In the November 26, 2011 Matters of Record, it was stated that a charge of felony vehicular homicide against Bjarne Samuel Deschampe had been dismissed. Cook County Assistant Attorney Molly Hicken explained that Deschampe was not actually charged with vehicular homicide. The felony charge that was dismissed should have read felony vehicular homicide or operation. The Cook County News-Herald apologizes […]
Ice adventures on Lake Saganaga
The Cook County News-Herald heard from our friends at Sagonto Resort, on the Canadian side of Lake Saganaga this week. Marco Manzo III reported that for the second year, he and his family are the only residents on the Canadian side of Sag during freeze-up. On Sunday, December 11, Marco and his dad, Marco Manzo, made a trip down the […]
I must decrease
John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.” John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven. You yourselves know how plainly […]
Robert (Bob) Jones,
Robert (Bob) Jones, 69, of Hermantown died of natural causes on Wednesday, December 7, in his home. He was born in Duluth to Arnold and Ivy Jones on February 24, 1942. He lived in West Duluth until age 10 when his family moved to Tofte, MN. He graduated from Cook County High School in Grand Marais and also from UMD […]
Ann Marie Wishcop Dodge,
Ann Marie Wishcop Dodge, formerly of Duluth and Superior, Wis., died Dec. 3, 2011 at the Berthoud Living Center in Berthoud, Colo. Ann was born Sept. 21, 1924 in Hibbing to Walter and Mabel (Carlson) Enghusen. She lived in Grand Marais for 25 years before moving to Duluth. She and husband Walter Dodge moved from Duluth to the Pattison Park […]
Grand Portage parent committee makes requests of ISD 166
When the ISD 166 school board held its October meeting in Grand Portage, it received a memo from the Parent Committee of Cook County Schools (PCCCS), a branch of the Local Indian Education Committee (LIEC), which was formed under federal legislation almost four decades ago. The memo made six recommendations to the school district that the committee believes would better […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Dec. 17, 2001 Last summer sled dog racers and mushing enthusiasts were disappointed when the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa canceled the 330-mile Grand Portage Passage Sled Dog race. After three years, the Passage was arguably the biggest and best sled dog race in the lower 48. However, disappointment has been replaced by raves […]
Historical Reflections
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