Blue Cross and Blue Shield funding keeps “Moving Matters” moving ahead



Although there was some controversy in December 2013 regarding one potential funding source for Cook County’s active living initiatives, the people working to make Cook County a healthier place to live were not deterred and promised to continue to seek other ways to fund programming such as Moving Matters, Safe Routes to School and more. Their efforts were rewarded on […]

Corrections:



. The December 28, 2013 article entitled Local discussions on nonferrous mining on page A9 mistakenly switched around the watersheds associated with the proposed PolyMet and Twin Metals nonferrous mining projects. The proposed PolyMet project is in the Lake Superior watershed and the proposed Twin Metals project is in the BWCAW watershed. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. . The […]

Weekly Weather



Celebrating Epiphany



The celebration of Epiphany is January 5, right around the festival of New Year’s that was celebrated before, during, and after the birth of Christ. Epiphany is the celebration of the Magi as they arrived and honored the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem. You know the story, of a star they followed. Matthew’s gospel is the only source of this great […]

Rosemary Lamson named to International Nurses Association



Rosemary Lamson of Grand Marais has been named to the International Nurses Association, an organization designed to bring together outstanding nurses from all specialties and backgrounds. Lamson, whose nursing career and experience spans 54 years, said the recognition was a most welcome surprise. Lamson, a registered nurse, recalled that a representative of the New Yorkbased organization called in response to […]

Historical Reflections



Down Memory Lane



10 Years AgoJan. 2, 2004 Last week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced that the Poplar River, from the Superior Hiking Trail bridge downstream three miles to its mouth at Lake Superior, was among 215 waters statewide that were added to the agency’s Impaired Waters list. Such waters do not meet the water quality standards of the national Clean Water […]

Ardyce Audrey (Bednarek) Dalbec



Ardyce Audrey (Bednarek) Dalbec, 71, of Duluth, and formerly of Grand Marais, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Solvay Hospice House with her loving family by her side. Ardie was born to Paul and Florence Bednarek in 1942 and was the sixth of seven children, growing up in Little Falls, Minn. Ardie and Jim Dalbec were […]

Richard “Dick” Eckel



Richard “Dick” Eckel, 82, of Grand Marais, died Sunday November 24, 2013. A gathering of family and friends will be held at noon on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the American Legion in Grand Marais. To sign the online register book please visit www.cavallinfuneralhome.com.

Shirley May Pecore



Shirley May Pecore passed away on December 22, 2013 in Santa Rosa, California, at the age of 83. Shirley was born July 25, 1930 in Duluth, Minnesota, the eldest daughter of Ellis and Ara Smith. She grew up on the North Shore and spent many years on Caribou Lake in Lutsen. She moved from Minnesota to Santa Rosa in 1964 […]