I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t submit my vote for the school levy in 2015. For one thing, I don’t have kids in the school system and felt that I lacked a direct connection to the decision. I also just assumed that the levy would pass, because it was inconceivable to me that Cook County voters would let our […]
Lonnie Dupre tackles unclimbed mountain Nepal
After scouting several mountains last year, Grand Marais adventurer and outdoor educator Lonnie Dupre and his crew of three climbers returned to Nepal and is currently attempting an ascent of Langju, a 20,885-foot mountain that has never been climbed before. The group, which Dupre calls “Vertical Nepal”, began their ascent on October 4th and hope to finish by November 10th. […]
God breathed
This week in church we will hear a passage that contains this phrase, “All scripture is God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16a). That description is awkward even if it is somewhat a literal translation from the Greek. Usually we read in English translations “All scripture is inspired by God.” “Breathed” as a word image however has a power to convey and evoke […]
Carol Marie Eckel,
Carol Marie Eckel, 88, formerly of Grand Marais, died Sept. 30, 2016, in Plano, Texas. She was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Duluth to Alfred and Edith Frances (Hedstrom) Fenstad. She grew up in Grand Marais, graduating from the high school in 1946. Carol began work at age 16 as a Northwestern Bell telephone operator. She then attended the University […]
Michael David Precord Jr.,
Michael David Precord Jr., 48, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 30, 2016 at Essentia Health in Duluth. Mike was born April 12, 1968 in Duluth to Michael and Patricia Precord. His mother Pat precedes him in death; also his grandparents, Marion and Richard Precord, and Mike and Mildred Croft. His father Michael Precord Sr. of Duluth survives him; also daughters Ashleigh […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO OCT. 13, 2006 It was an exciting day for students at Great Expectations School last week when they went out to the raised bed gardens they planted in the spring and harvested everything from a beautiful 40-pound pumpkin to tiny, bite-sized carrots. The pumpkin will be carved for Halloween and the vegetables will be used for a […]
Former Grand Marais resident killed in collision
James (Jimmy or Mully) Mulligan, age 56, was killed on Sunday, October 9, in Duluth when he was struck by a pickup truck as he was walking across the intersection of Sixth Avenue East and Sixth Street. Savanna Olson, 21, drove the pickup truck. The accident happened just before 2 p.m., reported the Duluth Police. According to the police report, […]
Depression can increase as seasons change
The change of seasons—cooler weather, less daylight—can be a hard time for some people. Long gray days can be tiring. Do you know the symptoms of depression? Do you know the difference between a little sadness over the end of summer and depression? The Human Development Center in Grand Marais offers the following warning signs: . Feeling sad or blue […]