Thank you, Frank Moe, Adam Harju, their support crew and all who supported their dogsled run to St. Paul. Their efforts highlight a critical threat not only to our fragile environment in the Arrowhead country, but to our jobs and way of life. Sulfide mining, also euphemistically called “precious metal mining,” is an expensive chase for trace amounts of valuable […]
Superior National Forest says enjoy spring weather—with care
Unseasonably warm weather is inviting people to enjoy the great outdoors. It is also creating some hazardous conditions. Ice on the lakes is deteriorating sooner than usual and may not be safe for travel. Also, water temperatures are barely above freezing. At the same time, as snow cover disappears, dead grass and leaves are dried by sun and wind, making […]
Corrections:
.The March 10 Historical Reflections caption about a bonspiel in the 1960s (p. A9) states that Thunder Bay, Ontario was once two towns: Fort Frances and Port Arthur. It should have said Fort William and Port Arthur. Fort Frances is the town just across the border from International Falls, Minnesota. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. . In the March […]
Burning restrictions in effect March 26, Cook County not yet included
Fire danger in most of Minnesota is expected to rapidly increase in the coming week as the snow continues to melt and winds dry the dead standing grass and brush in open areas. Because of the fire danger, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will place burning restrictions over much of the state beginning March 26, with additional areas […]
Redistricting hearings coming up
There’s more than one way to slice a pie. Cook County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers wrestled with this as he prepared options for rearranging some of the five county commissioner districts following changes discovered in the 2010 U.S. Census. He presented two options to the county board on March 20, 2012, one which would not require Commissioner Jan Hall to run […]
Bev Denyes recognized for service to DFL party
Back in 1972 gasoline cost 55 cents a gallon. The average U.S. worker brought home $165 a month and a new house cost $27,500. A Kodak pocket camera was 28 bucks and a hand-held scientific calculator was going to run you a steep $395. Tie-dye shirts and flaredlegged pants and beads and long hair were still around, but they were […]
The cross that offends is the cross that makes us bold!
The inspired Apostle Paul declared: “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? … For I am convinced … nothing … will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:31, 38. Who remembers Charles Blondin? On four separate occasions […]
New Arrivals
Isabelle would like to announce the birth of her younger sister Audrey Marie Miller. Audrey was born February 7, 2012 at 8:12 a.m. at St Luke’s hospital in Duluth. She weighed 5 pounds 2.5 ounces and was 17.6 inches long. Proud parents are Justin and Mindy Miller of Grand Marais. Grandparents are Brian and Chris Silence of Grand Marais and […]