Dispatches from Douglas County: A sort of homecoming
Nov. 17—SUPERIOR — Hello! Let's start with an introduction (maybe a reintroduction for some of you).
My name is Rick Lubbers and I am the executive editor for Duluth Media Group, overseeing the Superior Telegram, Duluth News Tribune and Cloquet Pine Journal newsrooms. I also pitch in and help with The Woman Today.
And, starting today, I will be sharing the best content from the Telegram with readers of Dispatches from Douglas County.
It's a sort of homecoming for me, having been a sports editor and editor in chief at the Superior Daily Telegram from 1999 through 2005. Those were some of the best years of my journalism journey, and it will be fun to retrace those steps with the talented journalists of the Telegram: Shelley Nelson, Maria Lockwood and Jed Carlson.
I made my home in Douglas County 23 years ago and have raised a family here. These stories are as important to me as they are to you.
I look forward to sharing those stories with you in this newsletter.
Thanks for subscribing to Dispatches from Douglas County. Please reach out and say hi when you have a chance. I'd love to hear from you.
Newsletter note: Dispatches from Douglas County will be off next week for Thanksgiving break. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving, eat lots of great food and watch a lot of football. This newsletter will be back in your inbox on Friday, Dec. 1.
In the meantime, here are this week's headlines:
It's not every day that you see a gas station moved.
But the historic gas station in Gordon made the trip from its longtime location in town to another spot that will enable its new owner to find creative new uses for that building.
Photographer Jed Carlson made sure to snap a few shots to mark the occasion, in case you missed it. Reporter Shelley Nelson gathered all the important details and shared those with Telegram readers as well.
You can check out the photos and stories here.
The city of Superior has highlighted its many winter offerings in recent years and is poised to trademark "Wisconsin's Winter Capital" and proudly call itself "Snowperior" (at least during the 7 or 8 months when snow is on the ground here).
Telegram reporter Shelley Nelson reported on this marketing effort and previewed the many festive events on tap in Superior this winter.
It's always interesting to see where our local athletes will be competing in college. Several of them signed their National Letters of Intent recently.
You can check out who's going where in this story.
* Changes coming next year:
Superior School Board sets new elementary school boundaries.
(Subscriber-only story)
* Douglas County Past:
South Range man capitalizes on dead cow; Top Superior gridders recognized
* Arboreal upcycling:
Retired holiday tree reborn as ornaments, sculpture
(Subscriber-only story)
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