Correction:
The article entitled Projects seeking pedestrian-friendly routes through Grand Marais on page A9 of the April 6 edition states that the Active Living Steering Committee was applying for an “Active Living for All” grant from Prevention Minnesota, an arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. The Active Living Steering Committee is a key partner in the grant application, but […]
New Beginnings
Angela K. Lien and Byron B. Crow are excited to announce their engagement. Angela is the daughter of Mary Conrad of Grand Portage and Martin Lien of Coon Rapids. Byron is the son of BettyAnn Crow and Billy Girard of White Fish Bay, Ontario. The couple met the summer of 2010 and have been inseparable ever since! They are pleased […]
Mary Ruth (Odell) Barton,
Mary Ruth (Odell) Barton, housewife, mother, and mentor, passed away on March 30, 2013, after a full life of 96 years. Mary Ruth was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1916, the daughter of Jay Geddes and Ruth Esther (Anicker) Odell. She was raised in St. Paul, MN, attended University High School, and studied history at the University of Minnesota. Upon […]
An encounter with Jesus
Walking the trails along the North Shore is a joy in any season. Sharing those walks with others, I find, only adds to the enjoyment, as each person notices different things along the way. My husband and I recently took a hike to the Caribou Falls along the Cook/Lake county line. We were curious to see how much ice was […]
Floyd W. Peterson Jr.,
Floyd W. Peterson Jr., 73, of Schroeder passed away suddenly Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. Floyd was born in Duluth, to Floyd Peterson and Lorraine Ruidl. He grew up in Hermantown, moved to Cook County in 1956 and graduated from Cook County High School in 1958. After graduating he worked for […]
An afternoon of historic storytelling
The art of storytelling is alive and well in Cook County. On March 9, 2013, the Arrowhead Center for the Arts was packed with people eager to hear eight people share “stories you’ve never heard—and good ones to hear again!”—true stories—about Cook County’s history over the last billion or so years. It was an event coordinated by Billy Blackwell, whose […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOAPRIL 11, 2003 The Forest Resources Council will investigate a logging complaint brought by the Sierra Club against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. Jenna Fletcher, the forest policy specialist at the Council’s St. Paul office, said an independent forester will investigate the complaint under the Public Concerns Registration Process program. At issue is six […]
County to take part in statewide tornado drill April 18
Because severe weather can threaten the lives and property of Minnesotans at any time, Gov. Mark Dayton has proclaimed April 15-19 as Severe Weather Awareness Week. On Thursday, April 18, Cook County will join with the National Weather Service in statewide tornado drills at 1:45 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. Plan to participate with your colleagues in the afternoon and with […]