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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Sustainability Task Force: New Solar Thermal Incentives in Minnesota0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Solar Thermal Incentives in Minnesota
For a limited time only, the MN Office of Energy Security is offering a significant rebate for solar thermal installations on homes and businesses across the state! For more information, visit their website at:&Acirc;&nbsp;
http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/community-projects/campaigns/solar-thermal
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:48:29 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Sustainability Task Force: VSTF Meeting Notice0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Virginia Sustainability Task Force&Acirc;&nbsp;will be meeting Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Northland Building, Suite #118. There will be discussion on the New MN GreenStep Cities Program. More information on the program can be found at http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/ .
Everyone is welcome to attend!
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:10:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Virginia Sustainability Task Force will be meeting Wednesday, July 14th in the conference room of the Northland Building (Room 118). There will be an update on the MN GreenCorps host application and discussion of potential activities for VSTF. Your contribution is valuable, hope to see you there!
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:32:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Come to the Virginia Green House at Olcott Park on June 9th at 5:00 pm.  Hear about whats the latest news regarding the Green House.  Youll also have a chance to meet Teresa Sieckert, the new VSTF Chair along with City Councilor Nevada Littlewolf.   
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Sustainability Task Force: New Leadership0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The VSTF welcomes Teresa Sieckert as our new Chair. Teresa chaired the energy committee in preparation for the 2010 Iron Range Earth Fest. She edited the inaugural Everyday Guide To Sustainability on the Iron Range which dealt with local food producers. Teresa has been involved in sustainability for many years. Her activities include being a partner in a renewable energy business and as a coordinator of the Iowa Renewable Energy Association (I-RENEW).
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quad Cities Journal: Sand lake Shuffle Needs Everyone's Help On Behalf Of Our Local Cancer Patients!0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sand Lake Shuffle 19th Season Begins!It's time to begin planning for another successful local cancer fund raising event! This year's Sand Lake Shuffle (Sand Lake, Voyageur's Resort) Old Highay 53, Britt By Pass is scheduled for August 13/14. Last year, despite the economic problems, the Shuffle raised $48,400 that was disbursed to the CarePartners committee(provides money locally to those stricken with cancer and their families, The Liz Prebich Breast Cancer Center, Virginia, Mn., St. Mary's Breast Center, Duluth and St. Luke's Whiteside Research, Duluth for cancer research and treatment. The SLS committee tries to be fair and to provide for our local people's needs. Planning has begun and we ask that readers consider a team to walk around the beautiful Sand Lake track or to purchase our delicious $6 spaghetti dinner. Donations are always welcome and family and business fund raisers are becoming more popular. It is not too early to start planning and some of our members began last night. Questions? Ideas? Suggestions? lundgren65@yahoo.com ask for Holly and come for a fun evening of music, pizza, spaghetti, and laughter on Aug. 13/14.We are trying to put the &amp;quot;fun&amp;quot; into our local fund raising with an emphasis on the teams.]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quad Cities Journal: Library Fun!0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[And what a week it will be!Last week's Brown Bag Lunch on Planning Your Year-Round Garden was a great success with over 30 attendees!  Thanks for your help in spreading the word!NEXT WEEK: NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEKMonday, April 12 &#8220; One Book, One Community Book Discussion, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver, starting at noonTuesday, April 13 &#8220; Celebrate National Library Week &amp;amp;amp; Meet the Friends with cookies &amp;amp;amp; juice at the library!, noon to 2:00Thursday, April 15 &#8220; Garden Series #2 Brown Bag: Minimum Maintenance Container Gardening!, starting at noonFlyers are attached for each of these events.  Ambassadors: Please forward, print and post, as appropriate!Technical note: The flyers are &amp;quot;downsized&amp;quot; to accommodate our FRIENDS with dial-up Internet service. Email me if you're having trouble printing full-size poster quality, and I will send you a larger pdf file.MARK YOUR CALENDAR!The next meeting of the FRIENDS will be Tuesday, April 20, 4:00 p.m. in the Library AuditoriumCome join us as we talk about what the FRIENDS can do to help the library keep our kids reading all summer long!Tuesday, April 20, 6:00 p.m., One Book, One Community Book Discussion, Natural Harvest Food Coop, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara KingsolverThursday, April 22, 12:00&#8220;1:00 p.m., Garden Series #3 Brown Bag: Fragrant Language of Herbs!Visit the Library Calendar for a complete list of upcoming events at the library!Also in the community:Woodcut Artist and Children's Book Author Betsy Bowen to Exhibit April 12-28Special Events, Thursday, April 15 (Exhibit flyer)--Jennifer ArmstrongFRIENDS of the Virginia Public Library218-865-0112Libraries and literacy are essential!]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quad Cities Journal: Sand Lake Shuffle 2010 Local Cancer Fundraiser0]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quad Cities Journal: Iron Range Veterans Memorial Announces Goodsearch Online Fundraiser0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Newsletter, Blog, &amp;amp;amp; Email:$5,000 GoodSearch Giveaway - Three Days Only    We have something new and exciting we'd like to share with you! It's the new IRVM - Iron Range Veterans Memorial toolbar - once added to IE or Firefox, each time you shop at more than 1,300 stores (from Amazon to Zazzle!) a percentage of your purchase will automatically be donated to IRVM - Iron Range Veterans Memorial - at no cost to you (and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals as well!). The toolbar also has a search box and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated to IRVM - Iron Range Veterans Memorial. http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/irvm-iron-range-veterans-memorialThe two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a lifetime of difference!Get the toolbar NOW! http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/irvm-iron-range-veterans-memorialNew Announcement:GoodSearch will donate a $1 for every toolbar that is downloaded between April 6th at 9am EST and April 9th at 9am EST up to $5,000!! Please download the toolbar right now.Our new (Iron Range Veterans Memorial) toolbar is free to download and allows you to raise money for our cause every time you search or shop online! Once added to IE or Firefox, each time you shop at more than 1,300 stores (from Amazon to Zazzle!) a percentage of your purchase will automatically be donated to (Iron Range Veterans Memorial)- at no cost to you (and you may even save money as the toolbar provides coupons and deals as well!). The toolbar also has a search box and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated to (Iron Range Veterans Memorial) (URL)Please hurry and do this now so that we can earn the $1 bonus per toolbar!And, please pass this along to all of your friends. The two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a lifetime of difference for our cause!Get the toolbar NOW! (URL)Put on your facebook page:FacebookGoodSearch will donate $1 for every toolbar that is downloaded today up to $5,000! Download it here and every time you shop at one of more than 1,300 participating stores, a percentage of your purchase will automatically go to our cause! (URL).Put on your Twitter page: TwitterGoodSearch will donate $1 for every toolbar that is downloaded today, up to $5,000! Download it here to support us! - (URL)]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Quad Cities Journal: Open Water Exhibit at First Stage Gallery0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Calling visual artists!We celebrate the opening of fishing season with our annual Open Water exhibit at the First Stage Gallery which will begin May 6, 2010. We're looking for artwork that depicts our northern Minnesota lakes, rivers and the recreational activities that we enjoy there. Submit digital images of artwork by April 15th via e-mail to lyriccenterforthearts@yahoo.com. Include your name and a phone number.  Please pass this on to other artists you know!ThanksMary McReynoldsLyric Center for the ArtsThe First Stage gallery and performance venueP.O. Box 416Virginia, MN 55792218-741-5577http://lyriccenterforthearts.blogspot.com]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Northern Community Internet Project News: Bemidji e-Democracy: B.R.E.C. AFFirmative action Staffing01]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:57 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Northern Community Internet Project News: Bemidji e-Democracy: Green spaces around the BREC01]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:26:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Northern Community Internet Project News: Iron Range ATV Trails: Great fall riding this weekend!01]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fall colors have pretty much come to a peak here in northern Minnesota.&Atilde;&#8218;&Acirc;&nbsp; But this weekends weather forecast looks like it could be a great time to get out and ride the trails around the area and catch one last glimpse of the fall color on the Iron Range.
Heres a quick link to some of the trails in the Iron Range region: http://ironrange.org/recreation/atv-ohv/ironrangetrails/.
Several of the Iron Range lodging properties are offering some terrific fall lodging specials, as well.
And dont forget your camera! Take some photos of your ride and whats left of the fall color here on the Iron Range and upload it here.
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:11:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Northern Community Internet Project News: Hibbing Public Library: Edgar Allen Poe Website01]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[www.iknowpoe.com/The Library of Virginia and The Poe Museum are inviting visitors to learn more about the man, the myth, the legend here at this collaborative exhibition website. Four icons greet the visitor: a raven, a swinging blade, a hot-air balloon, and a sinister looking cat. Visitors shouldn't miss the &amp;amp;amp;quot;Learn &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Play&amp;amp;amp;quot; area (symbolized by the hot air balloon), containing the highly entertaining &amp;amp;amp;quot;I Know Poe Game Show&amp;amp;amp;quot;.From the Scout Report. www.scout.wisc.edu/The Scout Report is a weekly publication offering a selection of new and newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and educators. However, everyone is welcome to subscribe to one of the mailing lists.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia News: Iron Trail Motors On Chrysler Closure List0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Iron Trail Motors of Virginia is among the nearly 800 dealersnationwide that Chrysler has announced it has dropped as part of itsbankruptcy filing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[NCI Virginia Events: 2nd Annual Sax Zim Bird Festival - February 13th thru 15th.0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 2nd Annual Sax Zim Bird Festival is the weekend of February 13th thru15th.  The unique habitat of the Sa Zim Bog in central St Louis Countyattracts birders from all over North America. The Festival features lots offield trips and keynote speeches by MN Science Teacher of the Year, LarryWeber, of Carlton; and outdoor writer and humorist, Al Batt from Hartland,MN.  moumn.org/sax-zim/]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[NCI Virginia Events: The Sound of String Quartet - February 7th0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Sound of String Quartet, Plus One, will perform a concert of speciallyarranged sacred and classical music this Saturday, Feb 7th, 7 o'clock, onThe First Stage at the Lyric Center for the Arts in Virginia. Each member ofthe quartet performs on two or more instruments including violin, viola,piano, cello, and classical guitar.  $10 admission, 741-5577.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia News: Community Housing Action Plan Workshops0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Range Readiness Initiative Housing Work Team invites you to attend one of the sub-regional Community Housing Action Plan Workshops scheduled for the last week of January.   &Acirc;&nbsp;  The workshops will all be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.with lunch provided.   &Acirc;&nbsp;  Three Workshop Locations&Acirc;&nbsp;   Grand Rapids- Tuesday, January 27, 2009   &Acirc;&nbsp; Grand Rapids Public Library 140 NE 2nd   St   &Acirc;&nbsp;  Hibbing &#8220; Wednesday, January 28, 2009  &Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; Hibbing Public Library 2020 5th   Ave East&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;   &Acirc;&nbsp;  Virginia- Thursday, January 29, 2009   &Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; Mesabi Range Community   College room C156   &Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; 1001 W Chestnut St  &Acirc;&nbsp;  &Acirc;&nbsp;  The Team is excited to share financial and technical assistance resource information with you and provide an opportunity for your community to develop a vision for housing and establish local housing priorities.&Acirc;&nbsp;   The workshops will highlight:  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Assistance with matching      innovative and existing financial resourceswith new housing development and      rehabilitation projects locally.  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Sub-regional housing five-year      goals  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Examples of small community      housing development implementation  &Acirc;&nbsp;  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Group activities to identify      local housing priorities and action steps  &Acirc;&nbsp;  After the workshop an informal technical assistance session will be available for communities and developers&brvbar;bring along your project ideas!  Professionals representing the Housing Expeditors, Lenders, Developers, and Planners will be present to discuss you projects and answer questions.  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Please invite other community leaders to join you and attend a workshop at one of the listed locations.   &Acirc;&nbsp;  If you have not responded already, please RSVP by Tuesday, January 20th so an accurate lunch count and meeting space set-up can be determined.&Acirc;&nbsp; Provide us with:  1.&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; Your Name    2.&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; Organization or entity affiliation  3.&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; The workshop location you'll be attending  4.&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; Email address  5.&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp;&Acirc;&nbsp; The information of anyone joining you  &Acirc;&nbsp;  Phone: #218-529-7535 or #1-800-232-0707 ext. 535 or email: lsarabia@ardc.org   &Acirc;&nbsp;  Hope to see you at one of the workshops,   &Acirc;&nbsp;]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia News: Northern Community Internet Community Reception0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Community ReceptionNorthern Community Internet ProjectThursday, October 16, 20085:00 PM &#8220; 6:30 PM(brief presentation at 5:30)Virginia Elks Club218 N 5th Ave, VirginiaCome hear about an exciting new project to build and strengthen our local communities using the Internet.Join KAXE General Manager, Maggie Montgomery, Community Access Coordinator, Scott Hall, and Community Internet Project Director, Ross Williams at the Virginia Elks Club! Scrumptious hors d'oeuvres donated by The Whistling Bird, refreshments, cash bar and informal discussion of this exciting new venture.We're looking for your ideas, suggestions and advice for creating a local Internet site that serves everyone in the community. A working&amp;quot;beta&amp;quot; version of the site is under construction at virginia.northerncommunityinternet.org.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[mnStringer News Network: Dispute intensifies over potential pollution from copper-nickel mining0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the date nears for a long-anticipated release of perhaps the most important environmental document in Minnesota's mining history, political wrangling has stepped up over concerns about the effects of copper-nickel mining on ground and surface water in a region world famous for the quality of its forested lakes and streams.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[mnStringer News Network: Vermilion park deal on hold  (MinnPost)0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As is so often the case, the problem is money. U.S. Steel says the land is worth at least $20 million, but appraisals by the state and St. Louis County have come in at about half that]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cleveland-Cliffs announced today that its wholly owned Northshore Mining-Babbitt Mine in Silver Bay, Minn., has been recognized for outstanding safety performance in 2007 with the industrys coveted Sentinels of Safety Award. Cliffs Babbitt Mine received the award in the Large Open Pit category.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Monday, September 29, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Room C157 Mesabi Technical College - Virginia CampusSeptember topic: Use Home Town Focus to spread the news. ExecutiveEditor Jean Dallas will demonstrate how to submit content from originalstories, commentary and news items, to photos and video/audio files.Learn how to use Home Town Focus as a venue to promote your events andfundraisers to the local community.Free and open to anyone on the Range interested in using the internet to communicate.Contact Jennifer Armstrong, Northern Community Internet Outreach, atjen3344@gmail.comor 290-8020 to RSVP or ask questions.SSponsored by Northern Community Internet (wwww.northerncommunityinternet.org)a project of Northern Community Radio (91.7 KAXE).Get together with like-minded people interested in using the Internetto communicate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A proposed biomass briquette production operation slated near Orr in Northeastern Minnesota will get nearly one-fourth of its estimated project financing from a state Iron Range Resources loan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Virginia News: Virginia Library sponsors brown bag lunch discussions with authors0]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Author Brown Bag Lunch Visits @ Your Library!Bring your lunch to the Virginia Public Library for our Visiting Author Brown Bag Lunch Visits.  Each Brown Bag Lunch will be held in the library auditorium from noon until 1:00 on the Friday of each visit. Call 748-7525 if you have questions.September 26, 2008&#8221;Local author George Erickson will be here to discuss his most recent book Back to the Barrens: On the Wing with da Vinci and Friends and the writing process.  He will also have a photo presentation with images of the Far North.October 10, 2008&#8221;Did you know that this year marks Minnesota's sesquicentennial?  Minnesota author Steve Keillor, author of Shaping Minnesota's Identity:  150 Years of State History, will be here to discuss his book and our state's 150th anniversary.October 31, 2008&#8221;Tom Phillipich, local author of The 1951 Basketball Buccaneers, is coming to the library to talk about his book.  The book includes photographic and audio work done by his parents during the 1951 basketball season.November 21, 2008&#8221;Are you ready for the holidays?  Do you need cooking ideas?  Just in time, Beatrice Ojakangas will be here to talk about her most recent cookbook, The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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