Power outage causes damage to local man’s house
When the power first went out on Sunday, January 7, Dave Asproth didn’t panic. “I waited for about an hour, until about 4 p.m. to call the Sheriff ’s Office and ask them when the power was going to get turned back on. They told me they didn’t know. A line crew was looking for the break, but hadn’t found […]
Bill Blackwell Jr. receives MLK Commitment to Service Award
A Grand Portage band member, Bill Blackwell Jr., received the State of Minnesota’s MLK Commitment to Service Award at a Jan. 15 ceremony held at the 32nd annual State of Minnesota Governor’s Council Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration. Bill is the executive director of Bemidji State University’s American Indian Resource Center. “I’m extremely humbled,” Blackwell said. “To be associated […]
North Shore Health renovation nears completion
North Shore Health is pleased to share a progress update on the facility’s ongoing large-scale renovation. With the many updates and upgrades, the team at North Shore Health will be better positioned to provide exceptional care to patients in Grand Marais and the surrounding area. At the end of 2017, construction was completed on the final Care Center hall, the […]
Mitch Dorr hired as interim PK-12 assistant principal
School board I.S.D. 166 made it official on Tuesday, Jan. 16, approving long-time Cook County High School teacher and coach Mitch Dorr as the school district’s PK-12 interim principal through the school year. Dorr fills the position held by Dr. William (Bill) DeWitt, who accepted the head principal job vacated by Adam Nelson, who left to take the superintendent job […]
The principle of public access to information
Over 100 countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation empowering the public’s ability to monitor its government. While extroverted Ben Franklin was preoccupied in Great Britain in 1766—confronting King George III and the English Parliament on the topic of personal freedoms—some 1,435 miles to the northeast, the shy, conflict-avoiding Swedes were introducing their Freedom […]
Mini golf course a great place for an outing
My husband and I vacation in Grand Marais every year after Labor Day along with our retired greyhounds. This past year on a misty Friday morning we decided to check out the “Putt n Pets Mini Golf.” What a wonderful experience! We want to congratulate the owner for a very creative and inventive way to make this recreational area so […]
Airbnb’s a good business for the area
What a breath of fresh air and the scent of rational minds at work. It is well that GM voted unanimously to approve the Schulz request for a conditional use permit. Airbnb is astonishingly ubiquitous – as the paper reported. First, if you don’t know about the company, go to their website. Look around; you’ll find lodging almost anywhere you […]
What is a caucus?
When I started going to the Hovland Precinct GOP (Republican) caucus several years ago, it was held close to my home. A few years later a decision was made to have a central meeting place for all the now 13 precincts to meet at together, as our county is not densely populated. Now, you may be wondering what am I […]