A recent incident of racial bullying that occurred at I.S.D. 166 was the spark that ignited a community wide discussion about how to end racial harassment and hate speech in the schools and community. On Sunday, October 1 at 2 p.m. Grand Marais Harbor Park was filled with more than 135 participants who were there to voice their concerns and […]
Grand Marais park board discusses 2018 rates for campers
Fresh off maybe the park’s busiest summer ever, Grand Marais park board members met Tuesday, October 3 to discuss modest increases to camping and marina rates for 2018. Park manager Dave Tersteeg pointed out that the recreation park collects user fees to help the City of Grand Marais. “The number one use of our revenue is for property tax relief; […]
City council sets preliminary levy
Faced with a steep hike in health insurance Grand Marais city councilors approved a preliminary levy of 8.19 percent at their mid September meeting. City Administrator Mike Roth said health insurance had gone up 29 percent from last year. He also said the preliminary levy included adjusted salaries and a significant increase in debt payments for the $4.6 million public […]
Arrowhead Cooperative names new general manager/CEO
The Arrowhead Cooperative board of directors recently appointed Joe Pandy Jr. general manager/ CEO. He started September 11 but is working a couple of days per week while he makes a move from Peru, Indiana, where he served as general manager for Peru Utilities. Joe has spent his entire career serving as a public power system manager. He began in […]
Some of this, some of that
When Superior National golf-pro Heath Ekstrom completed 135 holes of golf in one day, a feat that raised $4,874.50 for Folds of Honor, he also put up some unique statistics. Ekstrom played the equivalent of fifteen 9-hole rounds. He shot a total score of 560, averaging 37.33 per 9-holes. Heath made 234 putts, 19 for birdies, 82 putts were for […]
Grace
Dorothy Grace was a diminutive woman who lived in a well-weathered two-story farmhouse across the rural gravel road from where our children spent their early childhood. Dorothy married Stanley “Jack” Grace in 1933 at the family home in Clover Township and the two remained sweethearts until “Jack’s” passing just before Christmas in 1991. If you want to picture Dorothy and […]
Hold off on publicizing Grand Marais until workforce stabilized
So Grand Marais is in another contest; this one being the best small town in Minnesota, sponsored by Minnesota Monthly and the winning town wins $15,000. I’d like to clarify why some people may not be excited about Grand Marais being in another contest. On WTIP Jim Boyd said there are people south of the Twin Cities who haven’t even […]
Where is Option D?
In response to the article “Commissioners approve 19.9 percent preliminary tax levy” in your Sept. 23 issue, I feel compelled to crawl out from under my rock and make an observation regarding a glaring omission in the levy options presented to the board by the county administrator, albeit at the board’s lack of request for this option. Omitted is Option […]
