It’s been years since this building alongside Highway 61 in downtown Tofte has been used, and two weeks ago it was finally taken down. Just what will take its place—if anything—isn’t known at this time, but the view from the road of the lake is great.
Uff-dah! Now that’s a lightbulb moment North Shore company empowers growth and goodwill by going all out on solar
What started two years ago as an innovative solution for a lack of affordable employee housing is about to become one of the largest grid-tied commercial-use solar panel arrays on Lake Superior’s north shore. Built in 2016, Cascade Vacation Rental’s four-apartment campus facility was designed to accommodate growing staffing needs as well as house its commercial laundry facility, housekeeping storage […]
Correction
The 2018 Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count will meet at the Voyageur Brewing Company at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. The meeting place changed after the last issue was printed. The News-Herald regrets the error.
Beautiful music to fill the church, feed the soul
Each Monday evening since October 15 I have had the enjoyable privilege of listening to the Borealis Orchestra and Chorale practicing in the Bethlehem sanctuary. On those special Monday evenings, the beauty of the music drifts down the hallway to my office and blends with my Advent preparations as I read commentaries for the coming season. It is hard to […]
Bethlehem Lutheran brightens the holidays with Julefest
The 44th annual Julefest will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 15. Julefest is Bethlehem Lutheran’s variation of the celebrations held across Scandinavia to remember St. Lucia, a young woman in ancient times who brought food to the poor. Early on the morning of December 13, the shortest day of the year according to the Julian calendar, […]
Holiday Happenings at North Shore Health Care Center
As we enter into this season of giving, the residents want to thank our many volunteers who so generously share their time and talents throughout the year. The companionship and joy that you bring into our home is greatly appreciated, and you all are truly a gift to us. We count our blessings for family, friends, North Shore Health staff, […]
Historical Reflections
Longtime Cook County sheriff John Lyght was interviewed in February 1991 by Robert Byrd of KTCA Television, Minneapolis, in preparation for the March 8 airing of “Black Minnesota: Voices of Pride and Passion.”
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGONOV. 29, 2008 Lutsen Treasurer John Groth said in his monthly report at the Nov. 18 town board meeting that Lutsen was one of 11 Minnesota municipalities to receive a grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. Groth, also a member of the Lutsen Fire Department, said the township will receive $10,213 toward […]
KIDS PLUS Youth In Philanthropy Board awards grants to projects that are planned and carried out by area children and youth
The youth board members of the Northland Foundation’s KIDS PLUS Youth In Philanthropy Program have awarded more than $8,000 in 13 grants during the fall round of grant making to support youth-driven projects across the region. The board is made up of 15 high school students from Cloquet, Duluth, Ely, Hibbing, McGregor, Moose Lake, and Superior, Wis., and four adult […]