Friday, September 15 will go down as a great day for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. What was lost to the band, Susie Island, was given back in a heartfelt celebration held at the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council (RTC) building at 3 p.m. Peggy Ladner, state director in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, was there […]
Commissioners approve 19.9 percent preliminar y tax levy
Cook County commissioners approved a proposed tax of 19.9 percent for 2018 at their regular meeting Tuesday, September 19. Commissioner Bobby Deschampe and commissioner Ginny Storlie voted against while commissioners Jan Sivertson, Heidi Doo-Kirk and Myron Bursheim voted for the proposed levy. Commissioners can lower the levy, but not raise it above 19.9 percent. They will submit a final levy […]
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic gets AIMS grant
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is one of 16 health centers in Minnesota which will receive a grant to help tackle mental health and substance abuse issues in the community. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic will get $175,700 through the Access Increases in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (AIMS). Sawtooth Mountain Director Rita Plourde was out of the office and couldn’t be reached […]
North House releases annual report
How much does North House Folk School add to the local economy? It turns out quite a bit. North House Folk School (NHFS) Director Greg Wright came before the Grand Marais City Council on September 13 with a report about the activities at the school and economic stimulus to our area based on a 2016 analysis. Sixty painters competed in […]
Nothing plain about 2017 plein air winners
Each fall in northeastern Minnesota, painters converge on the North Shore of Lake Superior for Plein Air Grand Marais, a weeklong competition hosted by the Grand Marais Art Colony, followed by an exhibit of 240 paintings. The event is marked by spectacular scenery, the warm glow of northern lights, artistic camaraderie, and some of the finest emerging plein air painters […]
Hamburgers
Ever wonder where that sizzling patty of ground beef wedged between a bun originated? While the exact origin of the hamburger may never be known with any certainty, most historians believe that it was invented by a cook who placed a Hamburg steak between two slices of bread in a small town in Texas. Others credit the founder of White […]
Reader supports Grand Marais mayor
How fortunate Grand Marais is to have elected Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux as its current mayor. A recent interview on WTIP again demonstrated my view. His extremely strong verbal capabilities were again apparent, as he discussed the city council’s future actions for the North House school’s lease and city budget. In addition to his good communication skills, he seems able to […]
Time to end domestic and sexual violence for good
The Violence Prevention Center held their third annual Dance Until There Is No More at WTIP’s Radio Waves Music Festival. VPC board members and supporters wore teal shirts emblazoned with the message “Believe There Is Good In The World” as they danced to the bands that Saturday afternoon. We danced to support the Violence Prevention Center and its ongoing efforts: […]
White noise
It seems any time someone asks questions about “money” or questions the people who spend it, they get trampled in the press or in person. First, on the liberal radio station WTIP then a nasty letter in the paper where some libtard was trying to kill the messenger(s). Obviously the writer made it clear that the “survey” wasn’t written in […]
