Republican 8th District congressional candidate Pete Stauber will visit Cook County on Monday, April 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Cook County Community Social Room, 317 W. 5th St., Grand Marais. A Duluth native and Denfeld High School graduate, Pete, who is now a resident of Hermantown, is currently serving a second term as a St. Louis County […]
He has risen!
The account of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ according to eyewitnesses: . . . And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide […]
Charles “Chuck” Harold Bolinger
Charles “Chuck” Harold Bolinger, age 70, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Chuck was born March 8, 1948 to parents Harold and Doris (Minks) Bolinger in Janesville, Minn. He was raised in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School. Following graduation, Chuck was drafted into the U.S. […]
Your Colvill Fire Department
A group of residents of the Colvill area began organizing its fire department in 1996. Led by the late Dr. David Bushman and the late WWII wounded-warrior Tom Crowe, the department was formed, and grants were sought to begin equipping and training firefighters, and building a fire hall on Highway 61. By 1998, the fire hall was completed, firefighters were […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOMARCH 28, 2008 School board treasurer Brian Sherburne announced he was resigning from the school board. Sherburne, who represents District 1, said he deeply regrets having to resign. But, he said, “it’s an issue of economics.” Sherburne is self-employed and the increasing number of meetings the board has held in the last two months was “beginning to dig […]
Man found deceased at lodge on Flour Lake
Just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office was called to the Golden Eagle Lodge on Flour Lake just off of the Gunflint Trail. Kent Merkey, 49, of Minneapolis, was found deceased in his accommodation after a water meter was observed running for an extended period of time. Merkey, a guest of the lodge, […]
Chamber, Moving Matters announce 2018 Great Place Project funding winners
Great Place Project funding has been awarded to 11 groups and individuals who submitted proposals for 2018, reports Jim Boyd of the Cook County Chamber and Maren Webb of Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Moving Matters Project. The Great Place Project is a collaborative effort of the two organizations. “We had $9,150 to award after paying for the Langford canoe we raffled […]
Gary Zinter retiring—sort of
Few people along the North Shore are as well known or as well liked as Gary Zinter, Silver Bay. Zinter started as an insurance agent with Lutheran Brotherhood in 1975, and he has had, and still has, many clients in Cook and Lake counties. He recently announced he was retiring. But why so soon? “With mixed emotion, there comes a […]