10 Years AgoOct. 8, 2004 The Grand Marais City Council is still working to refine a new noise ordinance so violators can be successfully prosecuted in court. Sheriff ’s Deputy Mark Falk told the council that the ordinance doesn’t spell out sound levels to define exactly when someone is in violation. Therefore, he said, even if the city does purchase […]
Register to vote and learn about candidates
The pre-registration deadline for the November 4, 2014 election is Tuesday, October 14. Citizens can still vote on Election Day, but it can be complicated. If you pre-register, your name will be on the voter list and you just sign in at the polls and cast your ballot. Outside the city of Grand Marais, pre-registered voters will receive their ballot […]
Green Party candidate campaigns in Cook County
He isn’t as well known as 8th District congressional incumbent (DFL) candidate Rick Nolan or Republican candidate Stewart Mills III. Nor does he have millions of dollars to spend on ads, but Ray “Skip” Sandman believes the time is right for voters to select a Green Party candidate to represent them, and he believes he is that person. Sandman is […]
Grand Marais runner has frightening encounter with wolf at Pincushion
Al Kettelkamp of Grand Marais enjoys running with his dog a few times a week on the Pincushion Mountain Trails. On Tuesday, October 7, 2014, his routine was disrupted by a startling encounter with a wolf. Kettelkamp was finishing his run, heading toward the cleared arena area and warming house, when he came to the spot where the trail forks […]
Minnesota Forest Resource Council meets at North House
Between 35 and 40 people from the Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) gathered at North House Folk School Wednesday, September 17 to spend a day discussing a wide variety of subjects ranging from climate change to erosion and forest fires that affect the 7.3 million acres that comprise Cook, Lake, St. Louis, and Carlton counties that make up the territory […]
Park board discusses 2014 campground proceeds
September Gunflint Hills Golf Course sales were down 29 percent over last September and overall year-to-date sales are down 4 percent from last year, reported Golf Course Manager Mike Kunshier to the board on October 7. The very late spring and cold early summer once again had a big negative effect on golfing, but a discussion was held about the […]
Vikings lose to South Ridge, win tournament
It looked like it was going to be a quick night of volleyball for the Cook County High School Vikings as they were beat 25-9 in their opening game against the South Ridge Panthers in a match played at home on Thursday, October 2. The Panthers are the only conference team to beat 3A Esko in the last few years, […]
A sweet ride
Today I had a Thelma and Louise morning in Annandale. Of course there wasn’t any drinking, or smoking, or shooting men, or fleeing for the Mexican border… so I guess the only REAL resemblance was two good friends riding around in a convertible. For the record I was Thelma, because she was the one to “kiss” Brad Pitt in the […]
We Happy Few and The Thank You Bar
Change is in the air! The Grand Marais Playhouse is busy planning many projects for the coming months to keep all theater enthusiasts happy! The next production will be the play We Happy Few by Imogene Stubbs. It is a fictionalized account of a real touring group of women (The Osiris Players) that presented the great works of Shakespeare to […]
Local teen represents Minnesota and Wisconsin Girl Scouts at National Convention
MaeAnna LaFavor of Hovland is raising her hand to be part of governance in action. MaeAnna, a junior at Cook County High School, has been selected to join Girl Scouts from around the nation at the 53rd National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah in mid-October. The national convention happens once every three years. As an elected delegate, MaeAnna is […]