I just wanted to compliment Grand Marais on their beautiful downtown Christmas lights. We spent the holidays at our son’s home. My grandson drove me downtown one night, and I am sure I sounded like a little kid in the vehicle, with the oohs and ahhs, but the lights were beautiful, just beautiful. I also liked how the city had […]
Snowbound solitaire
Now that we’re snowbound and frozen in for the winter, I’d like to suggest card playing as a way to pass the time. I have written easy-to-follow instructions for One Person Solitaire and Russian Bank, a two person-two deck solitaire game. Word limit restrictions don’t allow me to share the instructions here, so I have dropped copies off at the […]
Jesus not just a human being
I am writing in regard to last week’s letter to the editor in response to Mitch Dorr’s December 12 column Superstar athletes are not gods. I agree that we are not to idolize any person; every human being is fallible. Jesus, however, was not just a human being, He was God in the flesh, and He said, “TheFather and I […]
Affirmative action is government sponsored racism
The Dec. 26 article Undoing Racism — Will it make a difference? as well as several earlier articles by members of the same group, seemed to limit its concerns to “soft racism.” Unfortunately, there exists in our society very real, pernicious, government sponsored racism that must be eliminated. I refer to the various “affirmative action” and similar programs that require […]
CORRECTIONS:
» In the January 2, 2010 article Township citizens sought for election it was incorrectly stated that Tofte town clerks received a stipend of $75 per meeting. The Tofte clerk does not receive a meeting per diem, but instead receives $20 per hour for attending and for work outside the meeting. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. » A January […]
Harbor View Apartments now smoke free
As of January 1, 2010, Harbor View Apartments in Grand Marais is a smoke-free building. According to Laura Whittaker of the American Lung Association in MN, the policy was adopted “to improve the health and safety of all residents.” Thenew policy means that no one will be allowed to smoke inside the building. Smoking will be allowed outside the building […]
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A Blue Moon Gala brought in the New Year at the North Shore Care Center, December 31, 2009. Left: Songs with moon lyrics brought lots of dancers to the dance floor at the New Year’s Eve Blue Moon Gala. Below left: There were lots of smiles and lots of folks wearing blue at the Blue Moon New Year’s party. (L-R) […]
State Trooper guest at Rural Rides volunteer driver training
On December 16, AEOA (Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency) presented a training session for Rural Rides volunteer drivers at the Lake County Service Center in Silver Bay. All volunteer drivers from Lake and Cook counties were invited to this annual event, which covered important information about the program, and included a presentation by State Trooper Aaron Churness of the Minnesota State […]
People line up for campground reservations
“It’s even better that they got what they wanted. It was fun!”The Grand Marais Recreation Park office was very busy on Monday, January 4, 2010, the first day people could reserve campsites for next summer and its mostdesired weekend, Fisherman’s Picnic. Four parties from as far away as the Twin Cities and Canada stood outside the park office waiting for it to open up at 8:00 a.m. April Johnson and a […]
Wetland credits may help EDA budget crisis
With the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) owing $100,000 each to Cook County and the City of Grand Marais that it doesn’t have the money to pay back, a glimmer of sunshine might be breaking over the horizon. The Cedar Grove Business Park, developed by the EDA, has 5.15 acres of wetland credits it might be able to […]