Northwoods Press

03/16/2023

Congratulations to the 2022-23 Section 5A Champions, the Nevis Tigers!
Good luck tomorrow night at 7 p.m. against the Barnum Bombers on the campus of St. John's University!
Check out the March 22 edition of the Northwoods Press for full details and results. Call (218) 652 -3475 today for your own online or print subscription!

01/30/2023

Happy Valentine's Day to all our readers and supporters!
May love fill your heart on February 14, 2023.
If you have a Valentine's Day event or specials planned, please consider advertising it in the pages of our Northwoods Press.
Call or text Shooter at (218) 252-3356 or by email at [email protected].

11/10/2022

BY JEAN RUZICKA
The voters have spoken.
 In Nevis, incumbent
mayor Jeanne Thompson
will continue to hold the
gavel, earning 144 votes, 96
percent. She ran
unopposed.
In the contest for two
Nevis council seats, Blair
Reuther claimed 94 votes,
36 percent, and John
Carrier received 85, 33
percent. Ryan Mathisrud
had 76 votes, 29 percent.
 The three Nevis
School District 308 board
members elected were
Andrew Lindow with 964
votes, 28 percent; Aimee
Plumley with 664 votes, 19
percent; and Jennifer
McNamee earned 596 votes
17, percent.
Candidates Marv
Vredenburg claimed 535
votes, David McGee earned
352 votes and Benjamin
Hass, 346.
 In Akeley, where three
council seats were up for
election, incumbents Billy
Krotzer earned 110 votes,
47 percent, and Dan Riggs
105 votes, 45 percent.
Write-in candidate Dale
Nelson will also be sworn in
January.
Hubbard County
Board candidates David
DeLaHunt in District 1,
Charlene Christenson in
District 2 and Ted Van
Kempen, all running
unopposed, were re-
elected. Tom Krueger won
re-election in District 3,
Krueger earning 898 votes
and opponent Teresa Walsh
claiming 809.
Sheriff Cory Aukes and
County Attorney Jonathan
Frieden, both running
unopposed, were re-elected
by 98 percent margins.
Results for precincts in
Hubbard County Only:
State Senator
Republican incumbent
candidate in District 5A Paul
Utke earned 5,421 votes, 67
percent, and DFL candidate
A. John Peters received
2,627 votes, 33 percent.

Republican Krista
Knudsen earned 5,189
votes, 65 percent in the
State Representative
District 5A race, DFL
candidate Brian Hobson,
2,817, with 35 percent.
State Senate
Republican candidate Steve
Green in District 2 earned
re-election on a 67 percent
margin, 1,714 votes and
DFL candidate Leonard
Alan Roy had 844 votes, 33
percent.
Republican
candidates for Governor
Scott Jensen and
Lieutenant Governor Matt
Birk received 62 percent of
the vote, with 6,590 ballots
cast in their favor.
Democrats Tim Walz and
Peggy Flanagan earned
3,672 votes, 29 percent.
Republican Kim
Crockett won 6,592 votes in
her bid for Secretary of
State, 62 percent. DFL
candidate Steve Simon had
3,977 votes, 38 percent.
Republican candidate
for U.S. District 7
Representative Michelle
Fischbach received 63
percent of the votes, 3,671,
and DFL candidate Jill
Abahsain 30 percent, 1,756
votes.
Republican candidate
for U.S. District 8
Representative Pete
Stauber claimed 3,180, 66
percent, and his DFL
opponent Jen Schultz had
1,633 votes, 34 percent.

11/10/2022

Local Nevis Election Day Results from Tuesday November 8:

Elected to the Nevis School Board:
-- Andy Lindow, Aimee Plumley, & Jennifer McNamee--
Elected to the Nevis City Council:
-- Blair Reuther & John Carrier
Elected as Nevis Mayor --Jeanne Thompson--

Congratulations to the winners!

08/10/2022

Attention Seasonal Residents!!!
Did you know the Northwoods Press is available online at Lake and Pine Publications. Better yet, it is only $10/ per year to add it to a current print subscription.
Then, receive it each Wednesday instead of waiting for the postman. Plus every issue is in FULL COLOR when viewed online!
Stop by the office on Main Street Nevis or give us a call about an online subscription today! (218) 652-3475

08/05/2022

Greetings Friends!
Stop by the office and check out our Customer Appreciation Days w/ $5 off subscriptions and our part of the Community Wide Garage. We're on Main Street right across from the Post Office. Sale runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. both Friday and Saturday August 5 & 6!

07/26/2022

ATTENTION NEVIS RESIDENTS: Coming August 6 is Nevis Customer Appreciation and City Wide Rummage Sales. Please sign your sale up with us by August 1, 2022 at no cost that week. Stop by the Northwoods Press office and register with RaeAnn, or give her a call at (218) 652-3475! Or send her the time and location of your sale by email to [email protected]

06/09/2022

The Northwoods Press regrets the error in this week's issue in the Nevis Lion's Club Fish Fry advertisement. We mistakenly printed the date as July 10, instead of June 10.
Please come out and join them Friday night for the tastiest fish around!

05/06/2022

Greetings Resort Owners!
Special Notice that the Nevis Northwoods Press will provide free copies for your cabin guests and campers. Simply stop by and see RaeAnn at the Northwoods Press office in Nevis. Then provide us with your resort's name and how many you need for your upcoming week's guests.
Absolutely no cost, aside from the trip to the office!
Thank you for helping us keep our summer visitors connected!
Have a Great Summer!

01/11/2022

Attention Advertisers: The January 19th issue of the Northwoods Press will contain our White Sale promotion, which is 33 1/3% OFF any 1/4 pg ad or larger. This pricing is only available one time per year and the time is NOW! Call us at (218) 652-3475.
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12/22/2021

This weeks edition of the Northwoods Press is available for purchase at participating businesses in Park Rapids, Nevis, and Akeley!

12/02/2021

Are you still deciding on the perfect gift for your loved ones? Now through December 17 anyone that buys or renews a subscription (With the Northwoods Press, Cass Lake Times, or Review Messenger) will receive a free subscription for a new subscriber! To take advantage of this deal please stop by any of our offices or give us a call and mention the ad!

07/28/2021

Sign up now
for city-wide
garage sale ...
The Nevis City-wide Garage Sale is just around the corner. It’s time to clean out your closets, cupboards, and storage space and take part of this highly successful day of garage-saling!
The date of the sale is Saturday, August 7 and you determine your time of sale.
A sign up sheet is available at the Northwoods Press Office and you can sign up now until noon on Monday, August 2.

Northwoods Press will print your address and the times for your sale, at no charge. All addresses will be put on a list which will be published in the August 4 paper.

07/28/2021

There was a mistake made in this weeks paper and only half of the Nevis School Board article was printed. The entirety of the article can be seen below.

Nevis School Board gets update
on summer facility improvements

By Nate Bachleitner
The Nevis School Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 26 in the school media center with all members present except Maggie Stacy.
During the meeting the board heard from Facilities Manager Dustin Wroolie who gave an update on a busy summer at the school and some of the improvements that have been made to the facility.
“It's been a crazy busy summer, trying to get the school back to normal after a year of Covid,” Wroolie said. “We have been trying to get the classrooms back to normal size, moving desks and other things out of storage. We still have a ton of stuff in storage.”
Wroolie told the board that the custodian crew has been very busy trying to get all of the floors waxed, and some classrooms will be receiving new carpet. The carpet is currently back-ordered, but is expected to arrive some time in August. He said that they have also been busy removing all of the plexiglass barriers that were installed last summer. “In general, it's a lot of projects.”
Wroolie told the board that the custodian crew is also waiting for some new desks to arrive, and that they have to figure out how many desks they need to place in each classroom (not every room gets new desks).
Projects that have already been completed this summer include- painted the third grade room, the computer lab and the seventh grade lockers, crack sealed the parking lot, painted the elementary hall and all of those lockers.
Regarding the elementary hall project, Wroolie said, “I'm kinda excited about this one. It was a pretty big project! When you walk down the hall its looks like something elementary kids would pick out, as far as the colors. The first time I looked at it I thought – Oof! that's different! – but it kinda grows on you. I'm hoping everyone likes it.”
A new flag pole was purchased and installed outside of the school, and the torn wall padding in Tiger Arena has been replaced.
Wroolie also told the board about other projects that are still in the works and expected to be completed closer to fall. They are in the process of installing a French drain close to the elementary sidewalk ramp. The reasoning for the new drain is that they typically have a lot of ice build up in that location when the snow starts to melt, and this new drain should help reduce the amount of ice that forms there. There are also plans in place to widen the sidewalk on the high school side and between the playgrounds.
They also have plans to add spray foam insulation to both wings of the bus garage, replace the roof over the small gym, and install a gate at the sand volleyball court.
Wroolie said that he hopes that by next summer (2022) they will be able to replace all 87 unit vents in the school, and to upgrade the unit that was installed in 1987, which would allow the system to be electronically controlled. The new unit would also be tied into the hydraulic heating system, which uses hot water heat instead of steam, which also gives the option to upgrade to a hot water plant instead of the steam plant that is currently used. Each unit will also have a heat pump and separate condensation units on the roof. Those units will allow them to heat some rooms when the boiler system isn't turned on, and to have some control over the level of humidity in the building during the summer.
Wroolie ended his presentation with praise for his staff. “I am very fortunate to have the team I have; I am very grateful for that,” he said.
The board thanked Dustin for his all of his hard work, and for a very thorough update on all of the work being done this summer.
Other business
In other business on Monday, July 26, the Nevis School Board:
•Heard from district residents Alfred Kleinke and Joyce Krueger, who shared concerns about the proposed new Social Studies standards and the teaching of the Critical Race Theory (CRT) at the Nevis School. The members of the board had no comment, as there is not a final draft in place at this time.
•Accepted the resignation of Social Studies teacher Richard Johnson. He has reportedly accepted a position elsewhere.
•Accepted a quote for gasoline from Luetgers Oil Company (T&M) for the 2021-22 school year. The quote was six cents below the price on the pump.
•Approved the district’s membership renewal in the Minnesota State High School League.
•Approved an inclement weather electronic learning plan.
•Approved an employment agreement with Custodian Michael Murray.
•Approved a contract with Amy Schroeder to provide Website Coordinator services for the period July 1-August 31, 2021.
•Accepted the resignations of Co-Student Council Advisors Jodi Sandmeyer and Lynne Gustafson.
•Accepted the resignation of Yearbook Advisor Lynne Gustafson.
•Approved a contract with Music teacher Jake Upton.
•Heard from Student representative Jade Rypkema, who reported that the Nevis Babe Ruth team advanced to the state tournament. Nevis placed second during the football passing tournament the Tigers hosted on July 17. The NHS Student Council will begin planning for the new school year as soon as their new advisors are assigned.
•Heard from Principal Brian Michaelson that the hiring process for the coming school year is ongoing. The staff has finalized the high school and elementary schedules. The Summer Adventures program continues to go strong, averaging 85-87 kids. They are preparing for the August in-service, a new staff workshop is set for August 31, a teacher workday and Open House will be held on September 1, and a teacher workshop will be held on September 2. Students will return on Tuesday, September 7.
The next regular meeting of the Nevis School Board is scheduled to be held on Monday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center.

07/07/2021

The remains of U.S. Navy Fireman First Class Neal Kenneth Todd will be coming to Nevis Thursday (July 8) evening at approximately 8pm. We would like to flood the side of the streets in Nevis with community people welcoming him home (wearing red, white, and blue and waving flags). He arrives at MSP at 325pm. He will be escorted home going up 64 to Akeley then over to 34 to Nevis cutting down the road in front of the lumber yard (in Nevis), then going north on cty 2, turning at the school and ending at the funeral home. Would like community people to be on side of streets approximately 7:30pm if not a little earlier. Please spread the word. Thanks

06/09/2021

We are aware that some of our subscribers may receive a copy of the Northwoods Press that may have blurred photo's. The print is still legible, but if any of our subscribers would like a copy with clear photo's, you can stop in at the Northwoods Press Office in Nevis. There may be a limited supply available. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

11/06/2020

Anyone that would like to share their hunting, fishing, or wildlife photos can submit their photo's to the Northwoods Press to be featured in the upcoming weekly issue. If you are interested in sharing your pictures please email them to [email protected] photos can also be submitted by sending a private message through our Face Book page. Photos must be submitted no later than 11am every Monday. Have a safe and successful hunting season!

10/28/2020

By Nate Bachleitner

The Nevis PTA is sponsoring two fun Halloween activities for children this year. The first activity is a costume contest, and the second is a rock hunting contest.
The costume contest will be held virtually. Local children are asked to dress up and show off their Halloween costumes by taking a photo of themselves and submitting it to the Nevis PTA. The photo can be submitted to the Nevis PTA either through their page (Nevis PTA) or by emailing the photo(s) to [email protected].
The children that are allowed to enter the contest must be enrolled in Pre-K through Grade 6. Parents of children participating in the contest must also sign a photo release form, which will be emailed after the photo(s) are submitted.
The second activity provided will include a rock hunt. Local children will have the joy of trying to locate special rocks that are located around the City of Nevis. Those locations include Muskie Park, the Pollinator Garden, Halverson Park and the Frisbee Golf Course on the west end of town.
The 50 rocks that the kids will be searching for have all been placed in strategic locations so they won’t get covered with snow. The rocks will be painted either blue or pink, and will feature a Jack-o-lantern face painted on the front, and a number on the back that will correspond with a prize category. There are 30 possible prizes for the kids to win! There will be 10 small prizes, 10 medium prizes, 9 large prizes, and one grand prize!
To redeem the rocks for prizes, treasure hunters will have to take a picture of themselves with their rock and send it to the Nevis PTA. When sending the photo of a winning rock, contestants are also asked to include a mailing address so the prize can be shipped to their home. The prizes will be mailed to the winners to comply with the social distancing guidelines that are in effect for the current pandemic.
Good luck finding the rocks, and have a fun/safe Halloween!

08/28/2020

UPDATE: There was a mistake made in the August 26 issue regarding the Nevis School. Students/Parents that are choosing to use the distance learning option may pick up their items (tablets,books, ex..) On Wednesday September 2nd (not September 9th) starting at 12pm (noon) until 7pm. Those students will not have their school photos taken when they pick up their distancing learning items. The school picture day is scheduled for September 8th, and 9th.

07/29/2020

07/23/2020

If any Nevis residents would like to be apart of the FREE listing for the city wide garage sale scheduled for August 1. You may do so by either stopping in at the office (next to City Hall on Main Street) or by giving us a call at 1-218-652-3475.

05/07/2020

OPEN MOTHER'S DAY! There were a couple errors in this weeks Rhodes Garden Center add, please see below for corrected details. Sorry for any inconvenience! Rhodes garden center

05/07/2020

Received this positive feedback from some readers who wished to share.
~Thank you Chuck & Lois!~

Thank you Brad for your interesting & helpful local travelogue series published in the Northwoods Press! We can’t wait to hike in the Tamarack Forest! Nice photos too. You are providing a wonderful addition to the local press scene!
Please share this email with the NWP editor. Your columns have been the impetus for our signing up for an online subscription!
Take care & carry on!😎
Sincerely
Lois & Chuck Parsons

05/04/2020

With the current social distancing restrictions, the Northwoods Press would like to know, How will you be celebrating Mother's Day this year? Please comment your answer below!

04/29/2020

A fire warning has been issued for Hubbard County today. Due to strong gusts of wind up to 20-25 mph and Relative Humidity (RH) as low as 25 to 30 percent. Remember safety first, and always have close access to water when having any type of fire. This warning is in effect until 7 pm tonight (4/29/2020)

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