. In the June 13 article Leif Anderson earns Honorable Mention with Spark of Inspiration, it was incorrectly reported that Leif had attended the Nobel Conference at Augsburg College. Leif actually attended the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College. He has attended the Gustavus Adolphus event for four years. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. . In the June 13 […]
Klobuchar named to Great Lakes Task Force
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has been named vice chair of the U.S. Senate Great Lakes Task Force, a bipartisan working group that advocates for the protection of the Great Lakes. As vice chair of the task force, Klobuchar will help lead efforts to provide agency oversight and advance legislative initiatives and funding priorities. Klobuchar will join Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) […]
The Parable of the Ikea Cabinet
I did something last week that I hadn’t done in a while. I assembled a storage cabinet that Denise and I bought at Ikea. I’m always amazed at how Ikea can fit an entire unassembled kitchen cabinet into a carton about the size of a shoe box. The trick, of course, is to follow pages of illustrations in the instruction […]
Norman Leroy Joynes
Norman Leroy Joynes, 94, of Austin, Minnesota, died Tuesday June 16, 2015 at the Comforcare Good Samaritan Center in Austin. Norman was born May 17, 1921 at Frankfort, Michigan, the son of Thomas and Aleda (Lindberg) Joynes. He graduated from high school in Grand Marais and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Norman fought in the Battle […]
Wisdom Steps and more keep Elders busy
Wow, it isn’t even summer yet and the Grand Portage Elders are busy and travelling like it is. We enjoyed our last “Reading with Kids” gathering. All students received their reading certificates and ice cream cones. A Chi Miigwech to all the Elders who so generously gave their time weekly to listen to the Oshki Ogimaag School students practice their […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoJune 17, 2005 People said a final goodbye to the East Bay Hotel in a remarkably 21st century fashion last weekend. Instead of a wrecking ball, hammers and chisels wielded by Cook County residents did the dismantling of the historic hotel overlooking Lake Superior and Artist Point over the weekend. The building will be converted to the East […]
Taxpayers warned about IRS scam
There have always been schemes to separate hardworking people from their hard-earned money. Recently there have been particularly aggressive attempts from people pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Local tax preparers urge citizens to not give out any personal or financial information to someone who calls claiming to be from the IRS. Sue Westerlind at George Maruska, […]
Red Cross seeks local volunteers
In small and remote communities, people often help others in times of need. Most often this is unplanned, but there are many local volunteer groups such as local fire departments, rescue squads, and Salvation Army that train to help others in emergencies. There is also the American Red Cross. We hear about their presence at hurricanes and international crises, but […]