Tracks in the snow
Maybe you have seen what I saw the morning of Tuesday, March 31: new snow, and plenty of tracks. On my morning walk, I’d seen signs of some of our local woods critters—fox, ravens, deer, chickadees. The fresh snow showed tracks so clearly, and they were intriguing. An hour later, I was back outside, looking again. This time, more snow […]
Brian Lee Backstrom
Brian Lee Backstrom, 43, born January 3, 1972, from Belvidere, Illinois and formerly from Grand Marais, unexpectedly died on April 1, 2015. Brian is survived by his wife Kari, children Breanna and Austin, father Larry, sister Tracy (Ernie, Caitlyn and Henry), mother in-law Sheryl (Dwight) Smith, father-in-law John (Diane Hartle) Burnett, sister-in-law Lori (Jason, Fayth, Kristianna, and Brock) Yecoshenko, and […]
June Olsen
June Olsen, 93, of Grand Marais died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center after a brief illness. She was born on January 3, 1922 to Roy E. and Bessie (Tabor) Hanson in Duluth. June grew up and attended schools in Two Harbors, graduating in 1940. In 1943, she married Alton Olsen and they lived […]
Thrivent Financial recognized for good ethics
Thrivent Financial has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing ethical business practices, as a 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company. This designation recognizes organizations that have had an impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics and transparency. Being a four-year honoree underscores Thrivent’s commitment to ethical business practices […]
What’s cooking at the Senior Center?
Each month in preparation of publishing the Senior Center newsletter, my staff and I sit down to put together the menu and activity calendar for the new month. As we were pondering April’s menu, a light bulb went off and I thought let’s incorporate recipes from the last Cook County’s Senior Cooks Cookbook into our menus. We have many fabulous […]
