Summer is here and the living is easy, right? But not for everyone. With the advent of warm weather the need for volunteer help at the Cook County Food Shelf is once again in high demand. “This year we are experiencing an influx of food shelf clients that are new to the area,” said Gwen Lenz, volunteer coordinator at the […]
Judging vs. Discerning
As religious faith in general and the Christian faith in particular become more and more maligned and marginalized in western culture, I find it intriguing how many people who discredit and disapprove of the Bible (Christianity’s primary book), people who have all too often never even read it, take great pleasure misquoting it in certain common circumstances. Of particular interest […]
Daniel James Kehoe
Daniel James Kehoe, 89, passed away peacefully Feb. 16, 2017 in Phoenix, Ariz. Dan was born April 7, 1927 to Joseph and Augusta Kehoe in Aitkin, Minn. He grew up there and shared so many happy memories of his childhood on the family’s dairy farm. He was the eighth of nine children and is preceded in death by all. After […]
Kenneth Wayne Rusk
Kenneth Wayne Rusk, 99, of Whitehall, Wis., formerly of Grand Marais, died on Sunday, June 18, 2017 in the Gundersen Tri-County Care Center in Whitehall. Ken was born on Oct. 11, 1917 in Holcombe, Wis. to Chase and Vina (McClurg) Rusk. Ken served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Kenneth married Nathalie Marie Storms on […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 22, 2007 Allegations of illegal filling of a wetland in Grand Marais near the harbor have been filed with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The complaint was forwarded to MPCA by Harbor Friends on June 16. The group alleges the city has been filling in wetland areas in the Grand Marais Rec Park adjacent to the old […]
Hackett a finalist for Allen Avery award
The ENP director picked up the new 2017, 14-passenger, handicap bus. It is wonderful! Rides like a dream and has all the bells and whistles. We took it to Shooting Star Casino for the annual Wisdom Steps Conference and had a comfortable, pleasant ride. This conference is the yearly highlight for Elders who participate during the year, exercising, getting their […]
Cook County I.S.D. 166 hears from Josh Beck
On the last day of school this year high school principal Adam Nelson came to Priscilla Beck’s classroom and delivered the surprising news that she was being terminated from her .83 teaching position as an art teacher for the district. According to Pricilla’s husband, Cook County Health & Human Services Director Josh Beck, the termination was more indicative of retaliation […]
Commissioners agree to sell two lots for $1 in Business Park
On June 20, Cook County commissioners approved a contract with the Cook County Grand Marais EDA to sell Spectrum Health Companies two lots in the Business Development Park for one dollar. The Grand Marais City Council approved the sale at its Wednesday, June 14 meeting, but the sale was contingent upon the county board agreeing to the sale. In all […]
Arrowhead Cooperative holds 60th annual meeting
Saturday morning, June 10, was a busy time at the Cook County High School (CCHS) cafeteria as the CCHS softball team fed about 175 people gathered for the 64th annual Arrowhead Electric Cooperative (AEC) meeting hosted by AEC employees and its board of directors. At the conclusion of breakfast everyone headed to the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) auditorium […]