The Cook County Senior Center has a couple of fun fundraisers coming up. On Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. the senior center will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the center on Broadway. On the menu is all you can eat homemade spaghetti, tossed salad, bread, lemonade and coffee. The cost is $8 for advance reservations (paid by […]
July activities at the Care Center
Warmer weather is certainly welcomed by residents at the North Shore Care Center. The month of July is National Picnic Month and Family Reunion Month, which means more families visiting and more outdoor picnics and outings in the community. Independence Day will be the third picnic of the season at the Care Center, with another one planned at Harbor Park […]
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic works hard to reach out to the community
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s annual meeting on June 24, 2013 was short and sweet, but its list of accomplishments for the year was long. “Healthcare in America is in a constant state of change,” wrote Medical Director Paul Terrill, MD, in his 2013 report prepared for the annual meeting. He listed some of those changes: “The Affordable Care Act/Obamacare; new […]
Historical Reflections
Alta McQuatters shared these stories at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in March 2013. The event, which featured a panel of locals sharing tales of local history, was called “Stories you’ve never heard – and good ones to hear again!”
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJULY 4, 2003 When Cory Pederson taxied onto the runway at Grand Marais airport on Tuesday, he was met by a happy and relieved mother, family and friends. He had just completed one of the final requirements for obtaining a private pilot license, the cross-country flight. Taking off from Duluth he landed in Ely and finally in Grand […]
Help may be on the way to rid Schroeder walls of invasive tansy
Schroeder Township may be getting some help getting rid of the invasive tansy that has established itself along the “welcome walls” lining Highway 61. Unfortunately, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), which built the walls and holds the right of way, is not interested in doing the work. MnDOT is, however, issuing a permit so that township volunteers can do […]
Keith Morris kayaks from Ely to mid-Trail in less than 24 hours
As feats of endurance go, Keith Morris’s kayak trip from Ely to his cabin on Poplar Lake in 23 hours and 10 minutes—a trip of almost exactly 100 miles that included 30 portages— is nothing short of epic. “It was like running four marathons back to back. Only instead of using your legs, you use your arms,” Morris said. Morris, […]
Cute Puppies
Do you know why God made puppies so cute? I will tell you why—because if they weren’t cute we’d hang them by their heels from the clothesline every time they were naughty! Which in the case of our new canine addition would be about 15 times a day! Yes we (okay, it was me) decided we needed a new puppy. […]