Cheryl Antoniak Walimaa, 40, Grand Marais, was sentenced on September 21 for financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult and breach of fiduciary obligation/failure to provide care. The sentencing followed an investigation by Cook County Law Enforcement into the financial affairs of an individual for which Walimaa had power-of-attorney. An individual at the North Shore Care Center who is mandated to […]
Grand Marais woman sentenced for narcotics theft
Ashley Anna Howard- Larsen, 20, Grand Marais, was sentenced on September 21 on four charges related to theft of narcotics at the North Shore Care Center during her employment there. An investigation was launched in December 2010 when the disappearance of Fentanyl pain patches was noted by nursing staff. The initial report stated that the pain patches are small and […]
A mother’s courage
I was driving home after a day of clearing the balsams ever farther away from buildings. You know the practice. We call it “fire-wise” now. And with the recent fires sparked by lightning in many places, we know it is prudent. I rounded a bend in the road calmly enjoying the colors in the leaves and needed to slam on […]
Community invited to ordination service for Tom Murray
Tom Murray of Grand Marais will be ordained into the Ministry of Word and Sacrament during a service of ordination at Lutsen Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Bishop Thomas Aitken of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA will preside and preach at the service. Bill Beckstrand will be the guest organist. Tom has served the […]
Productive pillowcase day for Zoar sewing group
The sewing/knitting group at Zoar Lutheran Church gathered for a sewing party on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to sew pillowcases for St. Mary’s Hospital Pediatrics Unit in Duluth. The goal was to sew “a mile of pillowcase smiles.” At the end of the very productive day, the women had created 50 cheerful pillowcases. Several seamstresses took home materials so it is […]
Assisted living in Grand Marais could affect potential outlying facilities
Community member and North Shore Hospital board member Tom Spence talked to the Schroeder Township board on September 13, 2011 about a private company, Spectrum Healthcare, that is studying the feasibility of building an assisted living facility of up to 30 beds in Grand Marais. If the West End townships would like smaller facilities so their residents don’t have to […]
Historical Reflections
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Two more small fires in Cook County
Two small fires were discovered in Cook County on Tuesday, October 4. Both were quickly extinguished, one by the Lutsen Fire Department and one by U.S. Forest Service fire crews. Superior National Forest Fire Management Officer Patty Johnson said a fire was spotted at Flame Lake by the Forest Service Beaver aircraft on a flight monitoring the Pagami Creek fire. […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Oc t. 8, 2001 Ten DNR employees are on strike in Cook County. Three employees have crossed the picket line and remain working. Statewide, 3,486 strikeeligible employees reported to work on Oct. 1, the first day of the state employee strike out of 27,206 employees eligible to strike. There is little local effect, however, as state […]