On December 3-5, the Minnesota County Attorneys Association (MCAA) held its 37th annual meeting at the Hilton Minneapolis. On Thursday, December 4, an awards banquet was held and Cook County Attorney Molly Hicken was named the 2014 recipient of the MCAA Meritorious Service Award. The MCAA selects five award winners (Johnson Distinguished Service Award, Award of Excellence, Meritorious Service Award, […]
A precious gift
The wind blew hard through the walls and windows of the ramshackle hut. It appeared the little heater was going full blast, but it was hard to tell, the cold far too deep for an inside place. Especially a place where small children lived. The hut was owned by a person of resources in the community. He had a number […]
Christmas Church Services
. Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 5 p.m. (Lessons and Carols) and 9 p.m. (Carols and Communion), Dec. 24. . Cornerstone Community Church: Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols entitled “O Come! Let Us Adore Him!” at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 24. . Evangelical Free Church: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5 p.m. Dec. 24. . First Congregational […]
Grand Portage Elders enjoying chili, kids and Christmas
The Elders have been enjoying the holiday season. The Elder Advisory Committee supported the efforts of Mr. Kieth’s upper grade class with a donation for their service project food drive. This was a very worthwhile project and helped several families right before Thanksgiving. Great job, kids! We had a busy holiday craft sale at the lodge on December 6. The […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoDec. 17, 2004 The school board will hold a public hearing on Jan. 24 to determine if Birch Grove Elementary School should be closed. Grand Marais city councilors voted last Wednesday to seek more details on a proposed utility improvement project that if approved, will create new streets and building lots in the city’s northwest section. Kay Costello […]
Lawrence Frank Wooding,
Lawrence Frank Wooding, also known as “Woody” or “Gus,” 96, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Oak Lawn, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 in the early morning at his home with his family at his bedside. Lawrence was born to the late Stephen Frank and Katherine (Luszczek) Wooding, March 2, 1918, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Farragut […]
Tofte Township begins work on senior housing
Meeting weekly, Tofte supervisors have been spending a great deal of time getting all of the pieces ready to build 12 senior housing units on 29 acres of township property that also houses the Birch Grove Community Center. Construction has already begun. Charles Lamb of Lamb Construction has blasted rock to allow McKeever Well Drilling to drill a well, said […]
School District 166 investigating assault
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 10:39 a.m. on Thursday, December 11, reporting an incident at Cook County Schools. According to the caller, “two girls got in a fight.” Because both of the parties involved in the incident are minors, details of the physical altercation as well as the names and ages of the students have not been […]