“We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us” – Pogo I have read with interest the ongoing dispute between the writers from Schroeder and Colvill. I take issue with both. The Schroeder writer, as pointed out by a well-written response from a person in Bemidji/Poplar Lake, is clearly a victim of “fake news,” which is often found in […]
Property taxes explained
Minnesota’s property tax—with 55 classes of property—is among the nation’s most complex, said Aaron Twait. Twait, of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence (MCFE) and Cook County Assessor Todd Smith, were the featured speakers for the Tuesday, April 4 Cook County Chamber of Commerce sponsored seminar “How the Property Tax works.” The meeting was held at the Arrowhead Center for […]
God’s love is durable beyond measure
I was 13 when my best friend was struck and killed by lightning. He was driving a tractor and mowing hay on his family farm. We were both part of a small circle of geeks and despite our differences, he was the one who gathered us and challenged us, finding ways to draw out our gifts so that we could […]
Phyllis Eileen Carpenter Noyes
Phyllis Eileen Carpenter Noyes, 101, of Grand Marais, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Phyllis was born April 30, 1915 in Granada, Minnesota. She was a longtime Cook County resident. Phyllis died within three weeks of her 102 nd birthday. Her daughters Sharon Eliasen and Carole Quaife, and many relatives survive Phyllis. Memorial service to be announced at a […]
Doris Sivertson
Doris Sivertson, 83, died April 8, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She had been retired for 23 years, after being the secretary of the Music Department at UMD for several years. She and her husband, Bruce, enjoyed camping in Grand Portage several summers and in various southern locations in the winters before settling briefly in Grand Marais before Bruce […]
Medicare presentation April 27 at Senior Center
On Wednesday, April 26 the Senior Center will be taking our new van to the historical Lutsen Resort. We will leave the Senior Center at 11:30 a.m. to experience casual fine dining while overlooking Lake Superior. The cost is $5 for transportation and lunch is at your own expense but will include a discount. It is always nice to have […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOAPRIL 13, 2007 Colly Norman, a Cook County High School grad who is a senior at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, was one of five men given the Duluth Firefighter Department Lifesaver Award last week for saving the life of a man who was having a heart attack. The victim, a 52-year-old who had just finished working out at […]
Paul Arthur Sundin
Paul Arthur Sundin loved the North Woods and the people who lived there. Born the oldest of seven children to Art and Amy Sundin in the family’s farmhouse in Lake Lillian, Minn., Paul’s early life was filled with lots of family love, if not material possessions. Paul joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 and spent the next […]