Hospital board raises levy
Faced with declines in projected revenue, the North Shore Health hospital board raised the hospital/care center levy for 2020. Last year the board voted to increase the 2019 levy by $300,000, making the levy to Cook County property owners $1.1 million. This year the hospital board added $200,000 more to the total, bringing the 2020 levy to $1.3 million, a […]
Eyes to See
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:4 Ten years ago, just after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, three American doctors volunteered to go and help treat the tens of thousands of people who had been badly injured. After a particularly distressing and […]
Joshua Lee Jahnke
Joshua Lee Jahnke, age 37, of Blue Earth, passed away August 16, 2019 at his sister’s home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life in honor of Josh will be held at 11 a.m. on October 5, 2019 at Patton Funeral Home with Pastor Russ Jacobsen officiating. A time for visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour […]
John Christian Torseth
John Christian Torseth, 95, passed away peacefully July 30, 2019 at home in Rio Verde, Arizona. As an architect with ATS&R in Minneapolis, John designed many churches and schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He was co-owner of Spruce Falls, a resort on Lake Superior, and loved the time spent in the home he designed on Cascade Beach Road. Survivors include: […]
Shirley Ann Wengler Boostrom
Shirley Ann Wengler Boostrom was born February 20, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away on June 24, 2019 in California. Shirley and her identical twin sister, Mary Wannebo Lindskog, were born in Chicago. Their parents were Archibald Wengler and Agnes Irene (Birker) Wengler. Shirley married Roscoe Udahel Boostrom in Grand Marais. They had two sons Gary and Peter Boostrom. […]
Charles Albert (Chuck, Charlie) Tice
Charles Albert (Chuck, Charlie) Tice, 85, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at North Shore Health Hospital in Grand Marais. Charles was born on the family farm near Clarion, Iowa on Feb. 24, 1934 to Jay and Wava (Colby) Tice. He graduated from Clarion High School in 1952, and attended Iowa State University and The University of Iowa. He […]
Historical Reflections
This photo of one of the early “on the rocks” painting demonstrations given by Birney Quick was used to advertise and promote the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Grand Marais Art Colony in June 1972. The rugged shoreline has always been the favorite place to paint and give outdoor demonstrations, as evidenced by this large gathering. Interestingly, when […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOSEPT. 12, 2009 A Wisconsin bear hunter was life-flighted to Duluth for emergency treatment Sept. 2 after accidentally shooting himself while hunting. The 65-year-old Warrens man was climbing into his hunting stand off the Old Dump Road in Grand Marais when his handgun, a .44 magnum with hollow point shells, fell out of his holster and discharged. He […]
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Every 16 years or so Bob LeMettry gets his hair cut, and when the big day came Chuck Petek earnestly cut off Bob’s long locks and when he was done, a new Bob appeared!