Woof… Duane, Virginia, after three letters to the editor, your anger is unmistakable. You don’t want to contribute to keep our road plowed in the winter. We get it. So does the rest of the county. About 1½ tanks of gas in your SUV or pick-up would cover the cost of keeping the road open all winter, giving better access […]
Happy…Something!
This issue of the Cook County News-Herald is our Valentine’s Day edition. It’s not as chockfull of fun holiday greetings as our Christmas issue. The paper that comes out closest to Christmas is always wonderful as it is primarily a giant community holiday greeting. But Valentine’s Day doesn’t get the same outpouring. Oh, we have Valentine’s Day ads, but most […]
77 riders hit the trails for Easter Seals
The 10th annual Snowarama for Easter Seals was once again an amazing success, with 77 riders hitting the terrific Grand Portage trails on Feb. 2 and perhaps more importantly, raising $24,575 to help Easter Seals of Ontario. The weather was bitter cold as riders set out from Grand Portage Trail Center. But the intrepid riders just bundled up and not […]
Is God dead?
Forty years ago, the world was rocked by the “death of God” movement. Believers were up in arms—how dare anyone say God is dead? But central to any spiritual quest is our willingness to let our old gods die. As human beings, we inevitably create gods who look a lot like us, who share our prejudices and inclinations. This is […]
Anne Marr Zellner
Anne Marr Zellner passed away at the Collier Hospice Center on November 20, 2012 at the age of 54. Anne was born on August 12, 1958 to Virginia and Robert Kemmin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Marshall High School in Milwaukee at the age of 15 and went on to study accounting at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. During […]
Warren W. “Bill” Erickson,
Warren W. “Bill” Erickson, 95, Grand Marais, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center. He was born January 14, 1918 to Martin and Alice (Elquist) Erickson in Cook County and grew up, and attended school on Maple Hill. He farmed on Maple Hill until age 35, when he went to work for Hedstrom Lumber, […]
Ruth Humphrey
Ruth Humphrey passed away peacefully from a gently weakening heart on January 31, 2013. She was born Ruth Ann Atkins, the fifth of six children, on August 8, 1919 to Elizabeth Hoopes Atkins and Samuel Ellsworth Atkins at 1909 Woodland Avenue in Duluth, Minnesota. Her back yard, while growing up, was an apple orchard. Ruth rode the Woodland streetcar to […]
Robert H. Swearingen,
Robert H. Swearingen, 73, went home to his Lord on January 30, 2013 after battling cancer. He was born June 26, 1939 to Gilbert and Ester (Wagner) Swearingen in Brainerd, MN. Robert was a graduate of the Class of ’58 from Washington Senior High, Brainerd, MN. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ranger as a […]
