“Someone’s sitting in the shade today because some planted a tree a long time ago.” Warren Buffett I doubt very much that this quote goes on to say…despite the fact that it cost us a fortune to take care of the damn thing. The people of Cook County have always bet on themselves. It is obvious to anyone willing to […]
Last trip made possible by Lutsen “dream team”
For 25-plus years our family has had a summer cabin in Lutsen on Lake Superior. We never worry about it the rest of the year because the staff at Isak Hansen’s watches it for us, which includes opening, closing and checking after storms. This June their care became personal. Our 43-year-old terminally ill daughter wanted a last trip to her […]
Library construction concerns should be considered
Did you notice the library siding flopping in the breeze? One has only to look at the process and problems with the library remodel to question the county board’s judgment, decision-making and irresponsible spending of tax dollars in using ORB Management and their affiliates in any more projects. We were told using ORB would save us money but that was […]
Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church celebrates its fifth birthday
Five years ago this month, Layne and Rolf Lindquist put an ad in the paper: “Are there any other Episcopalians out there?” A number of folks responded and that group started meeting for worship and to share their faith journeys. The name—Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal—seemed to come out of the sky. Our motto also seemed to just arrive: “Inviting […]
Rueben E. Johnson,
Rueben E. Johnson, 90, of Grand Marais passed away July 5, 2012 at the North Shore Hospital and Care Center Hospice. He was born July 1, 1922 to Ida (Siiro) and Edward Johnson in a Finnish log home in the settlement of Ronald, in Aitkin County, MN. His parents died when he was young and he went to live with […]
Howard A. Joynes,
Howard A. Joynes, 94, of Grand Marais died peacefully at the Cook County Care Center July 13, 2012. Howard was born February 20, 1918 to Tom and Aleda Joynes in Frankfort, MI. He grew up in Grand Marais and graduated from Cook County High School in 1936. He attended the University of Minnesota, earning a degree in business administration. While […]
Claire Thomas Judd
died peacefully Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Cook County Care Center. He was born to Emma Mae and Thomas Jefferson Judd September 11, 1918 in Minneapolis. He married Marian Rahn in 1941. Claire worked for D.W. Onan during World War II. In 1954, he and Marian moved to Grand Marais, where he made a career painting and staining homes […]
Alice V. Olsen,
Alice V. Olsen, age 88, longtime resident of Little Marais, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 7, 2012, in her home at Edgewood Vista, Hermantown, MN. She was born July 10, 1923 in Blair, Nebraska, to Myron and Alice Metzinger. Alice was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Erling T. Olsen, in 1991and an infant son, Erling, […]