ANGLERS FISHING DURING THE SUMMER SEASON ON UPPER RED LAKE IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL HAVE A THREE-WALLEYE BAG LIMIT THIS YEAR, WITH ONLY ONE WALLEYE LONGER THAN 17 INCHES ALLOWED, DOWN FROM FOUR FISH ALLOWED IN 2020. THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON TUESDAY SAID ANGLERS HAD AN EXCELLENT WINTER SEASON, HARVESTING 143,000 POUNDS OF WALLEYE. THE THREE-WALLEYE BAG LIMIT, WITH ONE OVER-17-INCH-SIZE RESTRICTION, IS INTENDED TO KEEP THE ANNUAL HARVEST WITHIN THE TARGET HARVEST RANGE.
A PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAM FOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS WILL SOON OPEN FOR A ONE-WEEK TRIAL PERIOD, FOLLOWED BY THREE WEEKS OF ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM TARGETED BUSINESSES, BEFORE OPENING TO ALL EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THIS WEEK PROVIDED NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE $28.6 RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND, CREATED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
THE RRF WILL PROVIDE GRANTS OF UP TO $5 MILLION PER ESTABLISHMENT, OR UP TO $10 MILLION FOR BUSINESSES WITH MORE THAN ONE LOCATION.
NORTH DAKOTA GOV. DOUG BURGUM AND MANITOBA PREMIER BRIAN PALLISTER ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT NORTH DAKOTA WILL PROVIDE VACCINES TO AS MANY AS 4,000 CANADIAN TRUCK DRIVERS WHO REGULARLY CROSS THE BORDER ON THEIR ROUTES. THE STATE WILL SET UP A VACCINATION CLINIC STARTING TODAY AT A REST AREA ALONG INTERSTATE 29 NEAR DRAYTON. PALLISTER SAID THE TWO TERRITORIES ARE COMING TOGETHER TO FORM “TEAM NORTH AMERICA” AT A DIFFICULT TIME, AND HE HOPES THE NEW PROGRAM WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR A FULL REOPENING OF THE BORDER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES YESTERDAY EXTENDED A LAND-BORDER CLOSURE FOR NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVELERS, AND AIR PASSENGERS ARRIVING IN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19 AHEAD OF A HOTEL QUARANTINE PERIOD. IN FEBRUARY, CANADA BEGAN TESTING AND REQUIRING INTERNATIONAL AIR ARRIVALS TO PAY FOR A THREE-DAY HOTEL QUARANTINE. CANADA LAGS THE UNITED STATES ON VACCINATIONS AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS, AND MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IS NOW FIGHTING A THIRD WAVE OF THE PANDEMIC.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ELEEN BARRETT OF ROSEAU WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON (1 PM) AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN GREENBUSH. VISITATION WILL BE AN HOUR PRIOR, AND INTERMENT SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BETHEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY FOLLOWING SERVICES. ELEEN BARRET WAS 67.
GRANDMA’S MARATHON IN DULUTH ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE ENCOURAGING SPECTATORS TO STAY HOME FOR THE RACE THIS SUMMER. THEY SAID IT’S A DIFFICULT DECISION, AS THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXCITEMENT FELT IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO WANT TO BE GOOD AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED CHANGES TO THE ANNUAL SPAGHETTI FEED, AND CANCELLATION OF ROCK THE BIG TOP CONCERTS.
THE FIRST ATLANTIC OCEAN CROSSER PULLED INTO THE DULUTH SHIPPING CANAL, PASSING UNDER THE AERIAL LIFT BRIDGE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MARKING THE OFFICIAL START TO SHIPPING SEASON IN THE TWIN PORTS. THE SHIP, CARRYING CONCRETE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, ARRIVED FROM TURKEY.
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