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Greetings Duluth Section!  

Our next luncheon is on March 17th at noon at BARR Engineering in Duluth.  Anthony Peterson from NSBA (National Steel Bridge Alliance), will be presenting on steel and steel bridges.  Please use the collaborate link (watch your email) to RSVP so we can plan an accurate lunch head count.  If you are unable to use Collaborate, please send me a message. The cost of this event is $25 if you register before 5 pm on March 13th and $30 at the door for professionals.  

 
Also, the Toothpick Bridge competition for high school students will be held at UMD and is on April 16, 2026.  We currently have enough schools signed up to fill a morning session and need a few more volunteers to assist with the event. No experience is needed to assist with the competition. If you would like to volunteer as a judge, please let me or one of our board members know.   

Please see our scholarship application for the 2025-2026 school year which is in this newsletter.  We are continuing to provide 3 Scholarships this year.  Applications need to be sent to Jeremy Carlson, our secretary, by March 21st.  See the newsletter for more info.   

Our Younger Member Group has organized an ethics presentation on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 2:00-4:30 PM. The session will be presented by 
Eric R. Heiberg, Attorney at Law, Heley Duncan & Melander.  

In coordination with the Minnesota Section, we have been working hard on updating the 2026 Minnesota Infrastructure Report Card and the release event is 
scheduled for April 30, 2026. The event will be held at Duluth International Airport. Please join us for the unveiling of the 2026 infrastructure grades.   
Our annual year end appreciation dinner will be held on May 20 at a venue in Duluth that will be decided soon.  Please put the date on your calendar and try to 
attend.  It should be a great time to meet with other engineers and do some networking.  

Hope to see you on the 17th for our monthly luncheon and please don’t forget to RSVP.  

Peter Demshar, PE   
Duluth Section President