The 2009 North Shore Dragon Boat races on July 24 – 26 were enjoyed by 17 teams and hordes of people. The Pumphouse Fitness Center of Grand Marais (above), the top local team, celebrates its fourth place finish. Team “Eh” from Thunder Bay was the overall winner. See more Dragon Boat Festival action on page B3.
Third Avenue residents evacuated by sewer gas
Residents of Third Avenue West in Grand Marais had an extremely unpleasant, but not disastrous experience, on Wednesday, July 22, when utility work caused sewer gas to enter several homes. At about 5:00 p.m. on July 22, a Third Avenue homeowner heard “loud sucking, gurgling noises in the drain pipes throughout the house.” The homeowner also noticed a smell she […]
Burglary suspect arrested after standoff
A search for a DeKalb, Illinois man who was wanted for burglary led to a brief stand-off with law enforcement on the Gunflint Trail on Saturday, July 25. Cook County Law Enforcement was contacted at 12:20 p.m. on July 20, asking for assistance in apprehending Christopher C. Mentenick, 20, of DeKalb, Illinois. A relative of the man had contacted the […]
Park board’s Master Plan gets hearty support and opposition
Approximately 40 people gathered in the Grand Marais tourist park recreation hall Tuesday, July 28, 2009 to hear the park board’s presentation of its long-term Master Plan and to offer some last-minute feedback with the hope of changing that plan. Board chair Lindsay Mielke opened the meeting with an explanation of why consultant Bob Bruce was not there. “We have […]
Grand Marais man charged with kidnapping, assault
Kevin Robert Thompson, 52, of Grand Marais is facing multiple charges after allegedly imprisoning and terrorizing his wife and a Grand Marais man for more than eight hours on May 15, 2009. The Grand Marais man was visiting Thompson’s wife when Thompson arrived at the home at approximately 9:15 p.m. According to statements given to Cook County Law Enforcement, Thompson […]
Lake Superior water access in Hovland temporarily closed
Anglers or pleasure boaters who like to head out onto Lake Superior from Horseshoe Bay in Hovland will have to travel to another water access until sometime in fall 2009 as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources completes a construction project. DNR spokesperson Joe Russell said the Lake Superior water access was closed effective July 27. Russell said the DNR […]
Sobanja pleads guilty to one driving violation
Three of the four charges against Frederick Rudolph Sobanja, 60, of Creechville Road in Grand Marais, were dismissed on July 21, when Sobanja pled guilty to one petty misdemeanor charge of following a fire truck closer than 500 feet. Sobanja, Cook County Board of Commissioners chair, was fined $190. The dismissed charges were careless driving and failure to change his […]
Heil Smith charged with theft
Kimberly Ann Heil Smith, 43, of Grand Marais has been charged with eight counts of theft by false representation, having allegedly written $100,969.90 in unauthorized checks during her tenure as treasurer of local real estate firm, Gunflint Realty. The charges were made following a call on January 14, 2009 to Cook County Law Enforcement by Tim Kennedy, broker for Gunflint […]
CORRECTIONS:
» In last week’s photo spread of the July 17, 2009 Grand Marais Garden Club show (page A14 of the July 25 edition), Susan Amondson’s pink peonies were mistaken for Irene Laine’s coral roses. Both were beautiful arrangements, but pictured were the peonies with lady’s mantle. The News- Herald apologizes for the error. » In the July 18 article Students […]
