🌱 How six Hermantown natives could shape UMD’s 2026-27 hockey run

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• How six Hermantown natives could shape UMD’s 2026-27 hockey run

Also on today's calendar: Bored Teachers Comedy.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 64, low: 44.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sandelin as excited as fans for Bulldogs in 2026-27 (duluthnewstribune.com) — Hermantown hockey fans will see a strong hometown presence on next year’s UMD men’s roster, with six Bulldogs hailing from Hermantown and several having played for Hermantown High School. Coach Scott Sandelin breaks down returning stars like Hobey Baker winner Max Plante, key local standouts, blue-line additions, and transfer forwards as the Bulldogs gear up for a high-expectation 2026-27 season.
   

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Saturday May 2

• Bored Teachers: "Is It Friday Yet?!" Comedy Tour
  Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, 350 Harbor Dr, Duluth
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Bored Teachers Comedy
  Duluth Entertainment Convention Center , 350 Harbor Dr , Duluth
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Minnesota Film Festival
  Zeitgeist Zinema 2 , 222 E Superior St , Duluth
  11:00 am

Friday April 24

• Sara Thomsen & Peter Mayer
  Sacred Heart Music Center , 201 West 4th Street , Duluth
  7:30 pm

Monday April 27

• Council Meeting
  Rice Lake City Hall , 4107 W Beyer Rd , Duluth
  1:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Spring Sip & Shop
  Island Lake Inn , 7153 Rice Lake Rd , Duluth
  5:00 pm
• The Music Man
  Duluth Entertainment Convention Center , 350 Harbor Dr , Duluth
  7:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Mesabi East vs Esko
  Esko High School , 2 E Hwy 61 , Esko
  9:30 am
• Duluth Homegrown Music Festival
  Sacred Heart Music Center , 201 West 4th Street , Duluth
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Duluth BCH-MN Membership Meeting
  Buffalo House , 2590 Guss Rd , Duluth
  6:00 pm
• Hermantown/Proctor vs Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
  Cloquet Senior High School , 1000 18th St , Cloquet
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Warroad vs Esko
  Esko High School , 2 E Hwy 61 , Esko
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Proctor

• Shutout again, Anchorage returns home facing elimination; Fairbanks stays alive (alaskasportsreport.com)

Duluth

• Bygones: Duluth named first poet laureate 20 years ago (duluthnewstribune.com)
• In Duluth, climate change has extended the allergy season by 5 weeks (duluthnewstribune.com)
• Minnesota Twins Fan Wants One-Of-A-Kind Bobblehead Collection To Honor Her Late Brother (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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