The importance of bee colonies. We begin with Phil Mattingly and the dedication today of the 9 11 Memorial Museum. Good afternoon. After a tour of the memorial, stood before a crowd and gave brief but very poignant remarks about what september 11 meant not only to new york city, not only to the country, but to the world itself, a key point he was making sure he hammered home, this memorial is there for all to remember what happened on september 11. Take a listen. It is an honor for us to join in your memories, to recall and toreflect, but above all, reaffirm the true spirit of 9 11. Love. Compassion. Sacrifice. And to enshrine it forever in the heart of our nation. Of a president was one number of top Public Officials to speak today. We also heard from chris , Rudolph Andrew cuomo giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, and bill de blasio. So, barack obama did not come to washington until 2000 and five, but the attacks more than 12 years ago have had a profound impact on his presidency. How . Its
Elmer Jacob “Jake” Yliniemi, of Osage, MN departed earthly life on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Heritage Living Center in Park Rapids, MN at the age of 96 years, and 71 days. Jake was born on October 9, 1926, at home in Toad Lake Township, MN to Samuel and Hilda (Kippola) Yliniemi. The Yliniemi’s only spoke Finnish, and when Jake attended country school he quickly learned English. Later in life earned his GED. With a family of 14 everyone had a job; Jake was the dishwasher, hunter, and tended the sheep. Before he was 16, he went to the west coast with his friend Bea Kangas working in the shipyards on the gun turrets. After WWII ended, he returned to Minnesota and traveled with Kenneth Korpi to work in the copper mines of Montana. When they returned to Minnesota, Jake again searched for work; Alexander Construction was rebuilding old Hwy 34 near Snellman. Jake asked for a job and was turned down because he was too young. Two workers were trying to lift a large rock out of a trench