I have attended meetings regarding the Cook County Community Center since at least August 2005. Early on the committee was the Community Center Revitalization/Recreation Committee. Its purpose was to determine the best location for a community center and various athletic facilities in the acreage owned by the county and the school district west and north of the school. With the […]
Too much summer fun?
Summer has arrived! I’m not saying that because the temperature has been climbing and the sun has been around longer each day. No, I really realize summer is here when I start wishing that I could clone myself. Cook County is always a busy place, but things kick into frantic this time of year. There always seems to be three […]
Moe’s race for clean water continues
Last March Colvill musher Frank Moe and his team of 10 sled dogs left Grand Marais and made their way to Saint Paul where Moe delivered over 13,000 petitions to Governor Mark Dayton from Minnesotans opposed to non-ferrous metals mining in northern Minnesota. All told, Moe spent eight days on the trail meeting people and gathering petitions as he covered […]
Grand Marais Masonic Lodge 322 closes
It was the end of an era on June 7, 2012, when Masonic Lodge No. 322 of Grand Marais gathered at the Grand Marais Masonic Hall one last time to affirm its merger with Taconite Lodge No. 342 in Silver Bay. Taconite Lodge will complete the agreement at its next stated communication. Present at the final ceremony for Masonic Lodge […]
Mission to fund America’s Vet Dogs continues
“The road home from war is longer, steeper and often more challenging than the road to war for most soldiers and their families. After the joyful, long anticipated reunions there is a difficult period of transition, readjustment, and hard work ahead for every soldier and his or her family. “ John Seppola – Welcome them Home, Help them Heal Over […]
What Bible are they reading?
Under apartheid, many South African Christians claimed that racial discrimination was supported by the Bible. Others argued that the church should be saving souls, avoiding politics. Still others (like the Anglican church) were struggling to dismantle apartheid. Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu said this of the churches ignoring or supporting apartheid: What Bible are they reading? It’s a good question. When […]
Lorraine Marie Carpenter,
Lorraine Marie Carpenter, 76, of Sea Gull Lake, died June 19, 2012 at Ecumen Lakeshore in Duluth. She was born Dec. 26, 1935 in Morris, Minn. to Art and Marie Carlson. She was an RN graduate of Bethesda School of Nursing in St. Paul. A nurse was all she ever wanted to be since she was a little girl. She […]
Stanley “Bud” Nelson
Stanley “Bud” Nelson passed away June 17, 2012, leaving behind a legacy not many will ever forget. He was born Nov. 18, 1934 to the late Carl James Nelson and Violet Merie Brethauer. Bud proudly served his country as a paratrooper mechanic in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and later served as an integral part of the building […]