The Cook County Go Team and the Cook County Chamber of Commerce have invited community members to public meetings in early September to consider a vision for the future of our county. Go Team spokesperson Jim Boyd said four meetings are planned, to ensure everyone can find one that works. Boyd explains that Go Team is a group of more […]
Correction:
In the August 10, 2013 article Log rolling creates a big splash at Fisherman’s, we incorrectly reported that Taylor Everson placed second in the U10 division. It was actually her sister, Paige Everson, who earned the second-place spot in the Fisherman’s Picnic log rolling tournament. The News-Herald is very sorry for the error.
Of Faith and Photons
A conversation I was having with one of our international student workers turned to religion. She was from a culture unfamiliar with any but the most stereotypic characterizations of Christianity. Like all of the young people I have met who have come from the other side of the globe to clean our resorts and help in our restaurants, she was […]
Paul William Brandt,
Paul William Brandt, 81, of Poplar Lake, Grand Marais, died near his home on the Gunflint Trail doing what he most enjoyed, picking blueberries. Paul was born the oldest of three sons to Carl A. and Alis (Swenson) Brandt at Poplar Lake on the Gunflint Trail. A lifelong resident of the Gunflint Trail, Paul, with his family, operated Balsam Grove […]
Bertha Kretzschmar Toftey,
Bertha Kretzschmar Toftey, 104, community leader and spouse of prominent North Shore artist Adolph “Ade” Toftey, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. For nearly four decades, she and her husband published the Cook County News-Herald. Bertha was born in Sibley County, Minnesota, on November 24, 1908, to Josephine and the Rev. Martin […]
James Paul Korf
James Paul Korf, 75, passed away suddenly in the early morning hours on July 27, 2013. He was born Nov. 1, 1937. Jim is survived by his brother, Richard (Diane) Korf; children Malena Korf Johnson of Grand Marais, Nina Oullis (nee Korf) of Grand Marais, James Korf Jr. of Duluth, Clea Korf (Tom) Zeis of St. Paul, Andrew Korf (Melissa Heer) […]
Bluefin Bay Resort fire ruled accidental
The Minnesota Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the fire at Bluefin Bay Resort in Tofte on Saturday, June 8, 2013 was accidental “due to clearances not maintained with chimney area construction.” According to Investigator James Iammatteo’s report, the distance markings on the wood burning stove advised 2 inches of clear air space. The chimney in Bluefin Bay unit 45 […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO · AUG. 15, 2003 . Joan and Bill Koski, the campground hosts at Crescent Lake Campground, saw a cougar on Forest Road 170, the Grade. The cougar was in no hurry, so they got a good look at it. . Great Expectations, the first charter school in Cook County, opens its doors Monday, Aug. 18. The 40-plus […]