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McLynn says ‘no fence’ Dear Editor, The County Board gave the Fair Board permission to erect a six-foot fence around the beautiful green space at the fairgrounds on a 4-1 vote. I have consistently voiced my opposition to restricting the public from accessing the fairgrounds. I have lived only a few...

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Reader expresses concerns about Native American statue in Bigfork This letter is to address the recent installation of the replica of a 1930s statue commemorating Native American Chief Busticogan that used to stand in front of Bigfork City Hall. The original statue was in honor of this life-long resident of...

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Efforts to promote ‘Attendance Matters!’ appreciated Dear Editor, On behalf of the Itasca County Family Services Collaborative, we would like to commend the greater Itasca County communities for their wonderful response to the recent “Attendance Matters!” campaign. All four school districts of Itasca...

Third River Land Exchange Proposal

Dear Editor, The County Board voted down the proposal six years ago. They are now considering removing 120 acres of Memorial Forest Land and granting private ownership to a developer from the Foley area. This developer already owns hundreds of acres in the township and county, but has expressed a passion to...

Keep Memorial Forest in Third River

Dear Editor Imagine you are transported back to World War II. Two soldiers from northwest Itasca County fight courageously. In 1943, Lt. Franklin Danyluk is shot down over Italy and dies. In 1945 Sgt. Emmet Loucks is mortally wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. 26 years later in 1971, the Itasca County Board...

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Dear Editor, I thought you and your readers would like to see what happens when a lakeshore owner thinks the lake level is too high, and he takes it upon himself to blow the Beaver dam. I’ve been on Connors lake 28 years and the lake level has fluctuated very little. The Beaver dam was blown in 2005 and...