When it comes to sausage-making, Zup s ranks with the best.
A roughly $7 million project in Ely that allows Zup s to increase its sausage-making capabilities, grow its grocery offerings, and provide other services to customers, is grinding ahead.
The nine-member Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board on Friday considers a $277,270 grant to the City of Ely that would support infrastructure and site work for re-development of the former Shopko building by Zup s.
Zup s in December bought the former Shopko facility.
The Zupancich family, fourth-generation grocery store owners, is relocating its Ely food market to the building and adding a variety of new services.
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TOWER- In the wake of recent snowfalls, the Howard Wagoner Ski Trails were set to be groomed on Dec. 24, and this year that task will be much easier than in the past.
With support from grants and other donations, the Wagoner Trails Club recently purchased a new utility grade snowmobile, capable of pulling the equipment needed to pack and groom the 12km of ski trails, located just south of Tower off Hwy. 135.
“The club had been paying a private individual to groom the trails with his snowmobile,” said Trails Club President Mary Shedd. “But his snowmobile was old and didn’t have enough power to pull the snow drag or our new larger track-setter.”