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.
CHISHOLM — Representatives from the cities of Chisholm, Hibbing and Virginia were recently presented Aging Impact Awards for the efforts of their respective city to maintain walking trails clear in
That was the forecast at a conference Julie Kennedy attended several years ago.
âNow we are starting to see that water is a rich commodity,â Kennedy, Grand Rapids Public Utilities general manager said.
Several Iron Range municipalities are asking residents, businesses and other users to conserve water as a summer-long drought lingers.
So far, the conservation requests are voluntarily.
âWe did voluntary efforts probably about a month ago, specifically irrigation,â Kennedy said. âPeople say, I can deal with my yard dying, but I just put $1,000 worth of shrubs in . We re asking people to take shorter showers, turn off the water when they re brushing their teeth, and to sprinkle between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.â