Wood stoves and warmth…seems like the season and one or the other (or both) we’re a-needin’— Folks with cast iron, extol its endurance folks with stone hearths extol reliance; with big stacks of wood, we call winter days good with pipes, wires, igniter we turn thermostats higher; to all in each night, stove warmth and fire bring toasty delight. Now […]
Ring in the holidays at the Salvation Army Red Kettle
A cheerful holiday tradition will begin soon—the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Everyone is welcome to take a turn at a red kettle—it’s an easy and fun way to help neighbors in need. A friendly presence is all that is needed, but musical offerings are greatly appreciated by all. This fundraiser enables Cook County’s Salvation Army service unit to provide […]
“Light up a Life” Dec. 6
The 3rd Annual “Light up a Life” event offers community members the opportunity to celebrate the life of a loved one during the holiday season. Each donation lights one bulb in memory of one person on the memory tree. Donation forms are available at area churches, businesses and on the web at www.northshorehealthcarefoundation.org/carepartners. A tree lighting ceremony will be held […]
New Arrivals
Elizabeth Beverly Anderson was born to Erik and Stephanie Anderson at 9:52 p.m. on June 14, 2011. She weighed 7 pounds and was 20.5 inches long. She is welcomed by big brothers Riley, Connor and Eli. Her grandparents are Linda Zenk and Terry and Sandy Anderson. She is also welcomed by great-grandmothers Ruth Humphrey and Shirley Anderson.
Lives Remembered
Richard J. “Dick” Gilbertsen left this life peacefully after battling congestive heart failure and pneumonia, at St. Mary’s Hospital/Hospice in Duluth, on November 16, 2011. “Dick” was born April 26, 1930, to Ann and Ardeen Gilbertsen of Grand Marais, Minnesota. He grew up on Maple Hill and graduated from high school in 1948. Dick soon went to work for the […]
Church Services Schedule
Bay Area Vineyard in Grand Marais Where friends become family Cook County Community Center /4-H Building 6: 00 p.m., 2nd and 4th Sundays All welcome. Come as you are. Great worship, coffee and fellowship. Pastors Gerry and Shelley Cheney BETHLEHEM LUTHER AN (ELCA) 1st Ave. W. & 5th St., Grand Marais . 387-2227 Sunday 10:00 a.m. worship; coffee & fellowship […]
Cardiac rehab a lifeline for heart patients
The survival rate for patients who participate in cardiac rehab after a heart attack is significantly greater than the survival rate for those who don’t, Registered Nurse Dottie Roy told the North Shore Hospital Board on November 17, 2011. She is in charge of the hospital’s cardiac rehab program. Unfortunately, only 30 percent of those who qualify for cardiac rehab […]
Hospital finances looking good – for the moment
Controller Yvonne Gennrich reported to the North Shore Hospital Board on November 17, 2011 that the hospital made a profit of $156,741 in October. For the year so far, it has garnered $226,770 in excess revenue, some of it due to expenses being lower than expected. This is pretty good, especially when a year-to-date loss of $574,567 had been projected […]
Gunflint Fire Department ready for phone outages
The Gunflint Trail is a beautiful remote area—but it generally has a telephone link to civilization. That was not the case on November 18, 2011 when phone lines and emergency 911 access were out of service. Contacted on Tuesday, November 22, a CenturyLink representative said the company had no record of an outage in the Grand Marais area, but residents— […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Nov. 26, 2001 An historic Grand Marais building which has stood mostly empty and unkempt since the opening of the Arrowhead Center for the Arts is about to be infused with new life. The former Grand Marais Playhouse building — the old church and school — has been purchased from the Playhouse organization by local artist […]