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  • Photo story: Mahtowa bustles with Rat Rod Rendezvous

    Ivan Hohnstadt|Sep 6, 2024

    Car enthusiasts averse to shiny chrome and bright hot rod colors gathered in Mahtowa Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, for the annual Rat Rod Rendezvous. There were street rods and other classic cars on "Shine on Saturday" and then the rat rods rolled in for "Rusty Sunday."...

  • Ad Libbing: Will West End still get the drift?

    Ivan Hohnstadt|Jul 28, 2023

    I was working a bit late on a Friday night and heard the familiar squeal of tires "drifting" at the intersection of Avenue B and Vine Street in Cloquet. The rumbling of loud exhaust systems and engines revving continued. As I went out to my van to head home, I noticed a "stage" in the VFW parking lot, heard music, saw lots of cars and people milling about. I hadn't seen that much activity in the West End since the West End Flourish celebration last September. I was curious. The parking lot...

  • Ad Libbing: Building community is a group project

    Ivan Hohnstadt|Jul 15, 2022

    It’s not often I contribute editorial content. My primary responsibility is to make sure we can pay the bills. In short, sell advertising. But I was reminded again of the importance of a local newspaper while listening to Weekend Edition Sunday on Minnesota Public Radio this past weekend. Ayesha Rascoe interviewed Amy Duncan of Indianola, Iowa. She and her husband recently bought the local newspaper from Gannett, a media juggernaut that owns hundreds of news outlets across the country. Gannett has been selling off local newspapers recently. I...