Customs & Border Protection officer found fatally shot at border
On Sunday, March 19, at approximately 6 p.m. the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a call from the Grand Portage Port of Entry where a male U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) officer was found fatally wounded from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The name of the CBP officer was being withheld while an […]
Correction
In a brief news release about purchasing tree fencing from the North Shore Collaborative it was incorrectly stated that white spruce trees were fenced. It should have stated: “In its first year of the program last spring, 38 participants planted and fenced over 1,000 white pine and white cedar trees on their properties along the shore. An additional 3,000 white […]
Do you ‘need’ faith?
“Some people need faith.” I heard this phrase while my son was dying and while we planned his memorial service. “Need faith,” I thought. What does that mean? Is it like needing insulin or Valium? Is it some special treatment (like dialysis) but for the gullible and naïve? Or is it something to be grown out of, like belief in […]
Warren Ludwig Anderson
Warren Ludwig Anderson, 84, of Grand Marais, died March 16, 2017 at Cook County North Shore Hospital. Warren was born September 26, 1932 in Minneapolis to Marguerite and Ludwig Anderson. He married Lorraine Cahlander July 9, 1955 at Hennepin Methodist Church in Minneapolis, and received his degree at Augsburg College. Warren served his country in the Army during the Korean War. […]
Brian D. Cooley
Brian D. Cooley, 43, of Grand Marais, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was born Nov. 14, 1973 to Dale and Sharon (Etzweiler) Cooley in Muncie, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Allenwood, and graduated from Montgomery High School. Brian served in the Coast Guard for four years, stationed in Kodiak, Alaska and Duluth, Minnesota. He was employed by U.S. Customs […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOMARCH 23, 2007 The county commissioners’ room was filled to standing room only on Tuesday as more than 125 residents crowded in to hear and express opinions on the pending ordinance that would allow ATVs on county roads. After more than 40 comments from the public, pro and con, the commissioners referred the ordinance back to committee for […]
Readers needed for Oshki Ogimaag school
The Elder Advisory Board held a successful St. Patrick’s Day stew cook off and meat bingo fundraiser on March 16 at the Grand Portage Community Center. We had about 70 people attend to enjoy the 10 entered stews and play bingo. It always amazes me how different, delicious and tasty the stews are. This year’s winner was Bonnie Johnson. Her […]