Church attendance and worship of God for Christians should be a group experience. God is everywhere, we learn that as young children. Sure we may worship God in the forest, at the lakeshore, sitting on a rock, all alone. However we must understand Christian fellowship. Those who accepted Jesus’ message were baptized. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and […]
Marion H. Rodewald,
Marion H. Rodewald, age 95, of Faribault, Minnesota, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. A Mass will be said on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. in memory of Marion at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 227 3rd Street, Two Harbors. Marion Helen was born on May 25, 1919 to Charles and Helen […]
Benjamin Frank Cervenka
Benjamin Frank Cervenka died on October 31, 2014 in St. Paul, Minnesota at Regions Hospital due to complications of cystic fibrosis. He was 31, born December 14, 1982. He graduated from Cook County High School in Grand Marais in 2001, then graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where he lived until 2013. He moved to Minneapolis to be close […]
Gayle Elizabeth Bloomberg,
Gayle Elizabeth Bloomberg, 53, died unexpectedly on October 23, 2014, after a short illness. She was born in Grand Marais but raised in New Whiteland, Indiana. Gayle went on to graduate with high honors. For a short time she worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Company. She then worked at the Riley Hospital for Children Cancer Center in Indianapolis, […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoNov. 5, 2004 The illegal killing of a timber wolf is under investigation by DNR conservation officers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The carcass was discovered Oct. 25, but it is not known exactly when the animal was killed. The wolf was shot and the head removed, then the carcass was dumped along the Caribou Trail […]
Giving Thanks
With the seasons changing, it gives me the opportunity to slow down a bit and reflect. There are so many things to give thanks for in life. I am thankful for my dear family. Although, I still miss my mother each and every day. She has now been gone five years this month. I am very thankful for all of […]
Devil Track airport runway extension held off until next spring
Work on extending and widening the airport runway probably won’t happen this fall, said Cook County Airport Manager Rod Roy. The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the low bid by Northland Constructors as recommended by consultants Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc. for $1,468,200. The board’s decision came at the county board’s October 14 meeting. It was hoped that Northland […]
Another dog attacked by wolf in Grand Marais
Another dog owner in Grand Marais witnessed their pet being attacked by a wolf on November 1, 2014. Julie Eliasen of Grand Marais came home to her house on Eliasen Mill Road at noon to let her 15-yearold pit bull mix dog Copper outside for a little while. When she opened the door to let Copper out, she saw a […]
Grouse hunter gets stuck on Tofte backroads
John Edwards, 61, from Duluth, visited the North Shore to grouse hunt in the Tofte area on October 29. A side trip down a U.S. Forest Service road off the Sawbill Trail led to Edwards getting his Toyota RAV-4 stuck in the mud up to its frame. Cook County Law Enforcement received a call requesting help at about 1:01 p.m. […]