Operation Family Christmas a success
When the Cook County unit of the Salvation Army announced it wouldn’t be collecting and distributing Christmas gifts in Cook County this year, Operation Family Christmas (OFC) was born. Three local women, Andrea Everson, Anna Sandstrom, and Lindsay Mielke formed OFC and asked the community and businesses for donations so that every family in Cook County (that celebrates Christmas) would […]
Living the Christmas story
I went onto the Internet the other night looking to download a graphic to use on a Christmas e-mail to send to family and friends. I rather naively did a Google image search of the word “Christmas” thinking that there would be plenty of images of the child lying in a manger, with Mary and Joseph, shepherds and wise men […]
Violet Pfeil Koster
Violet Pfeil Koster, daughter of Karl Koster and Amber Pfeil of Grand Portage, was born October 30, 2012. Violet measured 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. Violet’s name was selected by her sister, Alice. A special thank you to the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais for their care and expertise in this […]
Tiberius Eli
Jeremy and Christina Ridlbauer are pleased to introduce Tiberius Eli. Ty was born November 21, 2012 at 3:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long. Ty’s grandparents are Steve and Candy Ridlbauer of Loves Park, Illinois and Gail Packer of Grand Marais, Minnesota. He is also loved by […]
Robert F. Briceland,
85, of Lutsen, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Duluth. Bob was born September 6, 1927 to Harald and Bernice (Kier) Briceland in Iowa City, IA. He was united in marriage to Mary “Penny” Penepacker on September 10, 1950 in Iowa City. They were blessed with 62 years together as husband and wife. Bob […]
Food shelf needs don’t end after holidays
The Cook County Food Shelf, like many other community food programs, sees increased usage in winter months. And unfortunately, because communities all around the region see a greater need, the food available at greatly discounted prices through the Second Harvest Food Bank is reduced. So in the time of seasonal layoffs and families struggling to pay winter utility bills, when […]