Kristiina Thums earns superior rating in music competition
May 9, 2013 in Lake County News-Chronicle
When the Lake County News-Chronicle called to speak to Kristiina Thums about a recent achievement, she was at track practice. Had it been earlier in the year, her mom said, she’d have been at hockey or volleyball practice. During the day, the Finland 15-year-old is at school in Silver Bay and in between all of this she finds time to paint, draw and earn awards for her musical ability. Continue Reading
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With several inches of snow still on the ground, it’s hard to imagine that the Minnesota vegetable planting season will soon be here.
The road winds inland for eight miles through trees and fields to Chelsea Morning Farm. Just beyond a graying weathered fence is a half-round plastic covered greenhouse the first indication of the farm. 
The Friends of the Finland Community presented a $100,000 check to Crystal Bay Township at its annual meeting in March. It’s the culmination of the group’s fundraising efforts over the course of six years and it will go directly towards the debt remaining from the construction of the Clair Nelson Center in Finland. 
Last year, the organizers of the Harvest Booya and Finnfest had to make a tough decision. The ranks of volunteers were thinning and younger ones were not stepping in to fill the roster, so in 2012, for the first time since 1985, the booya was cancelled. Unwilling to give up on the beloved fall festival, Stacy Breden and Julie Arnold went to work–now they are hoping to Save the Booya. 
The origins of St. Urho’s Day will forever be disputed. Some claim Sulo Havumaki of Bemidji began the legend of St. Urho, and others credit Richard Mattson of Virginia. In the pages of the News-Chronicle in 2011, Karl Aho argued that Herman, a Mesabi Daily News employee, started the St. Urho fable. 
Call her Finland’s muse. With paint, charcoal enthusiasm and a lifetime of experience in a variety of media, Joi Electa is inspiring young and old to try their hands at art at the Clair Nelson Center. 
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