It is quiet at my desk in the corner of the basement. Dawn has not yet broken, and new snow softens the world outside the window. Lucy the Yorkie must have heard the deer coursing through the trees beside and behind the house. She rarely barks, except at the deer and the fox that loves to trot from east to […]
Stephen David (Steve) Ashcroft
Stephen David (Steve) Ashcroft 37, died at home surrounded by friends and family on Dec. 14, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Anna, his two children, Henry and Alice, his parents Rev. Ernie Ashcroft (Bette) and Rev. Mary Ellen Ashcroft (Suzanne), his siblings Andrew (Sarah) and Susannah Kallaus (Chris), stepsiblings, nieces and nephews, and a multitude of friends. Born […]
Bobbi Atwell
Bobbi Atwell, 83, of Cave City, Kentucky, passed away peacefully Jan. 2, 2017, at her home in Cave City with her children by her side. The Mammoth Cave native was born Sept. 7, 1933, to the late Jesse Conard Cooper and Cynthia Vance Johnson Cooper. She was married 62 years to the late Ozni “Ozzie” Atwell. A homemaker and a member […]
Alice Findley
Alice Findley, 63, passed away peacefully at her home in the woods on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, surrounded by her husband and children. Alice was an amazing wife, mother, and friend to many people. She had so many different chapters of her life that made her story a one-of-a-kind. Alice was born in New Jersey and spent her early childhood years […]
Donald E. Lease
Donald E. Lease, age 81, passed away on Jan. 6, 2017. He was born Aug. 12, 1935 in Bemidji to Clarence and Gertrude (Chevalier) Lease. Don grew up in St. Paul and Roseville and was a graduate of Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul. Don worked for Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company in St. Paul for 35 years. Because […]
Lorayne “Lorry” Marilyn Rannetsberger
Lorayne “Lorry” Marilyn Rannetsberger passed away quietly and peacefully on December 26, 2016 in Duluth, at the age of 80 surrounded by her loving family at St. Mary’s Hospital after complications arose from her recent surgery. Lorry was born September 18, 1936 to parents Joseph S. Schinn and Bernhild A. (Collander) Schinn in Duluth, Minnesota. She graduated from Hermantown High […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO JAN. 12, 2007 A proposed ordinance that would open county roads for the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) was presented to the Cook County Board Tuesday. But a decision on the draft, which was written by former county attorney Bill Hennessy, was delayed by at least a week in order to allow more time for legal review. […]
Grand Marais Park Board plans for busy summer
The Grand Marais Park Board met for its first meeting of the new year on Thursday, January 5 and began planning for the summer to come. Park manager Dave Tersteeg discussed the 2009 Goals and Policies Master Plan with the park board, asking, “How do we mesh our master plan with the current visioning and comprehensive planning?” Part of the […]
Bigby murder trial set for June
The trial for Kirk Lee Bigby, 62, of Finland who shot and killed Marcus Lee Roberts, 35, of Bloomington, Minnesota on December 9, 2015, outside of Bluefin Bay Resort in Tofte, has been moved to June. Bigby was set for trial this week, but he told the judge that he wanted to remove his public defender and hire a private […]