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31 Central Boulevard Suite 400, Babbitt, Minnesota 55706, United States
Scholarship for Iron Range Youth
In Loving Memory of
Charles Joseph "Tuna" Evancevich
July 21, 1959-October 9, 2020
Chucky spent his life devoted to his family, friends and community! He always told his kids to prioritize their education and get involved in anyway they can.
Whenever my dad found out that there was a student who could not afford to be in sports or activities, my mom and dad would pay for their fees, transportation, equipment costs, etc. We are starting a scholarship to do what he did so many times while he was alive.
Please help us keep his memory and legacy alive so he can continue to impact lives for generations to come!
This scholarship will support low income Iron Range Youth who cannot afford to be in sports or activities. The funds will pay for fees, equipment costs, transportation costs and any other expenses incurred.
To Donate, Please visit the link below:
Extending a Helping Hand to Those Who Need It The Most!
Free For Those In Need!
Northern-Frontiers Thrift is here to extend a helping hand to those who need it the most right now. If you have been displaced by the fire or lost everything, please know that we are here to help you.
You can stop in anytime during business hours:
Monday, Wednesday-Saturday from 10 AM-6 PM
or Call Carly after business hours if you need help right away:
Carly's Cell is 218-750-4333.
You can take whatever it is you need to get back on your feet and help you through this difficult time. Everything is COMPLETELY FREE!
We have clothing in all sizes for men, women, and children, school supplies, any personal care, hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, cleaning products, cookware, blankets, sleeping bags, etc.
If you need items delivered or have any questions,
please call our store 218-827-0777.
We are here to help you in whatever way we can.
How can you help?
We would like to thank everyone for their generosity and kindness to help people recover from this disaster.
Northern-Frontiers Thrift is receiving a rather large donation this Saturday and we need time to get through all the donations and get it organized. At this time, we are putting all donations on hold until after labor day.
(Day to be announced).
We have received pretty much everything we need. If you have extra camping supplies, we would be open to taking it as the families we are working with are still camping and could use more supplies.
Please call the store prior to donating please 218-827-0777
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE ITEMS WE CANNOT TAKE!
Mattresses, box springs, and pillows.
Please do not bring us furniture. We simply do not have the space for it. Instead, you can bring us pictures or email pictures to:
We will provide pictures to those who need furniture and we will make arrangements once they have picked what they want. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we just don't have a lot of space to work with.
Financially Supporting Victims of Greenwood Fire
Thanks to our wonderful communities, we have raised just over $400 for the victims of the Greenwood Fire!
We are continuing to collect any financial donations.
You can donate in 1 of 3 ways:
1. There is an account set up at the Ely Area Credit Union under Northern-Frontiers Thrift Business account.
2. There is a Fireman's Piggy Bank next to the register at the store and you can put any donations in there.
3. You can donate via GoFundMe at the link: https://gofund.me/160759ed
Please let us know how we can help.
We will do whatever we can within our means!
https://kbjr6.com/2021/08/20/babbitt-community-steps-up-to-help-those-displaced-by-greenwood-fire/
Mother's Day Drawing
Mother's Day Drawing!
$2.00 per ticket.
Drawing to be held Saturday, May 8, 2020 at 12 PM.
First Prize: Hand Sewn Quilt and Gift Basket
Second Prize: Gift Basket
Third Prize: Gift Basket
Proceeds from the Mother's Day Drawing will be split 75/25 with the Babbitt Figure Skating Club to go towards a scholarship for next year.
$1.50 from EACH ticket will go towards the Babbitt Figure Skating Club.
Please stop in to show your support for our local figure skaters!
Thank you in advance for your support!
First Responders Dinner
Thanksgiving Dinner
To thank our first responders
Thanksgiving Dinner
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020,
Kell's Kitchen and Northern-Frontiers Thrift planned a Thanksgiving Dinner and Drawing for 8 First Responder Departments:
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Department and Lake County Sheriff's Department, Babbitt Police, Babbitt Fire, and Babbitt EMS and Ely Police, Ely Fire and Ely EMS.
Unfortunately, Due to COV
On Tuesday, November 24, 2020,
Kell's Kitchen and Northern-Frontiers Thrift planned a Thanksgiving Dinner and Drawing for 8 First Responder Departments:
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Department and Lake County Sheriff's Department, Babbitt Police, Babbitt Fire, and Babbitt EMS and Ely Police, Ely Fire and Ely EMS.
Unfortunately, Due to COVID, the dinner had to be cancelled.
Instead, we used the funds donated to the dinner to issue a $15 gift certificate to Kell's Kitchen to each first responder.
There were a total of 107 between the 8 departments.
and Drawing
To thank our first responders
Thanksgiving Dinner
We collected enough prizes to send each first responder home with a prize totaling $50 or more with the top prize being valued at around $400.
We have received some wonderful prizes for the drawing including a 55" Flat Screen TV, 2- $100 Gift Cards to Menard's, a Free night stay at Fortune Bay and $50 to their Steakhouse Restaurant, Numero
We collected enough prizes to send each first responder home with a prize totaling $50 or more with the top prize being valued at around $400.
We have received some wonderful prizes for the drawing including a 55" Flat Screen TV, 2- $100 Gift Cards to Menard's, a Free night stay at Fortune Bay and $50 to their Steakhouse Restaurant, Numerous Silver Coins, and more!
We greatly appreciated all of the donations we received to help make this event a success. THANK YOU! ThANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I know our first responders were eternally grateful to you as well!
To thank our first responders
To thank our first responders
To thank our first responders
We would like to thank all of our incredible donors who have helped make this event a success. Thanks to you, all of the first responders will get a FREE thanksgiving meal along with a small gift.
Our Donors Include:
Northern-Frontiers Thrift, Kell's Kitchen, State Farm-Lindsey Keen,
Z’up North Realty, Babbitt Weekly News, Rural Living En
We would like to thank all of our incredible donors who have helped make this event a success. Thanks to you, all of the first responders will get a FREE thanksgiving meal along with a small gift.
Our Donors Include:
Northern-Frontiers Thrift, Kell's Kitchen, State Farm-Lindsey Keen,
Z’up North Realty, Babbitt Weekly News, Rural Living Environments & their community, Babbitt City Hall, Benville/Car Quest, Timber Bay Lodge, Kell’s Kitchen, Fortune Bay Resort and Casino, Village Inn, Ely State Theater, Virginia Surplus, Giant’s Ridge, Babbitt Golf Course, Wreck the Fed, DP-Fab, Texas Roadhouse, Ely Zup’s, The Good Ol’ Days, The Front Porch, Holiday Gas Station, Piragis, Frontline Metal, The Hive Coffee and Bakeshop, Home Depot, Lake Superior Zoo, Sawmill Saloon, Vi’s Pizza, Chewy, CEC Theatres, Great Outdoor Bait and Tackle, Big Blanket Co., Hometown Focus, WDIO/ABC, Support the Paws that Enforce the Laws, Thin Blue Line USA, Anything by Austin, History America, Adventure Inn, Mike's Liquor, Minnesota Wild, Barkbox, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lakeshore Liquor, Edward's Oil and Propane, and some local community members.
A Huge Thank You to Our Essential Employees
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Northern-Frontiers Thrift would like to extend a huge thank you to all the employees at Cenex/Blomberg’s, Zup’s, and Short Stop in Babbitt.
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We thank you for your time, your effort, your dedication throughout this crisis to helping meet the needs of our community. It isn’t much, but we hope that these cakes brighten your day a little bit.
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Thank you to Susan Laine
for making these beautiful cakes and for helping us to honor these wonderful people for being essential throughout this crisis. You do an amazing job! LuvBabbitt
A Message from the
Decorator of the cakes
essential employees!
To you it’s an ordinary Thursday ( is there ordinary anymore ) I digress, To the fine people in Babbitt working at Zups, Cenex and Clark Short Stop, it’s their LuvBabbitt Cake Day.
Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Decorator of the cakes
Decorator of the cakes
Decorator of the cakes
The day we lift them up and say
Thank you for your service during these uncertain times in Babbitt.
Thank you for your dedication , love and support of your community.
Thank you for putting the needs of your customers ahead of your own.
Susan laine
Decorator of the cakes
Decorator of the cakes
These LuvBabbitt cakes were dedicated and donated by the “ LuvBabbittest” Northern Frontiers Thrift in Babbitt , not your average thrift store.
Thank you Northern Frontiers Thrift for the most generous gift of dedication , love and support for these 3 Babbitt businesses .
We didn’t spread the virus today ....we spread love.
Babbitt Police Department
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
LuvBabbitt cake #5 went out yesterday to The Babbitt Police Department. This cake was dedicated and donated by Northern- Frontiers Thrift . Thank you for your love and support of the Babbitt Police Dept.
Officer Cody Siebert on the left and Officer Jon Shenett on the right
LuvBabbitt 
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
We’d like to thank the Babbitt Police Dept for their service during these uncertain times in Babbitt.
Thank you for your dedication, love and support of your community
Thank you for putting the needs of the people of Babbitt ahead of your own
Thank you for distributing masks to those in need. you’re honorary team members of mine !!
Babbitt Fire Department
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
LuvBabbitt cake #6 went out yesterday to The Babbitt Fire Department. This cake was dedicated and donated by Northern-Frontiers Thrift in Babbitt. Thank you Northern Frontiers Thrift for your love and support of the Babbitt Fire Dept.
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The fire fighters are Andy Gerlovich
Ben Morgan
Torrey Roseth
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Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service
We’d like to thank the Babbitt Fire Dept for their service during these uncertain times in Babbitt.
Thank you for your dedication, love and support of Babbitt and Ely too!!
Thank you for putting the needs of your community ahead of your own
Thank you for always answering the call
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Northern-Frontiers Thrift is a Proud supporter of our military!
We are preparing to send care packages to deployed military troops. Packages will be shipped out Saturday, August 15. Everyone can participate. In addition to the items listed below, we are looking for letter and pictures if you feel comfortable sending a photo with your letter. Letters must be in an unsealed envelope for inspection. Please feel free to submit any art as well.
Financial Items
$25 VISA or Mastercard gift cards gives the troops the greatest flexibility for WIFI, etc.
(All Liquids must be individually bagged. For example: shampoo and conditioner cannot be bagged together.)
Personal hygiene items (Unscented whenever possible).
Wet wipes, disposable razors (men's and women's), lip balm, body wash, lotion, face wash, mouthwash, deodorant, Q-tips, shampoo, conditioner, foot powder, feminine products, small packs of napkins and tampons, hair de-tangler, grooming kits, laundry pods packed in a sturdy plastic or metal container, sunscreen, magazines (clean content), fun posters and calendars, batteries (AA and AAA), tobacco products (smoke, dip, chew, vape, etc.)
Movies and music must be on thumb drives (CDS and DVDs are useless).
Men's and Women's Cross training shoes (Men's sizes 11 & 12 & Women's sizes 8 &9)
Cordless electric hair clipper nose/ear/hair trimmers.
Multi-Tools, 3M Sticky Wall Hooks, and Hand Sanitizer
Food/snacks
Cases of like kind goods, not assorted.
Beef Jerky, Hard Candy, Chewing Gum, Protein Bars, Protein Mixer bottles/shakers, Cookies, Crackers, Corn Nuts, Chocolate Candy, Beef Sticks, Snack Bars, Nuts (other than Peanuts) in resealable containers, dried fruits in resealable containers, tins and packets of flavored coffee and cappuccino, breath mints, and liquid creamers in little plastic cups with a foil top packed in a sturdy plastic or metal container.
Questions, Comments or Concerns
Deadline is August 15, 2020
Please contact Northern-Frontiers Thrift
Phone: (218)-827-0777
Email: info@northern-frontiers.com
Drop off or mail items to:
31 Central Blvd.
Suite 400
Babbitt, MN 55706