Grand Portage Band Tribal Veterans Service Officer Clarence (Clinker) Everson welcomed a room full of people to the American Legion Post 2009 on Friday, November 11. Following an introduction the Stonebridge Singers, —Bob Vogel, Cade Northrup, Trevor Deschampe, Brent Sorenson, David Logan, Tanner Hendrickson, and Kyler Deschampe—offered an honor song and members of the Grand Portage Legion stepped outside to […]
Cook County Sheriff’s Office takes online threat seriously
Students at CCHS and other local schools in the county might have noticed the presence of extra Cook County Law Enforcement around the school grounds Wednesday and early Thursday of this week. Officers were on heightened patrol following a threat posted anonymously on a chat room when an individual said he was thinking of shooting up a school in northern […]
Body of missing man recovered in Pine Lake
Search efforts for Michael Raymond Hickey, 59 of Duluth, ended sadly when his body was recovered in Pine Lake after a three-day search. “This is a difficult day for all involved; an extensive multi-agency search ended with a discovery of a body in the lake,” said Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen. “We always hope for the best, that we’ll locate […]
City council hires construction manager
Grand Marais city councilors took the next step in developing and building a new city garage on November 9 when, during their regularly scheduled meeting, they voted to hire McGough Construction to work as the city’s construction manager for the project. Only two bids were submitted. The second was from Kraus-Anderson who is currently heading up the reconstruction/remodel of the […]
Local students take part in National Native Youth Summit
Teams of tribal youth from all over the country bussed, drove, and flew to Washington, D.C. to attend the first ever National Native Youth Summit from September 24 to 27. Grand Portage youth Alyssa Spry, Jaden Aubid, Samantha Scalise and Jordan Porter were joined by chaperone Lena Santos for the three-day program hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and […]
Health care costs for older adults rising
Getting older is costly, and the effects can be devastating. “Hey kiddo, it’s your dad. You should make it a point to come home next weekend; it’ll be your last chance to spend some time in Grandma Thompson’s house.” I met Isaiah, a 19-year-old student from the University of Minnesota during tutoring hours, when he received a call, on a […]
Expert volunteers are true heroes
I would like to take some time and recognize some of the unsung heroes of our community. The members of the Cook County Search & Rescue (SAR) are heroes in every sense of the definition. Never was this more apparent than this week, when several Search & Rescue volunteers from Cook and St. Louis counties came together in a relentless […]
Women’s Rights?
This past election has illuminated a number of painful realities for our country that unfortunately are even mirrored in Cook County. The sexism manifested in our campaign rhetoric has sent distressing messages to our wives, sisters, and daughters about how they and their efforts are valued in our society. That bragging about sexual assault can be dismissed as “locker-room talk” […]
Bursheim thanks supporters, Garry Gamble
I would like to personally thank all those who supported my candidacy for Cook County commissioner, especially those who voted for me in District 2. In talking with so many of you, I gained more respect for how concerned our citizens are about our community. I have worked all over the country in big systems and there is nothing that […]
Grand Marais mayor extends thanks
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to those of you in our community that took the time to write in my entire name in this past election. I am honored to be able to serve you all for another two years and hope that I can keep or earn your appreciation and respect. I am committed to […]