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Question: How many classes of drivers’ licenses are there and what do they mean? Answer: Minnesota has four different classes of drivers’ licenses. Class D is valid for: • Single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less; • Recreational vehicles; • Certain farm vehicles; • Towing vehicles, regardless of weight, provided the GVW of the combination does not exceed 26,000 pounds; • Towing vehicles up to 10,000 pounds GVW when the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds GVW.

More flood updates

No-wake, markers No-wake restrictions on Namakan, Kabetogama, and Sand Point lakes have been lifted by Voyageurs National Park as lake levels in the Namakan basin have receded. Due to highwater persisting on Rainy Lake, the no-wake restriction remains in effect there.

CORRECTION

A story in the July 1 edition on hunger in the schools contained incorrect statistics. The numbers should have read: 2021 to 2022 Comparisons ISD 361 shelf, January - May 2021: 202 visits; January - May 2022: 683 visits.

Looking Back

Friday, July 8, 2022 15 years ago Beth Anderson, the principal at West End Elementary School, has retired after 39 years in education. Beth began her career teaching in Fairfax County, Va., and moved to Borderland to begin teaching here in 1978.

Violet’s Floyd

Chapter 19 The Kielczewski family trap line was 16-miles long and 12-miles wide, covering 192 square miles, the size was the reason that they needed multiple cabins. They took 900 beaver a season from six area lakes; they all had populations of muskrat houses.

Notebook, Monday, July 4:

What an exciting finish to the Senior Legion baseball game on Friday night at Scheela Field against Moose Lake It was a pitcher’s duel through… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Voyageurs wolves focus of program

STAFF REPORT The wolves, and specifically the wolf pups, of Voyageurs and the area around it are featured in the July 4 airing of the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close