PDD Quiz: June 2020 in Review
See how much you remember about the events that made headlines this month!
The next PDD quiz will explore area swimming spots; it will be published on July 12. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by July 8.
Results
You’ve been keeping up with the local news! Well done!
Better luck next time!
#1. Essentia recently announced the construction of this Northland first.
WDIO has more on the story here.
#2. This Duluth city councilor was voted in by council members on June 8.
Tomanek filled the at-large seat vacated by Barb Russ, who resigned due to health concerns. Read more about Tomanek in the Duluth News Tribune.
#4. Which organization recently announced that David Montgomery would serve as interim president?
Montgomery previously served as the chief administrative officer for the city of Duluth; he retired from that position in 2018. The Duluth News Tribune has more on the story here.
#5. This local bakery and café is slated to reopen as a grocery store.
The Duluth News Tribune has more on the transformation here.
#6. Minnesota’s first posthumous pardon was granted to this man.
Mason was convicted of allegedly raping a white woman in Duluth in 1920. Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Issac McGhie were also taken into custody; a mob later kidnapped from the jail and lynched them. Read more on MPR News.
#7. What item was used to block highway 61 in Cook County on June 8?
Read more about the story on the Star Tribune website.
#8. Which former Duluth school board member announced his candidacy for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District?
Welty will face off against incumbent Pete Stauber in the Aug. 11 primary. CBS 3 has more on the race here.
#9. OMC Smokehouse expanded into the adjoining space formerly occupied by this business.
Fox 21 has more on the story here.
#10. The Duluth Waterfront Collective unveiled a plan that re-envisions I-35 into this.
Read more about the project (named Highway 61 Revisited) on its website.
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