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Glen Zorman, 61, of Ely, passed away at his residence on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.

Time in the woods during the fall is food for the soul. No matter if you’re swinging a brush saw in the rain or righting a deer stand that tumbled in a summer windstorm.
Having a day off to sight in rifles turned into a change of plans with rain again falling in the Ely area.
Deciding not to give in, I fired up the brush saw to re-open some of our trails by the shack. Since I didn’t have Megan’s golden retrievers Millie and Maverick with me, this seemed like a good plan. At least there would be no three-legged dogs when I was done.
The tag elders grow like weeds and in my mind that’s what they are. You cut them and they grow back. Rinse and repeat.
By the time I had run through two tanks of gas, hit 15 rocks and was soaked to the bone, it was time to call it a day. But it was a day away from work, spent out in the woods.
On Saturday I headed to my buddy Rob Wilmunen’s shack to help him return an elevated stand to its original location.

by Johnathan Hladik, policy director
Center for Rural Affairs

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MAKING HIS POINT on health care was Bruce Miller (right) of the Minnesota Farmers Union. Other participants in the public forum at VCC were steelworker Mike Malesk, DFL Congressional candidate Joe Radinovich, and Minnesota Nurses Association Executive Director Rose Roach.

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MUDDY TERRAIN - The turf at Ely School Stadium was torn up by Vermilon and Fond du Lac players Saturday after several days of rain. Photo by Carly Evancevich.

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Fall leaf colors are still evident despite the recent winds, rains and snow in the Ely area. Photo by Kelsey Pearse

CROWNING MOMENT - High school social studies teacher Frank Ivancich put the Homecoming queen crown on Lida Dodge during Tuesday’s pep rally Other candidates were Gabi Omerza, Mackenzie Peterson and Madelene Johnson. ROYAL COUPLE are Homecoming Queen Lida Dodge and King Tymur Moskalyk, exchange student from the Ukraine. Photo by Nick Wognum.

With Hurricane Michael affecting weather throughout the East Coast and the Midwest, 1-2 inches of snow fell locally with 5-6 inches expected in the International Falls area. In this area, off Van Vac Road, four eagles were observed, feasting off a button buck with a broken leg, according to neighbor Kelly Murphy.
Photo by Anne Swenson