It’s comforting to have lived history and know that SRS means Shoulder Rumble Strips, and that “Air Cushion Restraint System” is really the air-bags, which protect us in a car crash, which was introduced by General Motors in 1973. IF you “goggle” ACRS between 1990 and 2000, the government “estimates” that 6,377 lives were saved, and countless injuries prevented, with […]
DNR Hunter Education firearms safety instructor certification
If you are interested in becoming a certified volunteer DNR Firearm Safety instructor, a class will be held September 12 at 5 p.m. at the Silver Bay Community Center, 129 Outer Drive, in Silver Bay. In order to take the course you must be 18 or older, have passed a background check, completed the application/background check form and volunteer agreement […]
Zoar Lutheran Church seeks to brighten the world
What began as an idea to lessen the church’s carbon impact on the planet has evolved into a solar energy project that will cut Zoar Church in Tofte’s electrical usage from the grid by about 65 percent and also help heat a small school in Peru. The church is working with two Minnesota companies, All-Energy Solar, an Installation Company which […]
Gertrude “Trudy” Hahn (nee Kovach)
Gertrude “Trudy” Hahn (nee Kovach), age 76 of Lutsen, passed away Aug. 30, 2019 at Solvay Hospice House in Duluth after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Margaret Kovach, and brother, Louis Kovach. She is survived by Bob, her husband of 54 years; son, Rob Hahn; daughter, Kristin Altenburg (Scott); grandchildren, […]
Anne L. Penny
Anne L. Penny, age 84, passed away Aug. 12, 2019 at her summer home in Grand Marais. She was born in Albion, Michigan in 1935 to Charlotte and Gordon Hepler. After graduation from the University of Michigan in 1957, she married Walter Penny and for the next 62 years they moved to various locations including South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky […]
Dr. Samuel James Tuthill
Dr. Samuel James Tuthill of DeWitt, Iowa, died Wednesday evening, August 28, 2019, at the age of 93 at Wheatland Manor. He was born in San Diego, California, on September 6, 1925, to Nancy (Morgan) and Marvin Tuthill, and was raised in Chatham, New Jersey, by great-aunts, Edith Morgan and Mildred Williams. A veteran of World War II, Sam served […]
Alice Weck
Alice Weck, June 6, 1936- August 31, 2019. Service, Maple Hill Episcopal Church September 15, 3:00 p.m.
Fall Fun at North Shore Living
The summer is going by quickly for residents at North Shore Living. We have taken every opportunity to enjoy our new patio spaces. New patio chairs and tables have been added to the gazebo, making this a pleasant space for the residents. The Friday “Dominoes Group” has especially enjoyed meeting in there for an afternoon of dominoes fun and visiting. […]
Join the Arbor Day Foundation in September and receive 10 free trees
Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free trees as part of the Foundation’s Trees for America program. Everyone who joins this month will receive one of the following tree packages based on their location: 10 Arizona cypress, 10 live oak or 10 mix trees including eastern redbud, white pine, sugar maple, white flowering dogwood, […]