Bygones for Sept. 9, 2010

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

September 08, 2010 at 11:00 PM

News Tribune

Sept. 9, 1970

More than 200 people attending a public hearing last night in Silver Bay were told that major improvements to Highway 61 from Two Harbors to Silver Bay are at least five years away. Some temporary work will be undertaken next year, officials said.

An angry, disruptive crowd descended on the Duluth School Board last night with demands that student busing be restored to last year's level. The board promised to consider all complaints and to investigate the cost of restoring busing service. News Tribune

Sept. 9, 1990

Members of the Citizens Task Force on Facilities and Program Planning expect that this week's referendum on the Superior school district's $22 million bond issue will be approved. Task force representatives say telephone surveys and public contacts indicate strong support.

In only a couple of weeks, Northland highways will be crowded with people from across the country who will come to view the fall colors. Area motel rooms are nearly all reserved for fall leaf watching, the largest tourist season next to summer.

Bygones for Sept. 9, 2010

News Tribune Sept. 9, 1970 More than 200 people attending a public hearing last night in Silver Bay were told that major improvements to Highway 61 from Two Harbors to Silver Bay are at least five years away. Some temporary work will be undertake...