De mortuis nil nisi bonum, the ancients said. Or as we’d say, “Say nothing but good about the dead.” And I go along with that, but I must tell you that after listening to Bert Blyleven on Minnesota Public Radio this morning, I’m making an exception in his case. Jim Souhan headed his piece on Monday in the Minneapolis Star […]
Local celebration of World Breastfeeding Week August 1-7
If you support the health, emotional, and financial benefits of breastfeeding, then be on the lookout for pink and blue breastfeeding support pins at Cook County businesses August 1-7. Those dates coincide with World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated in 170 countries around the world. “If you are breastfeeding, have breastfed, were breastfed as a baby, have children who were breastfed, and/or […]
Lives Remembered
Larry “Pete” Eliasen, 50 of Duluth, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly in his home of natural causes on Friday, June 24, 2011. Pete was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota on November 3, 1960. He grew up in Schroeder, Minnesota and attended Cook County High School in Grand Marais, where he graduated in 1979. Pete spent several years in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aspen, […]
Logging truck loses logs on Highway 61
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 9:16 a.m. on Thursday, July 14 reporting that a logging truck had rolled over and off the road at the bottom of the Caribou Trail in Lutsen. Sheriff deputies, State Patrol, Lutsen Fire Department and First Responders, and Cook County Ambulance were all dispatched, but fortunately it was not a rollover. The […]
Hovland man sentenced for assault after golf club dispute
Jeffrey Paul Holmberg, 52, Hovland, was sentenced by Judge Mike Cuzzo on July 20, 2011 after a jury found him guilty on two of four charges related to a May 27, 2010 incident at the home of Gene Raymond Erickson, 74, Grand Marais. According to the Cook County Law Enforcement complaint, the incident began at 12:45 p.m. when Holmberg called […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago • July 30, 2001 The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has announced the cancellation of the fourth annual running of the Grand Portage Passage Sled Dog Race, but the smaller, less costly eight-dog race will be retained. Last year the 300-mile Passage featured some of the top sled dog racers in the world. Top prize […]
Historical Reflections
If you enjoy puzzles like this one, you might enjoy participating in an ongoing historical society project. Museum Director Carrie McHugh said the historical society is seeking individuals willing and interested who would enjoy helping to identify photos from 1930 to 2011. For more information, contact Museum Director McHugh at (218) 387- 2883, e-mail history@boreal.org, or stop by the museum […]
Salvage yard denied permit for house on property
The county board decided to put a little more teeth into the enforcement of its county ordinances on July 26 when it denied Joe Sanders a conditional use permit (CUP) to move a house onto the site of Sanders’ salvage yard in Tofte. According to a written review of the issues by Cook County Planning and Zoning staff, “The applicant […]
We are social butterflies
Just in the month of July I have attended at least eight very different social gatherings. Of course the largest and the longest was the 4th of July celebration/ carnival in Annandale. After living, working and volunteering in this community for the past nine years I finally feel like we have roots here. Similar to the Fisherman’s Picnic in Grand […]