Daniel S. Schlienz,
Daniel S. Schlienz, 42, Grand Marais, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in Essentia Health, Duluth. He was born August 31, 1969 in Grand Marais to Virginia “Ginger” (Krotz) and Gary Schlienz. After graduating from Cook County High School in 1988, Dan was employed as a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. Dan enjoyed hunting, fishing, landscaping, muscle cars and […]
Martha Luby van Cleve,
Martha Luby van Cleve, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born June 9, 1920, in Cairo, Illinois, the daughter of the late John and Anna Creagan Luby. She was a registered nurse before her retirement and was the former director of nursing at St. Mary’s Hospital in Cairo and […]
Security issues to be addressed at county buildings
In light of security concerns after the December 15 courthouse shootings following a jury trial, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has started making a plan to deal with security issues in county buildings. On January 3, 2012, the board designated newly appointed chair Jan Hall and Commissioner Sue Hakes to follow up on this issue with departments that will […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Jan. 7, 2002 A Grand Marais man’s home burned on Dec. 29 during the late night, and firefighters say the building, while still standing, is pretty much a total loss. Mike Christiansen and his son Eric lived at the cabin located behind Humes on Highway 61 about one mile east of Grand Marais. They weren’t home […]
Hisorical Reflections
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Dill backs restoration of Market Value Homestead Credit
State Representative David Dill (DFLCrane Lake) is co-authoring legislation to restore the Market Value Homestead Credit for Minnesota homeowners and business owners. This legislation is a top priority and will be officially introduced and given a bill number on the first day of session. Dill vigorously opposed the elimination of the Homestead Credit because of the negative impact it would […]
Grand Portage receives 2 defibrillators
Two life-saving AEDs were donated to Grand Portage Health Services/EMS for the Oshki Ogimaag School and the National Park Service housing unit through the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Mdewakanton LIFE Program. The SMSC has donated 733 Automatic External Defibrillators since its program began in 2004 and facilitated the low-cost purchase of an additional 20 units. The SMSC has donated 60 […]
Ampers adds two more stations
Members of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio stations (Ampers)— which includes local radio station WTIP—voted to approve membership applications from KOJB-FM (90.1 FM The Eagle) serving the entire Leech Lake Reservation and KBFT (89.9 FM) serving Nett Lake. With the additional stations, Ampers now has 14 individual member stations. Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations […]
Holidays and gifts
On Wednesday, December 14, we all enjoyed a wonderful holiday roast beef dinner, complete with Christmas carolers, a gift exchange game and to top it off an ice cream social. We would like to extend a very special thank you to our volunteer carolers Georgene Daubanton, Gerry Anderson, Nikki Boostrom, Jane Howard and Melissa Breitsprecher. As we ring in the […]