WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the North Shore Morning show with the pop quiz and the Friday evening Roadhouse with Dave Tersteeg and Dick Swanson. There’s Small Change Trivia and the Monday Night Mix. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board […]
Correction:
In the June 11, 2016 article School board to seek levy and bonding referendums, we reported that community volunteers had assisted with a third-grade Ojibwe shoulder bag project. One of the volunteers’ names was incorrect. Helping the class was Delma Grandlouis. The News-Herald apologizes for the error.
Democrats agree to disagree
On Saturday, June 6, Minnesota Democrats crowded into Minneapolis’ Orchestra Hall for their annual convention. Representing Cook County were Pat Campanaro, Anton Moody and Oz Twedt. There were cheers, boos, lengthy debates and rousing speeches throughout the day, all with a common theme, there must be party unity to win the election in November. Beating Republican nominee Donald Trump, whom […]
Art and Spirituality
When did you encounter a work of art that moved you, pulling you out of your humdrum (or over stimulated) day? For many people, art—making it or seeing it— can be a profoundly spiritual experience: transformative as it forces us to see differently. The third area I focused on in my sabbatical was this one, especially on the arts and […]
Byron Bradley
This is our favorite photo of Byron. We think it shows perfectly the sweet, kind man that we Bradleys were lucky enough to call husband, father, or brother. Byron Bradley was one of the kindest, gentlest, loving and most creative and resourceful people his family has ever met. No one alive has ever seen him get angry or lose his […]
Dr. Robert E. Hyatt,
Dr. Robert E. Hyatt, 91, died at his home on Saturday, June 11, 2016, surrounded by loved ones. The cause of death was complications due to Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. Dr. Hyatt was born June 2, 1925, in Trenton, New Jersey, to Leslie and Myrtle Hyatt. He was the youngest of three boys. Dr. Hyatt attended several small rural schools, until […]
Lorraine Grace (Asmus) Larson,
Lorraine Grace (Asmus) Larson, age 90, of Gaylord, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Oak Terrace Health Care Center in Gaylord, Minnesota. Lorraine was born on January 27, 1926, in Gaylord. She was the daughter of August and Elsa (Sylwester) Asmus. Lorraine was baptized as an infant on February 14, 1926, by Rev. E.H. Gade and later […]
Victor Dane Roderick,
Victor Dane Roderick, 81, of International Falls, Minnesota, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease at North Shore Health on Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Grand Marais with his loving daughter by his side. Victor was born at home in Meding Township, Ray, Minnesota, on December 6, 1934. He was the fourth of 12 children and he was the jokester of the […]
Healthy activities for Elders in Grand Portage
At the printing of this column, 20 Elders are off to Grand Casino Hinckley to attend the Wisdom Steps conference. This conference is an annual event for Elders who have successfully participated in the Wisdom Steps Health program. Conference attendees have had annual health screenings, walked or exercised, attended a health fair and a Medicine Talk session. We have fun […]