Jen Bertsch, entrepreneur coach and owner of Moxy Coaching, will present Rev Up Your Life and Your Business for the New Year at the Cook County Business Network Luncheon in Grand Marais on Tuesday, Nov. 30. What do you want in life and in business next year? What outcomes would you like to celebrate as you ring in 2011? Too […]
Don’t give up on flagpole idea
I can easily imagine a flagpole placed in the Harbor Park so that it doesn’t ruin the ambience of the harbor. For crying out loud, it’s a flagpole, not a Wal-Mart! Apparently, a lot of people have forgotten what kind of stuff used to be on that site (or elsewhere around the harbor, for that matter). The reasons for opposition […]
Increase taxes for the wealthy
State legislatures are faced with huge budget deficits that must be dealt with. Because of massive federal cuts in state aid, states have had to cut state services. If voters have not already discovered this, there is also the reverberating negative effect that cuts in state aid have on local government. Given the GOP’s focus on spending cuts and opposition […]
Library hopes to enhance green space
Thanks to Emily Thomas for sharing her memories of growing up in Grand Marais and enjoying the park in front of the Grand Marais Public Library. I would like to assure her and the whole community that the Library Board is very conscious of the importance of this green space. They are planning a modest 3,000 sq. ft. expansion to […]
Lives Remembered
John “Denny” Rask of Hibbing, 80, passed away at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2010. John was born May 25, 1930, in Duluth, the son of the late Roy and Ella Rask. He grew up in Payne, Minn., and attended high school in Meadowlands. John was a proud member of the U.S. Army and […]
New Beginnings
Jessica Nelson and Jacob Moritz, both of Grand Marais, are proud to announce their engagement and plan to be married Jan. 9, 2012 at a Caribbean destination. Jessica’s parents are Tom and Patty Nelson of Grand Marais. Jake’s parents are Deb Pitt and the late Tom Moritz of Hastings. The future bride is a 2007 graduate of Cook County High […]
Eleven minutes
I have been meaning to write this article since the 17th of September. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to put this great story to paper. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I don’t know much about the world of running. I did run track for a couple of years in high […]
Waiting until the last minute
There is still one boat left in my yard that has not been winterized, just in case I get a chance to drown a couple more minnows this season. I keep telling my wife that I am waiting until the last minute. When we awoke to a whiteout this past weekend, she asked me if this was the last minute […]
“Dragon buck” for Gallagher
Dayna Gallagher of Hovland humbly insists that she “just got lucky” on the second day of hunting season 2010, when she got a oncein a-lifetime buck. “I was just in the right place at the right time.” Asked where that “place” was, Gallagher just smiled and said, “On the shore.” Gallagher said she plans to use a European mount for […]
Big Buck Contest update
No changes in Buck’s Hardware Big Buck Contest this week. At press time, Mark Morehouse of Cottage Grove, MN was still in the lead in the largest dressed weight category with a buck weighing 242.2 pounds. Still winning in the largest antler category is CoLee Johnson of Hovland with a deer with a 25-inch antler spread. Hunters are competing for […]