Jennifer Backstrom was happy to report that the hospital’s lab and her staff received zero citations after the College of American Pathologists (CAP) inspected on May 1-2, 2012. Backstrom gave her report to the North Shore Hospital board on May 24. “It is difficult for a hospital of any size to pass with no citations, and the laboratory staff should […]
Sprucing up for Father Baraga’s Cross area
“Spring is coming back to Father Baraga,” Jim Norvell told the Schroeder Township Board on May 8. Volunteers will be needed in June to help plant trees at the site, which includes a picnic area on the Lake Superior shoreline along with a walkway to the historic site. “Many hands will make the work go faster,” he wrote in an […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoMay 31, 2002 The Gunflint Trail Association, made up of 23 lodges and outfitters, has leased space in the former Almost Home Appliance and Sales building, and will establish a visitor information center in the space. Java Moose coffee shop will occupy half of the building, which will be open seven days a week. Spring has finally arrived […]
Summer preparations continue at Grand Marais Rec Park
Summer is on its way to the Grand Marais Recreation Area and Campground. “Reservations continue to be really strong,” Grand Marais Recreation Park Manager Dave Tersteeg told the board its May 1 meeting. The Fourth of July and Fisherman’s Picnic are all booked up, Office Manager Samantha Williams said. Summer help is arriving, Tersteeg said. They will have five seasonal […]
Feedback wanted on benefit of broadband projects
A phone survey from the University of Minnesota about broadband and computer use is under way to seek opinions on participation in the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Community (MIRC) initiative that was started by Blandin Foundation 18 months ago. The program is designed around several broadband-related elements that have been identified as important indicators of prosperous communities in the 21st century. […]
ISD 166 holds first “annual meeting”
Like most school districts statewide Cook County School District 166 is in need of more money and is faced with declining enrollment. And like most districts—if not all districts—programs and teachers and staff have been cut or reduced. So the question is, how do you give the kids the best education with less? All of this was up for discussion […]
Three ISD 166 probationary teachers released from teaching contracts
It took just seven minutes for the school board to terminate three probationary teachers from their contracts with School District ISD 166. Under terms of their contracts, the teachers will be employed through the end of the school year. The board held a special meeting on May 30 at the Jane Mianowski Conference Center at 11:00 a.m. to act on […]
Leroy has left the building
A special individual occasionally swoops into your life, touches you, however briefly and then moves on, leaving a lasting impression. Such was my experience with Leroy. Our paths crossed quite by chance. One spring morning, while puttering about the deck, I reached down to pull a batch of withered brown parsley stalks from a large planter and noticed the grayish-brown […]
