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By working together we can gladden one another’s hearts



“There Is a River Whose Streams Make Glad…” Some of you will recognize the above, if not by literary source then by sentiment. In Cook County, we’ve many rivers, as well as many streams, and many smaller water runways (rivulets, brooks, creeks). What they are called as the type doesn’t matter, and neither does the designated name on the map […]

David Arthur Blomberg



David Arthur Blomberg passed away peacefully in his home in Grand Marais on Nov. 7, 2016. He was born April 7, 1946 in Duluth to Arthur and Arlene Blomberg. David enjoyed fishing and hunting in his younger years, but what he enjoyed most was spending time with his sister Marilyn and niece Audrey. David had the biggest heart and was […]

Mildred Longbody Swartz,



Mildred Longbody Swartz, 76, passed away Nov. 4, 2016 at Bayshore Residence and Rehabilitation Center in Duluth. She was born Dec. 12, 1939, in Cloquet, the ninth of 10 children of Joseph and Mary (Flatte) Longbody. Along with all her siblings, Millie was taken from her parents at a young age as a result of the federal forced assimilation program. Millie […]

Janice C. Wright



Janice C. Wright, 72, born April 8, 1944, originally of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Nov. 10, 2016, after battling pancreatic cancer. Janice leaves behind devoted husband Edwin; daughter Katherine; son Timothy, daughter-in-law Nora, and their three children, Marcus, Mason, and Adalynn; and sisters Ellen Schoo of Plano, Iowa and Beverly Miller of Clinton, Iowa. Her parents, Glen and Betty Miller, preceded […]

Senior Center gears up for holiday fun and games



I am very excited to be taking over as coordinator for Operation Family Christmas this year. This program is geared toward families and guardians of children 0-18 years of age who will struggle during the holiday season. I look forward to assisting families in this county that need extra help and believe it is important to a community that we […]

Historical Reflections



Down Memory Lane



10 YEARS AGO NOV. 17, 2006 Saturday School has been approved for ISD 166. The board voted unanimously at its meeting on Monday night to set up Saturday school for four hours each week as necessary, from 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday school will be used as a deterrent to improper behavior as well as an alternative to afterschool detentions […]

What is it like to be pregnant in a rural community?



Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is asking mothers to bring their voice to the conversation about pregnancy related health care in rural communities. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is joining the Essentia/Ely Clinic in participation in a survey sponsored by the University of Minnesota. In the summer of 2015 both Ely and Grand Marais lost insurance coverage for doing planned deliveries in their communities. […]