I can’t remember the exact instance in which the phrase “football family” was used, but I somehow always knew that being on a football team was akin to being in a family. I, very narrow mindedly, only considered my senior season team to be my football family. On May 1, my football family view was widened. That day we had […]
Good comes from public comment
I was disappointed last month to arrive at a meeting of the Cook County Schools/ISD 166 school board to find that instead of the usual spot on the agenda denoting a time for public comment, the agenda said, “No public comment will be taken at this meeting.” I was taken aback by the change in procedure. I’ve always liked that […]
Storm leaves damage, kindness in its wake
A severe storm passed through Cook County late in the evening on Sunday, June 19, taking down trees, power lines and unfortunately causing a fatality on Duncan Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In the Lutsen area, trees crashed down on several homes and in “downtown” Lutsen an art gallery. However, in the aftermath of the storm, the […]
Big ship passenger has ties to Grand Marais
One might say that Lilean (Garner) Sedlacek came home with a big splash on Monday, June 13, when she sailed in on the T/S State of Michigan. Due to sailboats bobbing in the harbor, the ship had to anchor just outside of town near the break wall. The 224-foot ship is used by the Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA), which […]
Corrections:
. In the June 18 article Tall Ship coming to Grand Portage, there was an error in the name of the transportation company that will offer shuttles to the tall ship, The Mist of Avalon. Shuttles on the Sea Hunter will be offered by the Grand Portage – Isle Royale Transportation Line. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. . In […]
The Grandmotherly Love of God
Esme (8½) is my oldest grandchild. I love her so much. I made her a silk dress and bought her a paddle for her baptism. We do mosaic projects together, and I’m teaching her to sew. We play games. Our early games included one in which we pretended neither of us knew the name of the big lake we drove […]
New Arrivals
Kit Floriselle Shirley was born at North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais on Saturday, May 7, 2016 after quite an adventure. Her parents, Clare and Dan Shirley of Tofte, operators of Sawbill Outfitters, planned to deliver their daughter in Duluth as North Shore Hospital stopped offering birthing services in January 2015. Clare saw a Grand Marais physician for prenatal care […]
Busy, busy Birch Grove
It seems like I was just saying “It’s almost June” and now it is almost July! This summer is going fast. Let’s make the most of it and join in on the classes, events and programs. We are always looking for volunteers. If anyone has some free time or a skill they would like to share, such as writing, drawing, […]
LeRoy Lilienthal
LeRoy Lilienthal, 81, Grand Marais, died Sunday, June 19, 2016 at home. He was born on October 15, 1934 to William O. and Martha (Weidendorf) Lilienthal on the family farm in Brook Park, Minnesota where he grew up, attending schools in Quamba. As a young man he worked on the family farm, then served in the U. S. Army from 1957 […]