Interesting to read how the token “community” bits—ball fields and such—are falling by the wayside to preserve the shimmer on the diamond-to-be, the private whY. It’s laughable if not perverse to hear how we must now be “so so careful with taxpayers money” when just seemingly yesterday multiple millions were being tossed about like candy in a parade. Learn-as-you-go apparently […]
Adults should be responsible, said county attorney
In a February 2012 Minnesota Public Radio piece, County Attorney Tim Scannell is heard expressing concern that Cook County needed a cultural shift to halt a pattern of older men pursuing young girls in the community. In this interview he stated, “I mean I understand that it’s going to be natural for us to focus on the girls, but this […]
Arrowhead residents train for emergency response
On a Saturday in February, 12 people walked into the Silver Bay Fire/Rescue/Ambulance hall to find the results of a roof collapse that required a search and rescue, triage and medical care, fire suppression and extrication response. Fortunately, both the scenario and the victims were simulated rather than real. It was the culmination of training for the latest graduates of […]
Looking up at the Cross
So we now take you to the city of Jerusalem to that time just after Jesus was crucified and before His resurrection…to hear from the Centurion, from Biblical monologues written by Ross Olson: I am a Centurion. I worked my way up through the ranks of the Roman army to become commander of a century…100 men. My century was part […]
Julia Rose Luger Hennessy
Julia Rose Luger Hennessy, 103. Julia was born on January 8, 1910 to Martin and Susanna Luger in North St. Paul, Minn. She was the seventh child and first girl in the family of eight children. She had a happy childhood, her only complaint being that she had to ride hand-medown bicycles from her six older brothers. Her parents and […]
Loren Ernest Swanson
Loren Ernest Swanson, of North Oaks, Minnesota, passed away in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, on March 17, 2013, following a long illness at age 89. Born in St. Paul on August 3, 1923, to Ernest W. Swanson and Marie Peterson Swanson, he had two sisters who predeceased him: Bonnevieve Opel and Arlene Strom Braaten. Loren graduated from Minnehaha Academy in […]
Local congregations team up to give $2,110 to Cook County Food Shelf
For the second year Thrivent Financial, North Shore Chapter 31313, has invited willing Cook County churches to take a supplemental food shelf offering on a designated Sunday in March. Though all area churches already have planned regular means of contributing to the local food shelf, six area congregations agreed to join the special offering effort with Thrivent offering supplemental funding […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoMarch 28, 2003 As of March 24, more than 40 students had applied to attend Great Expectations School for the 2003-04 school year. The school will continue to accept applications for students in kindergarten through eighth grade until the enrollment limit of 51 is reached. The Schroeder Area Historical Society is seeking $2,000 in contributions to pay for […]