The 85-foot statue, depicting an ordinary miner standing atop steel girders, is an Iron Range landmark and a tribute to the tenaciousness of the late Veda Ponikvar.
The celebration in Chisholm on Aug. 20, 1932, was of such magnitude that an estimated crowd of 5,000 packed every nook, cranny and window ledge of the town's Community Building, while hundreds more were turned away.
CHISHOLM â Minnesota Discovery Center recently hosted an opening for its new traveling exhibit called, âWe Are Water MN.â The exhibit runs through July 11.
About a dozen speakers, representing the various partnerships on the exhibit spoke at the opening event, which was attended by about 18 stakeholders. Some of the speakers participated in person, while the others gave their presentations via an online platform.
MDC Executive Director Donna Johnson was also in the lineup of speakers for Thursday. âIâm just honored to have the exhibit here at the Discovery Center,â she told the Chisholm Tribune Press the following day. âItâs such an important topic and a partnership with all those involved. It opens your eyes on how water touches you in so many ways.â
CHISHOLM â The City of Chisholm is cutting ties with the ambulance service provider that has served the community for the past 38 years.
At its regular meeting on Wednesday the council voted to allow its current 10-year contract with Longyear, Inc., dba Chisholm Ambulance Service to expire on its original date of Dec. 31 and move ahead with a city-run ambulance service. The council also discussed a job description for an ambulance director. The council voted to cancel a contract between the city and the firm Baker-Tilly for a feasibility study pertaining to the ambulance service.
The Chisholm Tribune Press reached out to Joe Sertich, President and CEO of Longyear, Inc. on Thursday for his reaction to the councilâs decision. Sertich offered the following statement in response.