Moved by murals
I’ve been attending a lot of meetings at School District 166 recently, in the room that is now called the Jane Mianowski Conference Room. The room, named after a much-loved math teacher and community member, was once part of the school cafeteria. At some point, the large room was partitioned to create school administration office space. But as I’m sitting […]
Golfing in the cold for a good cause
It was jacket weather on Sunday, October 7, but that didn’t stop 64 hearty golfers from competing in the 17th annual North Shore Health Care Foundation golf tournament held at Superior National at Lutsen Golf Course. And while the word “competing” might be too strong to use for some of the people playing, all of the golfers on the course […]
School board terminates facilities/transportation director
By a 4-1 vote the school board of School District 166 voted to terminate Facilities and Transportation Director Mike Groth from his job effective Friday, October 5. Tom Nelson, a custodian at the school, was approved as acting director and will be paid at a rate of $19.05 per hour plus overtime. The board met in special session on October […]
Sawtooth Elementary celebrates Grand Portage flag mosaic
The Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School courtyard has become a vibrant and lovely place for students, teachers and community members to spend time in recent years with the construction of raised garden beds and an arbor. On Thursday, September 13, a beautiful new addition was dedicated—a Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa flag mosaic. A large crowd gathered in the […]
All things new
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea…. And He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new….'” (Re 21:1-5a NAS95) Some Christians my age and older would like to rephrase that Scripture and have God […]
What can be done about bullies?
Last year’s middle school student council was intrumental in bringing to Cook County Middle School this September an educator and entertainer who has appeared on national television. Cook County Extension Service coordinator Diane Booth said the student council had requested help dealing with bullying, saying the adults in their lives didn’t know how to deal with it, either. Jay Banks, […]
Richard F. Thorngren,
Richard F. Thorngren, 79, Silver Bay, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at home. He was born October 11, 1932 to Frank and Agnes (Lind) Thorngren in Two Harbors. Dick grew up in Beaver Bay and attended school in East Beaver Bay and Two Harbors. He worked as a commercial fisherman and sailed the Great Lakes before marrying Norma Jean Carr […]
Cook County Ambulance Service busy
The Cook County Ambulance crew is busy. Ambulance Director Steve DuChien rattled off some interesting statistics on the service to the North Shore Hospital and Care Center board on September 26. “The ambulance service has been serving the county for over 50 years,” DuChien told the board. Its beginnings were humble, he said, providing basic life support for many years. […]