Correction:
In the May 7 article Boaters can get I-68 forms in Grand Marais, it was incorrectly stated that I-68 permits were available at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office at the Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection office is at 518 East Highway 61, across from Steve’s Sports in Grand Marais. The News-Herald […]
Raised hands
Then He led them out as faras Bethany, and lifting up Hishands He blessed them.Luke 24:50 Last week we had the opportunity to raise up our hands and put them together and applaud the one person in our life that deserves a standing ovation: Mom… yes, our mother! “Dear Mom, thank you for being my mother. May your day be […]
Steven L. “Bones” Jones,
Steven L. “Bones” Jones, 57, of Silver Bay, formerly of Hovland, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. He was born in Houston, Texas on Feb. 13, 1959. Bones grew up in Minneapolis until moving to Little Marais in the 1980s, then on to Hovland where he lived for many years, only recently moving to Silver […]
Donald Emil Schulte
Donald Emil Schulte, 79, passed away at the Cook County Care Center on May 4, 2016 after an ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease. Don was born to Walter and Alta Schulte on June 6, 1936 and lived his entire life in Grand Marais. Don loved hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, trapping, swimming, hiking and taking care of his pets. He also enjoyed […]
Norma Jean Thorngren,
Norma Jean Thorngren, 81, died Jan. 20, 2016 at Lake View Memorial Hospital in Two Harbors. She was born Sept. 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 from […]
Honor our Elders Powwow has great turnout
The Grand Portage Community Center was a happy, busy place on Saturday, May 7 as the 24th annual Honor Our Elders Powwow celebration was held. While dancers and guests filled the gym, a whole host of volunteers served meals and sold gift items or worked the front desk and raffle table just outside in the hallway and in a room […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO MAY 12, 2006 There was an armed robbery in the casino portion of the Grand Portage Trading Post early Sunday, May 7. According to Sheriff Mark Falk, the unknown man robbed the store at gunpoint at 4:30 a.m. “The suspect fired two shots during the robbery and fled the scene on foot,” said Falk. “No one was […]
Looking for office space?
Bob Pranis, several members of the Cook County Broadband Commission and some individuals from the private sector have been working tirelessly to open the “Office Outpost”—a new facility located in the former Visitor Information Center at Grand Marais City Hall. It is a business center with 11 workstations, a conference room that will hold eight people, a professional printer, and […]