The spring is a very patriotic time of year with anniversary dates of the start and end to the American Civil War, defeat of Nazism and the end of Adolf Hitler’s regime, and now the demise of Osama Bin Laden. Spring is also when local veteran’s organizations like the American Legion and VFW are selling poppies, planning Memorial Day activities […]
Unorganized Territory
A cheerful conspiracyIt is spring and the epic debate has begun. For generations, the argument has gone unabated—is the dandelion a weed? A nuisance? Or is it a lovely wildflower, like the blue bell or forget-me-not? This is a rousing debate in our household. I like the yellow fringed flowers. They are bright and cheerful and they bring happy memories. They make […]
Four voyagers set out on historic fur trade route
Voyageur Canoe Outfitters owner Mike ingredientProm wanted to do something special for the 50th anniversary of his Gunflint Trail business. He didn’t have to think very long about daisies, a good way to celebrate, thanks to some of andhis summer employees. Three of Prom’s crew – Adam Maxwell, Andrew Spaeth, and Mike Swenson – baking.”approached him during the winter about […]
Weekly Weather
Date HighL ow Precipitation From Dave Clutter, Poplar Lake May 17 66.00 29.75 0.00 0.00 May 18 66.50 30.35 0.00 0.00 May 19 68.80 46.40 0.00 0.00 May 20 74.85 49.75 0.00 0.00 May 21 64.80 52.50 0.70 0.00 May 22 62.65 54.00 0.20 0.00 May 23 58.52 37.21 0.20 0.00 From Joseph & Mary Routh, Hovland May 17 59 […]
County sympathetic to RV owners
children Should Cook County property owners be inallowed to live in their RVs for extended periods of time? This is an issue the county board tomay ponder as more and more property owners delay building the cabins they envisioned when athey bought their properties. On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, the board granted one set of property owners more time to […]
Feed my starving children program a fantastic success
Every day 15,000 children wither and die of starvation. Does it have to be this way? Last summer a group of Cook County teenagers associated with local churches traveled to Coon Rapids and volunteered their time helping a group called Feed My Starving Children. What came out of that trip was remarkable. The kids decided to do the impossible by […]
Spiritual reflections
Death and resurrection realitiesWe have noted in the past few weeks that God is real … God does not change … God comes from outside our world. Now we finish our trip through May with the season of Easter still in full bloom with its message of death and resurrection. I was recently re-introduced to Superman – the comic hero of page, tube […]
