Have you registered for CodeRED, the County’s emergency alert system? Cook County uses CodeRED, a high-speed mass notification system to help keep you safe in the event of an emergency. “We encourage everyone to register on CodeRED,” said Valerie Marasco, Director – Office of Emergency Management & Public Information. “It’s free and takes only a few seconds, and you will […]
Advent Anticipation, a Discipline of Joy
This week many congregations in many Christian denominations will begin the season of Advent. I encourage all to attend one of our churches to find its blessings. One of the best-known customs for the season is the Advent wreath. The wreath and winter candle lighting alone in the midst of the growing darkness is a practice of turning in the […]
Angela J. Cook
Angela J. Cook of Schroeder passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice in Brooklyn Park, Minn. at the age of 45. Angela passed peacefully while surrounded by loved ones. Angela was born in Minneapolis to Daniel G. Cook and Elizabeth R. Peterson. She grew up on the beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior in Schroeder […]
Marilyn F. Fredrickson
Marilyn F. Fredrickson, 85, of North Branch, died November 27, 2017, at Ecumen in North Branch. Marilyn Frances Fredrickson was born Feb. 23, 1932, in Oxford Township to Floyd and Mildred (Oker) Larson. She attended District 47 Oakland School and continued her education earning her GED. Marilyn married Martin Fredrickson Sept. 24, 1949, in Cambridge. They made their home in […]
Spirit of Giving at North Shore Health Care Center
The spirit of giving is always in season at the North Shore Health Care Center, thanks to the dedication and commitment of the many volunteers that regularly come to visit us. The residents count their blessings for family, staff, and community members who gave so much this past year. We especially want to thank the American Legion Honor Guard members […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGONOV. 30, 2007 Cook County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers told the county board Nov. 20 that it’s almost time to end collection of the 1 percent local option sales tax. The tax, which has been collected for the past 10 years, was intended only to pay off bonds taken out for improvements to the Cook County North Shore Hospital […]
Donna M. (Marxen) Genzler
Donna M. (Marxen) Genzler, 87, of Coon Rapids, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 23, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Julian and Josephine Overby; first husband, Larry Marxen Sr.; second husband, Chuck Genzler; son-in-law, Tom Spah Sr.; great-granddaughter, Alissa Spah; brothers, Gordon Overby and Don Overby; brother-in-law, Ron Kwakenat. She is survived by […]
David Eugene Miller
David Eugene Miller, 69, of Grand Marais, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 22, 2017, while at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. Born in Minneapolis on August 18, 1948, to George and Audrie Miller, David married Teresa Miller in 1971. As a young man, he worked as a photographer for Sun Newspapers before moving to Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, where he was […]