moved to approve minutes from the September 18, 2018 Regular Council Meeting and September 25, 2018 Public Hearing/Study Session. Motion Carried Unanimously.

Glen “Scratch” Zorman, 61, of Ely, lived until Saturday, October 13, 2018. He spent his final days at home cared for by his loving wife, Lynn, his family, friends and faithful dog, Jani.
Glen was born in Ely on April 22, 1957, the seventh child of Art and Betty Ann (Tjader) Zorman. He was an Air Force veteran and spent most of his life in Ely. Glen lived a unique life after a serious car accident in 1982 should have taken him, but we were gifted with many extra years. He thoroughly enjoyed his friends from all over the country who always made a point to stop and visit.
Glen was blessed with luck and love when he met his best friend, Lynn, whom he married in 2013. Those were his happiest years. His many friends will remember NASCAR races, rides around the lake, the occasional cocktail, and of course, an exaggerated story. He will be greatly missed.