Dear Representatives Fabian and Heintzeman: As chairman and executive director of Up North Jobs, I write in support of House File bill 888. Up North Jobs Inc. is a four-year-old Ely based, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission: To promote economic development and job growth in northeastern Minnesota. The dues and contributions we receive from our members and supporters are […]
Malleable
Remember Gumby? Created in the early 1950s, the little green “bendy” became a cultural icon. Mass-produced in Hastings, Minn. until about 1971, he won himself an Emmy in 2008 and appeared in a number of television ads, including a Super Bowl commercial in 2009. The fact that Gumby’s creator Art Clokey, a southern California college student, made Gumby transformable is […]
Memorial Day observed
Bob Mattson rang the bell each time he read off a name of a Cook County resident (or part-time resident) who had served in the military and passed away in 2016. Mattson rang the bell an astonishing 31 times. When he was done, a somber Mattson told the crowd that he apologized if he had missed anyone, and at the […]
June activities at the Care Center
The residents at the Care Center are certainly looking forward to the warmer weather, and the new areas they will soon have to enjoy— both inside and out. A most welcome addition will be a new patio area to be completed soon. Everyone is anxious to get outside for gardening, activities on the patio, or just enjoying the sunshine and […]
Phyllis Eileen Carpenter Noyes
Phyllis Eileen Carpenter Noyes was born on April 30, 1915. She attended schools in Granada, Minn., with her many boy cousins, often riding her horse to school. She graduated from high school in 1933. Last year, Phyllis and another classmate shared the distinction of being the oldest living graduates. She attended beauty school in Minneapolis and worked in Austin where […]
Lorraine Lucille Peterson
Lorraine Lucille Peterson, 94, of Lutsen, passed away peacefully May 24, 2017 with family by her side. She was born in Duluth on May 6, 1923 to Edward and Katherine Ruidl. As the youngest of eight children she grew up and attended school in Proctor. She married Floyd William Peterson on Oct. 24, 1938. They were married for 66 years, living […]
Christine Katherine (Wolff) Smith
Christine Katherine (Wolff) Smith, 57, of Grand Marais, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at her home in Grand Marais. Chris was born November 15, 1959 in Mankato, Minn. to Charles and Yvonne Wolff Jr. of Janesville, Minn. She graduated from Janesville High School in 1978. Christine worked at E.F. Johnsons, did day care, and worked as in-home support for […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 1, 2007 Dick Pottsmith of Aurora won the contest for the 2007 Fisherman’s Picnic button, the second in the line of resurrected Fisherman’s Picnic buttons. The 2007 “I’ll Be Back” button design fetched Pottsmith $100. The new design buttons will be in local outlets by mid-June, sell for $2 and are required for many Picnic events. In […]