The annual Johnson O’Malley awards banquet will be held at the Grand Portage Community Center at 5 p.m. May 26. Sponsored by the Grand Portage Reservation, these education awards recognize all students living in the Grand Portage community, and those eligible for Indian Education programs. A longstanding tradition in the Grand Portage community, the O’Malley awards banquet is a potluck […]
Spend a while on the Nile with Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is inviting all children in third through fifth grade to experience Joseph’s journey from prison to palace during Vacation Bible School the week of June 21 – 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Students become part of history as they see, hear, touch and taste what it was like to live in Pharaoh’s empire. They will explore […]
Spring Fling Dance to benefit GES
Great Expectations Foundation is hosting a brat dinner and dance with Over the Waterfall to celebrate spring and raise money for Great Expectations School at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 21 at the 4-H Building at the Community Center. Grilled brats and hot dogs with all the fixings will be available at 5:30; the food will be available until it is […]
Good times with golf groups
A senior men’s golf group is starting at Superior National at Lutsen. What they may lack in skill, they more than make up for with a sense of humor. Men ages 55 and up are invited to join the group. “No young studs,” say organizers. Anyone interested is encouraged to contact Buzz Flolid at (218) 663-7363. There is no fee […]
Commissioners should do their homework
Fifteen years ago during the Stony Johnson garage and septic trial, the late commissioner Wes Hedstrom started educating me on pollution caused by septics. In his data were aerial photos of local lakes and visible pollution in front of homes with failing septics. It’s real and both a popular and unpopular subject because many drink lake water and because of […]
Retirees appreciate North Shore workforce
TheBoard of Directors, North Shore Trade and Tech made a recent plea for school levy support in order to make available technology and trade education for the 2/3 of graduates who aren’t college bound. Without this education, students may be unprepared to fill potential skilled jobs. Theyfear the area could become a retirement community. TheGrand Marais area is already a […]
Wall Street reform bill must pass
We’ve seen the devastating impact that Wall Street can have on our economy when it’s left to its own devices. Fueled by unbridled greed and an obsession with profit at all costs, Wall Street took risky bets with other people’s money and the American people paid the price. Our unemployment rates skyrocketed, and we lost trillions in pensions and retirement […]
Lives Remembered
Virginia “Vig” Mae Peterson, 74, of Cass Lake, Minn., passed away April 25, 2010, at her home. Virginia was born in White Earth, Minn. on May 5, 1935, to James and Muriel (Selkirk) Hull. She attended high school and graduated from Wahpeton, N.D., in 1953. She later attended St. Theresa’s Catholic College in Winona, Minn., and married Myron Peterson on […]
Vikings lose three on the road, now 4-7 on the season
The Cook County baseball team had a tough week of competition losing three straight Polar League match-ups. The week started with a 7-5 loss to Silver Bay. Thenext day the Vikings traveled to Moose Lake where they were thumped 19-4. In the week’s final contest, Cook County traveled to Esko and lost 7-3. The Vikings now have a 4-7 record […]
We have robbed our kids of common respect
Many things change over the course of time and in many instances we have a tough time adjusting. Many people hate change, even when change is good because it is not what we are used to. Technology is the best example, as it changes faster and faster with each passing year. Many of us went from cassette tapes, to compact […]