Traditionally, most wildfires occur in April and May. More than 95 percent are caused by human error. Because of high fire risk during those months, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) initiates burning restrictions to coincide with the annual “fire season.” Burning restrictions were enacted for Cook County on May 13. Burning permits will not be issued until there […]
Out of control brush fire extinguished quickly
Yard cleanup got away from a homeowner on the Sawbill Trail in Tofte on Sunday, May 12, just one day before countywide fire restrictions were announced. Cook County Law Enforcement received a 911 call at 2:45 p.m. from a man who reported that his neighbor’s brush pile was out of control. The Tofte Fire Department was dispatched at 2:49 and […]
Grand Portage man charged with attempted murder
At about 4 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, a security guard at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino was assaulted. The alleged assailant was Steven Warren Robert Anishnabie, 21, of Grand Portage. According to the Cook County Law Enforcement complaint, the attack occurred near the security podium in the casino. The security guard, Rollin Baird, was stabbed in the neck […]
Where is the peace and justice?
I am pondering again…. or maybe mulling. I love belonging to a “Just Peace” faith community but sometimes I wonder what it all means. For days on end I watched and listened to the news of yet another school shooting, this one in an elementary classroom claiming the lives of small children. My horror and disbelief changed to deep grief—grief […]
Terry Leroy Englund,
Terry Leroy Englund, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and helpful friend to many, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 76 on May 10, 2013. Terry was born September 27, 1936 to Doris Delmont and Leroy Englund. Terry was a longtime resident of St. Paul. He retired to Grand Marais in 1995 and resided on Greenwood Lake with his loving wife […]
Hellner in ROTC at Eastern Michigan University
William Hellner is currently attending Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan in the ROTC program. Hellner will be participating in the Army’s Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC)—also known as Operation Warrior Forge—this summer. This is the capstone exercise in becoming a U.S. Army lieutenant. Upon his return to the University of Michigan, he will head into his senior year […]
Honor Flight Northland will see local veterans onboard
Orvis Lunke of Colvill will once again be a “guardian” on the Northland Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on June 8, 2013. Honor Flight Northland is a nonprofit organization created to honor veterans living in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin for all their sacrifices. The organization transports WWII heroes to Washington, D.C. to visit and reflect on their memorial. Veterans […]