Hats off to the ISD 166 School Board members for their decision to not accept any pay for the coming year. Their unanimous motion was made after only the slightest discussion. The board agreed that it needed to set an example as it moved ahead with the unpleasant task of cutting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the school’s budget. […]
Gunflint Mail Run outstanding volunteer award honors Parker, Johnson
In addition to awards for mushers at the close of the 2016 Gunflint Mail Run, a new award was initiated, the “Dick Parker Outstanding Volunteer Award.” Gunflint Mail Run Co-directors Sarah Hamilton and Jack Stone devised the award to honor a volunteer who puts his or her heart into seeing that the race took place—just as Richard “Dick” Parker of […]
Arrowhead Transit proposes weekly Duluth trips
Arrowhead Transit is proposing to start low-fare weekly round trips to Duluth beginning in February, regardless of how many passengers it has. This service would replace the existing twice-monthly Duluth trips that only go if at least five riders have made reservations. In Duluth, the new weekly service will make a stop at the new Duluth Transportation Center (DTC) where […]
Whose name will you include?
There is prayer that speaks deeply of why we find ourselves in prayer for others, or ourselves: “O Lord, in your mercy…. Be present where there is loneliness. Be comfort where there is pain. Be healing where there is brokenness” The prayer ends, “We pray especially for….” Whose name will you include? “Lord, Be present in loneliness.” Who would you […]
Norma Jean Thorngren
Norma Jean Thorngren, 81, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors. She was born September 27, 1934 to Verlyn and Iva (Savage) Carr in McHenry, Maryland. With her father working in the construction industry, Norma Jean grew up in various locations on the East Coast, before moving to Two Harbors in 1951. After graduating […]
New activities for the cold winter months
It has been a busy month at Birch Grove Community Center. We have been trying to incorporate new activities to fill up some of those cold winter hours. On Tuesdays there is open gym pickle ball from 9 a.m. – 11a.m., always lots of laughter and good exercise. This game is played somewhat like tennis, instead of a racket and […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoJan. 20, 2006 John McClure of the Cook County ATV Club asked Grand Marais City Council during its public comment period to consider adopting an ordinance that would permit the off-road vehicles to travel on city streets. McClure said there was no reason responsible adults with driver’s licenses couldn’t legally drive on the streets to make a trip […]
Gwen Carman accepts Carlton superintendent position
Former Cook County Schools – ISD166 Sawtooth Elementary Principal Gwen Carman has accepted the position of superintendent for Carlton Independent School District 93. Carman was at her new desk on Tuesday, January 19, the same day her new contract was finalized by the school board. “I received a six-month interim contract to finish the school year and then it becomes […]