Recent letters have expressed concern over spending at I.S.D. 166. Hopefully, this letter will give a more complete picture of the district’s decisions. The district remained neutral on one-percent projects and approved attaching the Cook County Community YMCA (Y) after the county made the decision to build the facility. Attaching the Y to the school helps the district financially. Further, […]
Annual Classic Car Show a success
The weather was cool, though not as cool as the autos on display at the 2013 Annual Classic Car Show held again on Wisconsin Street in downtown Grand Marais on Saturday, June 15. And if the sun wasn’t out, the cars shone like well-polished Lake Superior agates on Wisconsin Street, brightening the gray day. All of the cars, trucks, and […]
Corrections:
. In the June 15, 2013 article Fire destroys two homes on Devil Track Lake, we incorrectly reported that a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire crew assisted. It was actually a U.S. Forest Service fire crew working with local fire departments. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. . In the June 15, 2013 article Hiker missing in Hovland area […]
Betty C. Backlund,
Betty C. Backlund, 86, passed away on June 7, 2013 at the North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. She was in declining health the past nine months, but achieved her wish of staying in her home with help for the past six months. Betty was born on July 5, 1926 to Carl and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Engelsen) Carlson in Tofte. She […]
Eleanore From,
Eleanore From, 93, a longtime resident of Grand Marais, passed away on June 11, 2013 peacefully in her sleep at her home in Bloomington, Minnesota. Eleanore Dobbe was born in Cambridge, Minnesota on May 14, 1920. She married Raymond From on August 21, 1941. They were married for 56 years. After Ray’s return from World War II overseas service, they […]
Dylan Marshall AKA Jelly,
Dylan Marshall AKA Jelly, 14, Grand Marais, died tragically on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in a car accident in rural Cook County. Dylan was born June 27, 1998 to James and Christina (Collett) Marshall in Knoxville, Tennessee. He had lived in Grand Marais for the last five years and had just completed his freshman year at Cook County High School. […]
Jackie Erhart
left this earth walk on June 4, 2013 at her home in Villa Nueva, New Mexico. Jackie was born in Hollywood, California in September 1938. She is survived by her daughter, Karla Erhart Phillips; grandson Maxwell Phillips and her four-legged companions, Esmeralda and Elmo. She joins her longtime companion “Kit” who passed away in February 2013. Jackie loved the North […]
Making a difference around the world
Over 50 indigenous languages are spoken in Uganda, but the official language of this former British colony is English. In 2009, Gordon Lindquist of Grand Marais found himself in Uganda, where he visited a health clinic and unexpectedly formed a bond deeper than language leading to a month-long Minnesota visit by two Ugandans trying to help the people back home. […]
Storms of the soul
We pulled into the parking lot at Camp Vermilion and all the kids in our cars jumped out bursting with excitement for a week of fun. I was excited too. This camp on Lake Vermilion is a beautiful place, and I had my daily Bible lesson plans ready to share with the kids. And then in short order the sky […]