This morning, the programing committee of the Violence Prevention Center (VPC) board gathered to brainstorm ways to recognize the VPC’s 30 years of services to Cook County. It is a strange thing to plan ways to celebrate a vital community institution that I fervently wish did not have to exist. For three decades, the Violence Prevention Center staff and volunteers […]
Protecting the public from the dark
It’s Sunshine Week! And although the beginning of Daylight Saving Time is upon us, that isn’t what I’m talking about. Sunshine Week, March 13-19 this year, to journalists is a week to promote dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. For most journalists, that is nothing new. That is what reporters try to do throughout the […]
Faith under fire
We came to the appointment with the radiation oncologist fending off worry but full of questions nonetheless. What would be the course of treatment? How many weeks would it last? Where would it need to be done? How extensive would be the damage from radiation? Where were we going to stay? How were we going to handle driving back and […]
Learning more about “young” seniors
The senior population currently served by the Cook County Senior Center is aging and the new “young” seniors are looking for community experiences that differ from the traditional “cards, games and casino trips” typically offered by Senior Centers. A recent study to evaluate the need for assisted living facilities in our county counted 35 percent of the county’s population 65+ […]
Marie Morrin,
Wabiginiwequay – White Eagle WomanMiigizi Dodem – Eagle Clan Marie Morrin, 62, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2016 in Essentia Health, St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. She was born in Minneapolis on September 10, 1953 to Francis and Theresa Morrin. Marie had worked as an administrative assistant at the Grand Portage Clinic. She loved her job, her grandchildren, […]
MaryLou (Rabold) Pecht,
MaryLou (Rabold) Pecht, 79, of Duluth, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital. MaryLou was born in Portland, Oregon on February 27, 1937 to Walter and Dagney (Jacobson) Johnson. She attended school in Grand Marais and lived in Hovland, before settling in Duluth. MaryLou worked for American Importing for 17 years. She enjoyed playing cards and […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOMARCH 10, 2006 Swedish master musician and teacher Leif Alpsjo will visit Grand Marais March 16-17, and will conduct a master’s class with middle school students. He will meet with the students at the middle school, and also give a presentation at Great Expectations School. Wonder what’s going on with all the bumpy roads in Cook County? You’re […]