Highway 53 Bridge Dedicated to Late State Rep Tom Rukavina fox21online.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox21online.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
VIRGINIA — The late State Rep. Tom Rukavina was known for being “a giant in Iron Range politics,’’ according to State Sen. Dave Tomassoni of Chisholm, so it is only
The tallest bridge in Minnesota is named for one of the strongest voices for the Iron Range at the state legislature. Thursday, leaders gathered for the Tom Rukavina Memorial Bridge Ceremony.
Ida Rukavina grew up in a family that valued education, hard work, art, and culture.
Rukavina intends to bring those same principles to her new job as Range Association of Municipalities & Schools (RAMS) executive director.
âBoth of my parents taught me that all jobs have value and we should respect all work,â Rukavina said. âMy grandfather on one side was a miner and my grandfather on the other side a logger. My grandmother was a cleaner at Virginia Public Utilities, my other grandmother worked in the post office, and my mother was an art teacher. I had strong people on both sides who influenced me.â
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