A planned ice fishing outing on Greenwood Lake almost ended tragically for four ice fishermen on Sunday, Feb. 24 when the group’s snowmobiles became mired in deep slush during a winter storm with high winds. The anglers, Randall Bush, age 50, Cotton, Minn.; Tamara Grandlund, age 51, Superior, Wis.; Kevin Steichen, age 54, St. Cloud, Minn.; and Thomas Hudacek, 49, […]
Grand Marais attracts doctors from far and wide
Enticing staff to small town hospitals, like North Shore Health in Grand Marais, is an ongoing struggle for rural communities. One way hospitals get around this issue is through staffing agencies, which recruit, transport, and schedule physicians to temporarily fill positions. This kind of doctor is called locum tenens and essentially means “to hold the place of, to substitute for” […]
County commissioners are told no on jail addition
Nine people came before the Cook County board of commissioners during the public comment period of the board’s Feb. 26 meeting to give their views about the proposed (estimated) $5 million jail addition. Last year the county hired WOLD, an architectural firm to conduct a facilities study and they recommended expanding the jail so it could be upgraded from phase […]
Dupre and Marceau to attempt to climb Mt. Lucania
On March 4th, 2019, Lonnie Dupre and Pascale Marceau will return to Canada’s Yukon Territory to try a first winter ascent in Kluane National Park and Reserve. The team is planning a reconnaissance flight before the climb to assess possible routes and landing options near Mt. Lucania 5,226 meters (17,146 feet) Canada’s third tallest mountain, or nearby Mt. Wood 4,850 […]
Sixth-Grade Math
“Remember when your sixth-grade math teacher never let you get away with just giving the answer? You always had to ‘show your work.’ That same principle should absolutely apply to any explanation to taxpayers about property taxes.” So writes Mark Haveman, executive director for the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence, an independent voice not tied to any political ideology, who […]
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith honors Grand Portage chairman Norman Deschampe with Senate tribute
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) honored the legacy and contributions of Grand Portage Chairman Norman W. Deschampe, who recently passed away. Praising his leadership, Smith cited the numerous issues Deschampe championed in his more than 40 years of service to the Grand Portage Band, serving 27 of those years as chairman. Smith’s tribute follows Gov. Tim […]
God has a plan to make America great again
Open letter to Sen. Amy Klobuchar: I have a message for you: Satan is the great divider. He hates man – he wants to divide America – he divides marriages by divorce – he divides parents from their children by abortion. God has a plan, a purpose, and a destiny for every person born or unborn. Therefore, we must pass […]
Writer thanks mayor and fellow letter to editor writer
First I want to give our Mayor Jay Arrowsmith Decoux a big thumbs up for dedicating a day to Norman Deschampe. It is well deserved and appreciated by those who knew him. I was not one of those lucky folks but have heard enough to believe that he was definitely a leader and fine human being. Thank you. Second, to […]
Boiler fire suppressed at Gunflint Trail residence
On Wednesday, February 27, at 6:25 a.m. Cook County sheriff ’s office 911 received a call from property owners at 1233 Gunflint Trail. The callers said there was a fire outside of the exterior boiler structure on the property. Responding to the fire was the sheriff ’s office, Maple Hill fire department and STOP Team, along with Grand Marais First […]
