Nancy Quinlan Oullis, 81, of Grand Marais died, peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, May 20, 2011 at the North Shore Care Center. She was born January 10, 1930 to Jack and Dorothy (O’Malley) Quinlan in Itasca County, Minnesota. Nancy grew up in Hibbing where she graduated from high school. She attended Mills College in Oakland, California. Nancy married George […]
Historical Reflections
The News-Herald heard from Gary Nelson of Grand Marais with a correction regarding the May 21 Historical Reflections. Gary said the house being moved is not the Hussey house, but is a house that belonged to Van Johnson. It once sat about where the Grand Marais Senior Center is now located. The building that can be seen to the north […]
Search & Rescue building improvement bids approved
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, the county board approved the lower of two bids for plumbing and the lower of two bids for electrical work for improvements to the Search and Rescue building. The upgrades will improve the facilities for training and responses to community-wide emergencies. Last month, Emergency Management Director Jim Wiinanen had submitted one […]
PUC discusses sewer lines, electric rates, and old pickups
City of Grand Marais water and electric departments continue plugging away doing what they do well – fixing, looking ahead, and striving for efficiency. On April 19, Water/ Wastewater Superintendent Tom Nelson recommended a firm to clean out and inspect 7,500 feet of eight- and 10-inch clay sewer mains. A high-pressure hose scours the line and sucks out debris. Tree […]
County weighs in on new MPCA septic rules
Cook County Planning and Zoning Director Tim Nelson is going to bat for the property owners of Cook County, and the county board is behind him. On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, commissioners approved a letter Nelson wrote to the Association of Minnesota Counties in response to its request for counties to weigh in on changes in Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
Housing rehab program going strong after first three years
Nancy Grabko, Lake and Cook County Joint Housing Initiative coordinator, is pleased with the success of the housing rehab program launched three years ago. On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, she told the Cook County Board of Commissioners that, averaged over three years, every dollar levied on behalf of the program has brought in $16.08 in grants. Fro Grabko, however, it’s […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago • May 28, 2001 The U.S. Forest Service conducted its first prescribed burn of the year in an area between the Gunflint Trail and Round Lake Road on May 16. Twenty-eight Forest Service personnel were assigned to the fire, which was started by hand and not helitorch, as are the largest planned burns. This is the first […]
Seniors reject move to new Community Center
Members of the Cook County Community Center steering committee and ORB Management, the county’s owner’s representative, faced what has become a familiar scene at the Cook County Senior Center on Thursday, May 19—a crowded room of citizens with concerns. Members of the design team for the proposed center, Tim Meyer of the Meyer Group and Dan Miller of JLG Architects, […]
Over the Hill
Checking out the lupine cropAs I walk from my driveway to the South Shore Drive, with my two dogs on leash, I am delighted to see a profusion of dark green lupine plants growing at my roadside. The seeds I have been scattering for the past several years have finally taken root, and, if all goes well, a nice colony of lupines will bloom […]
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The Grand Portage Elders PowWow on May 7 was well attended, and as usual, it was a wonderful family event.