Ronald Birger Hemstad, age 86, died on June 15, 2019. Ron was born on August 11, 1932 to Birger and Signe Hemstad. He graduated from Willmar High School, St. Olaf College, and the University of Chicago Law School. In 1960 Ron joined the Minneapolis law firm of Faegre & Benson and practiced there for 35 years. He is survived by […]
Milford Johnson
Milford Johnson, 91, formerly of Two Harbors, died Saturday, June 1, 2019, in California, where he had moved to be with a daughter after his wife Monica’s death in 2018. Milford was born February 17, 1928, to Milford Iver and Myrtle Dora (Sivertson) Johnson in Duluth. As of one of the pioneer commercial fishing families on the North Shore, he […]
Loretta Larner Rosen (aka Honey)
One hundred years, eleven months, twenty-nine days, and eighteen hours ago, a baby was presented to her older siblings, and Bud made the comment, “She’s a HONEY!” The name stuck. Loretta Larner Rosen (aka Honey) died June 23, 2019 at the Care Center in Grand Marais. She was a vital character until nearly the end. Several months ago, when her […]
Summer Fun at North Shore Living
Summer has finally arrived, and July 2nd marks the halfway point of 2019! July is also National Picnic and Family Reunion Month, and residents of North Shore Living look forward to more visits from their out-of-town family and friends. We welcome all to join in the activities during their visits here. The residents are hoping for a beautiful day on […]
Historical Reflections
Dale Hedstrom is pulling his sister Margaret in the 1961 Fourth of July parade in Grand Marais. Other participants in the parade included Sandy Leng and Linda From, who pushed a big baby buggy with Mary Humphrey as the baby; Leslie Quick dressed as a firecracker with her brother Danny dressed as GI Joe guarding her (first-place winners); the“American Bluecoats”; […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 27, 2009 The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a request from Sheriff Mark Falk on June 23 to outfit Sheriff ’s Department vehicles with computers. The computers will allow officers to access information from the state directly without having to go through dispatchers. They will also be able to write a report at the scene of […]
County board conducts business
Commissioners discussed the Thye-Blatnick payments at their June 25 meeting (story on page A1.) Other business conducted by the county board includes: . Following public comments Bob Thompson, new county assessor, took an oath of office to start the meeting. . Commissioners approved Tofte’s application for the township’s July 4th fireworks display. . Kaitlynn Linnell was hired to fill the […]
Human Trafficking— What you should know
Human trafficking is one of the largest criminal enterprises in the world. Unlike the distribution and sale of drugs, human trafficking “supplies” are not expended after a single use. In comparison, the illegal drug profit in the United States is approximately $100 billion and human trafficking brings in approximately $32 billion annually. This makes people trafficking the most lucrative trafficking […]
New recycling company serves Grand Marais
Environmentally friendly residents of Grand Marais now have an option of either taking their recycling to the Cook County Recycling Center, or having it picked up curbside and delivered for them. EcoBlue Recycling, LLC is locally owned and operated by Paulina Backstrom. Paulina is still transitioning out of her job at North Shore Health, agreeing to stay a while longer […]
American Legion team falls to Hawley and Minnetonka
The Cook County Senior Legion Vikings were beaten soundly by two top American Legion baseball teams last Saturday, June 22 in Ely at the DQ tournament. First up was a game against Minnetonka. With the score tied fiveall in the bottom of the fourth, ‘Tonka’s Will Durense singled in a run to give the Skippers the lead. They would add […]