Ruthanne Hedstrom Vos, who grew up in Grand Marais, recently returned from a summer abroad as part of the William Mitchell College of Law “Mitchell in London” program. TheMitchell in London program provided students from Mitchell and other law schools around the country with an unprecedented opportunity to learn about critical global issues from leading practitioners and academics in one […]
Madysen McKeever joins WDIO Storm Team
The WDIO ABC 10/13 Storm Team had an additional member on staff on Thursday, July 8, 2010. Madysen McKeever, 11, daughter of Don and Tina McKeever of Schroeder, was the guest weather personality, sharing the highs and lows of the day and offering the weather prediction for the week to come. Madysen’s great-aunt, Donna Lunke of Grand Marais, participated in […]
Peck travels to Skogfjorden
Jack Peck, 9, son of Darren and Annalisa Peck of Tofte, was recently issued a passport, exchanged his U.S. currency for Norwegian, adopted a new name, and spent a week where everyone speaks nothing but Norwegian. The young man from Tofte didn’t travel to Scandinavia—but he certainly got a taste of Norway at the Concordia Language Village Skogfjorden in Bemidji, […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, July 12 12:04 a.m., Lutsen: Deputies responded to a verbal argument. 1:42 a.m., Lutsen: Report of […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
City council may have four vacancies
Help wanted:It’s possible that by year’s end, four-fifths of the Grand Marais City Council seats may be vacant. Therealization came to light near the end of council’s July 14 meeting, when Councilor Jan Sivertson announced that she was getting married in October and planned to spend a lot of time after that traveling. Specifically, Sivertson said she intends to be out […]
DNR to conduct herbicide treatment to aid reforestation
In an effort to control vegetation and to help establish new forests, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be applying herbicides to approximately 469 acres of state land in the area overseen by the DNR Two Harbors office. That herbicide treatment includes 392 acres in the Grand Portage State Forest in Hovland. “All of the sites that will […]
Tofte fireworks go off without a hitch this year
Tofte Fire Chief Rich Nelson reported to the town board Thursday, July 8, 2010 that this year’s Fourth of July crowds were smaller than usual. He suspected it might have been because the holiday fell on a Sunday when a lot of visitors would have been heading home. This was the first year a professional fireworks company instead of the […]
