February 4, 2005

Jan. 30: United Northern Sportsmen’s 52nd Annual Ice Fishing Contest, Island Lake, Duluth, 12:30-3:30 p.m. For more info call 218-722-2711. Feb. 5: 23rd Annual Golden Rainbow Ice Fishing Contest, Noon to 3 p.m., Forest Lake. For more info checkout www.forestlakeicefishing.com Feb. 6: 56th Annual New Brighton Sportsmen’s Club Ice Fishing Contest, 2-4 p.m., Long Lake. […]

Featured at the show is Las Vegas master illusionist, Lawrence Gregory, who will perform the boat magic. You’ll also be able to attend several seminars featuring the likes of Larry Bollig, Chip Leer, and Dave Csanda. There also will be plenty of boats on hand, along with docks and marine electronics. Show hours are noon

Feb. 8: “Late Ice Panfish” seminar with outdoor writer, Jerry Carlson, 7 p.m., Gander Mtn., St. Cloud. For more info call Jerry Carlson, 320 654 6600. Feb. 11: Possession and Acquisition Training (P.A.L.) with Stan Orr, 6-9 p.m., Gander Mtn., St. Cloud. Cost $50. Pre-registration required. For more info call Jerry Carlson, 320-654-6600.

N.D. considering new restrictions By Curt Woodward Associated Press Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A rising number of visiting duck hunters has turned the state’s prized prairie habitat into a crowded shooting gallery, say frustrated North Dakota hunters who want fewer licenses issued to outsiders. “It’s no fun to show up in a field at three or

The meetings are Thursday, Feb. 3 at Roseau High School; Feb. 3 at Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand Forks; and Friday, Feb. 4 at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls. All meetings begin at 7 p.m.

Michael Olson, 25, suffered cuts on his arm and had to be taken by ambulance to St. Cloud Hospital, where he was treated and released, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department said. Olson said the other man struck his arm with the manually operated ice auger. The fight happened last week on Beaver Lake. Police were

The City Council approved up to $3.5 million in tax-increment financing and $1.5 million in tax abatements on a 3-2 vote last week. The vote followed questions from more than 200 residents, many of whom wondered if the city really needed to offer the tax incentives to get Cabela’s to open there. City officials argued

Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. There they were, in the same room, at the same table. Some said they were sportsmen, duck hunters; others associated themselves with an environmental agenda, at least in the traditional sense. But these are not traditional times, David Zentner of Duluth told a gathering of outdoors interests last Friday. The goals