Although the wind speeds on November 18—averaging 14 miles per hour with gusts of approximately 30—are not considered gale force on the Beaufort Scales of wind measurement— it was enough to down trees on roads and trails throughout the county. Cook County Law Enforcement fielded calls for several days about downed trees at all ends of the county. The first […]
Crane operator has ties to Cook County
Corey Nelson grew up in Chisholm, Minnesota, but part of his heart has always been in Cook County. His grandmother is Cook County North Shore Hospital Board Member Sharon Bloomquist. Nelson is in Cook County working as the crane operator for Boldt Construction at the hospital/care center. Currently he and his fellow Boldt employees are moving trusses from the front […]
Thankfulness
My wife, my kids and I listed everything we were thankful for on a recent trip to Duluth. We said we were thankful for new friends and old, family near and far, a nice home to live in, turkey at grandma’s house. We were thankful for our little dog Wesley, for schools, teachers and books, for doctors and nurses and […]
Margaret Ann (Nancy) Benson,
Margaret Ann (Nancy) Benson, age 98, of Grand Marais and Redmond, Washington, died peacefully at home with her family on November 11, 2015. She had been active and enjoying good health until she suffered a small stroke on July 5. From that point on her health steadily declined. Her last trip back to her beloved Grand Marais home was this […]
Hannah Marie Minson Irvin,
Hannah Marie Minson Irvin, 36, of Hovland, Minnesota, passed away at North Shore Hospital on November 19, 2015, surrounded by beloved family and friends. Hannah was born in Independence, Missouri on July 12, 1979 to Gary and Joyce (Montgomery) Minson of Abilene, Kansas, their second child and first daughter. Hannah was married to Charles Jason Irvin at the Evangelical Free […]
Nancy (Howard) Stewart-Bello
Nancy (Howard) Stewart-Bello originally of Grand Marais, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015 in Pine River, Minnesota after battling cancer. Nancy was born in Duluth on September 8, 1950. She was the daughter of Norman and Molly Howard of Grand Marais. While attending Cook County High School she was active in student council, cheerleading and gymnastics as well […]
Card Lady news from Birch Grove
Here’s some news from the “Birch Grove Card Lady,” Lavona Czaplicki: The Birch Grove Card Making group started many years ago with Cindy Gilbertson being our Stampin’ Up demonstrator. Our group used to meet either at the Schroeder Town Hall or in private homes. We found that we liked the Birch Grove facility to have our group meet because it […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago Nov. 25, 2005 Cook County commissioners said they would like some explanation as to why projected 2006 property taxes, particularly on homesteaded properties, have increased so dramatically – some as much as 75 percent. Commissioner Bruce Martinson said he has gotten more calls concerning the proposed taxes so far this year than in the previous two years […]