A week ago I was made aware of the chronic harassment of a young woman in our high school by a small group of her classmates. The harassment was in the form of ongoing taunts that I would describe as profane, vulgar, racist and sexist. The classmate’s torment has gone on for two years and was reported to the school […]
New Beginnings
It is with great joy that we announce the wedding of Ryan Edward Dahlman to Katherine Elizabeth Rittichier, which took place on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Burnt Toast Farms near Marysville, Ohio. Guests included many friends from their years spent as teachers at Rift Valley Academy, Kijabe, Kenya, Africa. Ryan is the son of Bruce and Kate Dahlman of […]
Blaine Godin Fenstad
Blaine Godin Fenstad, 83, Little Marais, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Blaine was born May 10, 1934, to Ben and Agnes (Godin) Fenstad of Little Marais, Minnesota. He graduated from Two Harbors High School in 1952, and in 1958 graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Forestry. From 1960 to 1961, Blaine worked as […]
Jean Ann Johnson
Jean Ann Johnson, 90, of Edina and Lutsen, passed away Sept. 23, 2017. She was preceded in death by parents Arthur and Hedvig Oppedahl and brother Charles Oppedahl. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert; daughter Rebecca (Steve) Knudson; sons Randall (Supatra), Bradley (Peggy), and Charles; and grandchildren Marija (Michael) Crosson, Kristina, Peter, Thomas, Emily, Laura, Simon, […]
October Activities at the Care Center
September was a busy month at the Care Center. The residents enjoyed an excellent picnic lunch at Sawtooth Ridges on September 14, visiting with all our friends there. Thanks to Missy Smith and Sharon Bloomquist for the food and fun, and Gary Houglum for grilling the hot dogs. On September 19th, we honored our two centenarians with a cake and […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOOCT. 5, 2007 Audrey Summers and Zachery Sturm are going to Washington, D.C. this spring to attend the People to People World Leadership Forum. The sixth-graders are excited about it and are already thinking of what they want to see – and do – when they get there. The students were nominated to attend the prestigious conference by […]
Golden shovels come out for workforce housing groundbreaking
A dream of the late Frank Hansen, who served as a Cook County commissioner in the 1980s, was fulfilled on Monday, October 2 when there was a groundbreaking ceremony for the Nordic Star affordable workforce housing that will be installed on West Second Street, immediately to the west of Homestead Cooperative. During Hansen’s tenure on the County Board, he voiced […]
Arrest for arson made in Grand Portage house fire
Grand Portage and Hovland fire departments, along with two Cook County sheriff ’s deputies, responded to a structure fire on Townsite Road in Grand Portage at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, October 3, which destroyed a home. The Minnesota state fire marshal also attended the scene and is completing the arson investigation. Lori Jean Dahmen, 46, of Grand Portage was arrested and […]
Zero tolerance for racism or bullying
In the wake of a recent racial bullying incident, and the discovery that bullying has been an ongoing issue in I.S.D. 166 and in the community, Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen released the following statement to the public. As a leader, a law enforcement professional, a parent, a coach and a lifelong community member of Grand Marais, it is extremely […]