Business Retention and Expansion Techniques Workshop

Getting Started with BR&E:

A Business Retention and Expansion
Techniques Workshop

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., including lunch
Friday, November 21st
Cloquet Forestry Center
179 University Road
Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

A workshop for economic development professionals, volunteers
& other community leaders to learn how to conduct effective
firm visits and learn about BR&E resources from
University of Minnesota Extension

Cost: $25 per person or $50 per community team (2 to 4 people)

Why attend?
1. To learn an essential economic development skill
2. To learn more about University resources for BR&E
3. If you already know these things, then this is your chance to bring along others in your community for enlightenment, information, and experience

Who should attend?
• Economic development professionals and board members
• Elected and appointed public officials
• Certified BR&E Project Coordinators with a team of prospective leaders for a
BR&E program
• Anyone else who wants to involve their community in economic development

In order to pre-schedule business visits, the registration deadline
is Friday, November 14th.
Call: 888-241-0724 or 218-726-6471

PUCK Days / March Madness Parade

People lined the streets in Eveleth for the parade on the 15th of March for the "PUCK Days / March Madness" winter parade....

Thanks to all those that participated in the parade

The hockey players are such a large part of our community, bringing people together to celebrate our heritage...

A special thank you to the Police, Fire, and EMS

The grandmarshals of the parade: The girls hockey team. Thanks to the Hockey Hall of Fame for the float!

Arrowhead Transist provides bus service in Eveleth. You can call 741-0724 for ride information. There are pickups in Eveleth to go to Virgnia and Duluth! Try the bus!!!

A special thank you to the Eveleth Clown Band. All of you have so much community spirit. We applaud each and everyone of you!

Some participated in the parade on skiis and snowshoes!

It was fun to see so many snowmobiles in the parade!

Even the younger ones took part in the parade on their snowmobiles!

Thanks to all those who made this event such a success. Plan your winter floats or units for another winter parade in Eveleth!

City Hall

City Hall was open on the 15th from 10-12 for community members to come tour City Hall, say "hi!", and view the "Copper Box of Memories". Thanks Jackie for being there!If you haven't seen the "Cooper Box of Memories" stop by City Hall to see the history from the corner stone!

Craft / Quilt Show

A quilt/craft show was held at the Senior Citizens Center from 2-4 on March 15th.

Thanks to all those that brought their quilted objects to show. You are an inspiration!!!

Crafters had tables to sell their merchandise they have created....

The winner of the Mayor's choice for the best quilted object went to:
Linda who won a gift certificate to "Terri's Treasures"

Special thanks to:

Eveleth Senior Citizens Center for allowing us to use your wonderful building!

Carla and Steve for volunteering your time to help with the event

Beth and her family for working to make this event such a success.

For all you quilters and crafters, let's get busy crafting for another quilt/craft show next year!!!

Snowmobile Show

Many people came to Southside Park on March 15th for the PUCK Days snowmobile showSnowmobiles of all shapes, sizes, years, makes, and models participated

Vickie calls out the winners of the show

(The list of trophy winners aren't in order of the photos)

Best Antique original: Dave Pietila
Best Antique Restored: Jim and Sue Sailer

Best Vintage Original: Jake Takvam

Best Vintage Restored: Brett and Anna Peterson

Best of Show: Bruce Sampson

A "Best Rat" wasn't awarded as all of the sleds were great!

The trophy for "Farthest away" went to Greg Pepttinelli (Missouri)

Best Orphan: Carl Pellin

Oldest Operational sled: Jim Ellis

Best Modern Modified:
Lisa Marchetti




Best Snowcross:
Ron Schaff

Eveleth Clown Band's Choice:
Ron Schaff


Most Creative Entry:
Matt Prebarich

Most Spirted Entry:
Paul Petron





Funniest Entry:
Ian Hutkowski

Thanks to all those that came to the snowmobile show!!!

THANKS to those that brought their snowbiles for everyone to see!


A great big thanks to the following for their support:
Eveleth Merchant's Association
Northern Belt & Conveyor
Miner's National Bank
Eveleth Lion's Club
Lundgren Motor's, Inc.
Lenny's Tattoos

Blade Motorsports Group, Inc.
TeamFAST.com
Arrowhead DARE
City of Eveleth
City of Eveleth Employees
Hoagie's
Bonsai Tea
Hockey Hall of Fame Museum
Range Print Shop
Arrowhead Transit
Eveleth Senior Citizens Center
Eveleth Public Library
A-1 Services - Eveleth
Starkovich Distributing

Paul's Market and Catering
Eveleth IGA
Master Outlet

Prepare your sleds and let's make this an annual tradition in Eveleth!!


Special thanks to Vickie for all the hard work you did in making this event such a success!

Chili Cook-Off

A chili Cook-off was held at Hoagie's from 6-8PM on March 14th.

There were 12 chili entries and 52 votes cast for the "favorite chili".

The process was to taste one sort of chili, have bread to cleanse the palate, try another chili, more bread, more chili, more bread..... A giant thank you to all 52 of you that were able to sample all 12 chili recipes and provide a vote for the best chili and the others that came to sample some of them.

All the entries were great!!! There was spicy chili, sweet chili, chicken chili, vegetable chili.... What a great bunch of chili cooking champions!

Vickie and Beth tallying the results
A tie for the 3rd place winners:
Mike and Jen

2nd place:

Kurt

And the 1st place winner with the chicken chili and winner of the trophy:

Brad

A special thanks to Hoagies for hosting this event. Can't wait until the next cook-off championship!!!!