**Exhibit 24**

 

 

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: May 15, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Richard H. Anderson |   |
|                |    | Richard H. Anderson |
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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

Theundersigned officer and/or director of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. hereby constitutesand appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E. Weil, or either of them, with power toact one without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his stead, in anyand all capacities to sign the Form 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the yearended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to file the same, with allexhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact andagent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingnecessary or advisable to be done in connection therewith, as fully to allintents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying andconfirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute orsubstitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 3, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Donald E. Benson |   |
|                |    | Donald E. Benson |
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**POWEROF ATTORNEY**

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The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: May 30, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Pierson M. Grieve |   |
|                |    | Pierson M. Grieve |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 4, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Robert C. Pohlad |   |
|                |    | Robert C. Pohlad |
|                     |         |  |  |  |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and performeach and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done in connectiontherewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do inperson, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact andagent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done byvirtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 5, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Carl R. Pohlad |   |
|                |    | Carl R. Pohlad |   |
|                     |         |  |  |  |  |

 

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: May 31, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Douglas M. Steeland |   |
|                |    | Douglas M. Steenland |   |
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**POWEROF ATTORNEY**

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The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 5, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Raymond W. Zehr, Jr. |   |
|                |    | Raymond W. Zehr, Jr. |   |
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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 5, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Paul F. Foley |   |
|                |    | Paul F. Foley |   |
|                     |         |  |  |  |  |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

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The undersigned officer and/or director of MesabaHoldings, Inc. hereby constitutes and appoints Paul F. Foley and Robert E.Weil, or either of them, with power to act one without the other, his true andlawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution andresubstitution, for him and in his stead, in any and all capacities to sign theForm 10-K of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. for the year ended March 31, 2002, pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documentsin connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, grantingunto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do andperform each and every act and thing necessary or advisable to be done inconnection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-factand agent, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to bedone by virtue hereof.

 
| Dated: June 5, 2002 |    |
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|                | Signed: | /s/ Robert E. Weil |   |
|                |    | Robert E. Weil |   |
|                     |         |  |  |  |  |

 

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