Barge at work on Lake Superior – Lutsen Mountains water line



Work on the Lake Superior- Poplar River Water District pipeline, a project three years in the making is under way. Marine Tech of Duluth is working to install the piping at the Lake Superior inlet. When the approximately 2-mile, 20-inch diameter pipeline is up and running between Lake Superior and Lutsen Mountain Ski Hill, it will be able to pump […]

Weekly Weather



Say it ain’t so



He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these [commandments] since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, […]

Colleen Frances Frey,



Colleen Frances Frey, of Appleton, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at her home near Milan, Minnesota at the age of 58. Colleen was born February 7, 1955 in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Earl and Verna (Miller) Frey. She moved with her family to Anoka as a young girl and graduated from Anoka High School in 1973. Colleen received […]

Learning from Haiti



For several years Trinity has shared a partnership with the congregations of Bonne Nouelle (Good News) Episcopal in the village of Bigonet, Haiti and St. James Episcopal in Minneapolis. A lot has been learned, and the learning expanded this March when Kathi Johnson, Pastor Kris Garey, both of Hovland and Ruth Anne Olson, a part-time Hovland resident, joined other St. […]

Historical Reflections



Family escapes injury in vehicle fire in Lutsen



A Lakeshore, Minnesota family escaped injury when the vehicle they were riding in caught fire on Highway 61 at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, 2014. William Bruce Doerr was towing an enclosed trailer with his 2012 Dodge pickup when he noticed flames in the bed of the truck. Doerr and his wife and three children got out of […]

Semi trailer catches fire at U.S.-Canadian border



A semi hauling an empty chip trailer was stopped as it entered the United States at the Grand Portage – Pigeon River Customs and Border Protection station for a routine inspection at about 3 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014. The inspection was quickly halted when it was discovered that one of the trailer tires was on fire. The driver […]

Two 20-person Minnesota firefighting crews go to Idaho



As fire activity increases in the western United States, firefighters from around the country are helping the wildland firefighting effort. The Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) sent two additional 20-person initial attack wildland firefighting crews to Boise, Idaho. The two Minnesota crews left the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (MIFC) on July 26 and are now in Idaho. The crews are […]

Down Memory Lane



10 Years AgoAug. 13, 2004 After more than nine hours, negotiators for the teacher’s union and the school district came to a tentative agreement on a teacher’s contract on Monday. Representatives from ISD 166 and the Cook County Education Association said they were relieved the agreement had finally been reached, but they said there is much more work to be […]