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VIRGINIA – The 2022 Festival of Trees begins on Wednesday, November 16, and runs through Sunday, November 20. Most events will take place at the Virginia Elks Lodge, 220 N. 5th Ave. W., except where otherwise noted. The Laurentian Chamber of Commerce kicks off the festival with Business After Hours from 4 - 7 p.m.
VIRGINIA â This is a milestone year â both locally and globally â for the volunteer organization known as Soroptimist.
The Virginia Soroptimist Club, the only remaining one in northeastern Minnesota, is celebrating its 65th anniversary of helping to improve the lives of women and girls in the community â something it has been doing since it was chartered in 1956.
Soroptimist International, formed in 1921 in Oakland, California, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Launched at a time when until then women were not permitted to join service organizations, the global entity now has about 160,000 members and supporters in 21 countries and territories worldwide.
While most people have heard of the Soroptimist organization, many are not exactly sure what it does, say members of the Virginia club, who range in age from 30 to 90.
Bill Hanna, who died Jan. 11, worked at the newspaper from the mid-1980s until 2016.
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Linda Tyssen / Mesabi Tribune | 6:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Mesabi Daily News Executive Editor Bill Hanna shakes hands with Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton after Hanna introduced the governor to the Laurentian Chamber of Commerce dinner audience Feb. 8, 2013. The longtime editor died Jan. 11. (Photo courtesy of Mesabi Tribune)
VIRGINIA Chris Knight, publisher of the former Mesabi Daily News and now Mesabi Tribune, is remembering Bill Hanna as a committed journalist who wasn’t afraid to take on any issue in search of the truth. Knight s words are those echoed by many colleagues and friends in remarks to the Mesabi Tribune in the wake of Hanna s death.
Bill Hanna, who died Jan. 11, worked at the newspaper from the mid-1980s until 2016.
Written By:
Linda Tyssen / Mesabi Tribune | 6:00 pm, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Mesabi Daily News Executive Editor Bill Hanna shakes hands with Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton after Hanna introduced the governor to the Laurentian Chamber of Commerce dinner audience Feb. 8, 2013. The longtime editor died Jan. 11. (Photo courtesy of Mesabi Tribune)
VIRGINIA Chris Knight, publisher of the former Mesabi Daily News and now Mesabi Tribune, is remembering Bill Hanna as a committed journalist who wasn’t afraid to take on any issue in search of the truth. Knight s words are those echoed by many colleagues and friends in remarks to the Mesabi Tribune in the wake of Hanna s death.