Cook County delegates endorsed Rick Nolan for Congress at the 8th Congressional District Democratic- Farmer-Labor (DFL) Convention May 5-6 in Duluth. Nolan won on the first ballot, receiving over 75% of the votes of the 180 delegates present. Nolan will campaign for the Congressional seat formerly held by Rep. Jim Oberstar and currently held by Rep. Chip Cravaack. The convention […]
Correction:
In the May 5, 2012 Spring Home Improvement special insert, there was an error in the article Carpenter Ants—don’t let them do their work in your home. Editor Rhonda Silence assumed the submitted information was anthropomorphizing the carpenter ants by saying they were hanging around the “Queen.” Since one of our editor’s favorite hangouts is the Grand Marais Dairy Queen, […]
Cravaack and Peterson testify before Subcommittee on Indian & Alaskan Native Affairs
Six Minnesota Chippewa tribes should soon know when they would receive a $28 million settlement from the U.S. government first awarded 13 years ago. On Monday, May 7, a representative from U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack’s office said that “The subcommittee looking at this passed a unanimous vote two weeks ago to support Chip and U.S representative Colin Peterson to have […]
Locals on Northland Honor Flight
For many years, Orvis Lunke of Grand Marais has been a dedicated member of American Legion Post 413 and he has been interested in veteran’s affairs. So, when he heard about the Northland Honor Flights needing people to help World War II veterans make the trip to Washington, D.C. to see the memorial built to honor their sacrifices, he was […]
May is Poppy Month for American Legion Auxiliary
In the spring of 1919, red poppies bloomed in abundance in the battlefields of France where so many American soldiers had fallen in battle. In remembrance of those lost, the American Legion adopted the poppy as its memorial flower in 1920. The American Legion Auxiliary created a national poppy program in 1924, distributing the poppies to pay tribute to the […]
Striving for integrity
I am hungry. It is Wednesday night. Religious education classes won’t begin for another half hour. I sit talking with one of our fourthgrade students. I tell her how hungry I am (we prepare dinner for our students prior to class starting). I wonder if there is still an ice cream bar in the freezer. I tell her I could […]
Tod A. LeGarde
Tod A. LeGarde, 57, of Grand Portage, died unexpectedly Monday, May 7, 2012 at his home in Grand Portage. He was born January 29, 1955 to Donald and Darlene (Duhaime) in Cloquet, MN. He grew up in Grand Portage and graduated from Cook County High School in June of 1973. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul for two years […]
Contract awarded for Lutsen Fire Hall reconstruction
Much routine business was conducted at the April 17 Lutsen Town Board meeting, but the board also discussed what is probably the most pressing issue—the expansion and renovation of the Lutsen Fire Hall/Town Hall. Contractor Max Wahlers of Grand Marais was the low bidder on the proposed new fire-hall/community center addition to the current facility. Wahlers’ bid was $498,000. Contractor […]
Park board looks ahead with summer right around the corner
Summer is on its way to the Grand Marais Recreation Area and Campground. On May 1, the Grand Marais Park Board made a list of capital improvement priorities as it does each spring. Top on the list were site upgrades to high-value sites, the Community Connection pedestrian entrance into the park, a new office/ bathhouse complex, adding toddler equipment to […]