Minnesota Power reminds its residential customers who may have difficulty paying their energy bills in winter that help is available. The Minnesota Cold Weather Rule will protect eligible customers from service disconnection during the winter as long as they take steps to ensure that protection. Under the statute, eligible residential energy customers are protected from service disconnection from October 15 […]
Empty Bowls 2019 set for Nov. 14
Each year, the Empty Bowls fundraiser event works to raise awareness of the reality of hunger in Cook County. With 12 percent of Cook County residents struggling with food insecurity, Empty Bowls raised critical funds for the Cook County Food Shelf and other community organizations addressing Cook County’s hunger needs year-round. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, Nov. […]
Oshki Ogimaag School kids feed the community
At 5 p.m. Monday, October 14, more than 80 people attended a community fall feast held at the Grand Portage Community Center gym. Hosting and preparing the meal (with some adult help) were the elementary school children of Oshki Ogimaag Charter School. The kids harvested vegetables they planted last spring on school grounds and at the community garden in preparation […]
Participating in God’s Grace
It is apple season. One of my favorite seasons of all. I love a good apple, and there are so many good varieties. I have to admit, however, that growing up, I wasn’t so fond of apples. We always seemed to have Red Delicious at my home, which to me, was only accurate as to the color of the apple. […]
Rosalie Ann Johnson
Rosalie Ann Johnson lived in Grand Marais, Minnesota and died October 12, 2019. Rosie was born to Stanley and Florence Cukla on April 15,1954 in Thorp, Wis. and the family moved shortly after to East St. Paul, Minn. Rosie came to Grand Portage to spend the summers as a teenager with her brother Bob and made many friends there. Rosie […]
James D. West
James D. West, 81, Lutsen, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center. Jim was born July 8, 1938 to Carl and Dora (Nelson) West in Kingsford, Michigan, where he grew up. As a teen he moved to Lutsen and graduated from Cook County High School in 1956. Jim was self-employed as a plumber […]
Robert Wesley Sherer
Robert Wesley Sherer died on Tuesday afternoon, October 8, 2019, at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. He was born on December 24, 1942, in East Chicago, Indiana. He was married to Roxeann Zielie Sherer on September 3, 1988, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Grand Portage. He is survived by his wife and his daughter, Mary L. […]
Domestic Violence: Answering the Call
Across multiple county departments including the Sheriff ’s Office, the County Attorney’s Office, and Public Health and Human Services, our work is in response to a pervasive problem that every community faces: domestic violence. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so this is an appropriate time to discuss this important topic and the individual and community-wide impacts of domestic […]
Historical Reflections
It was a festive evening in January 1961 as outgoing homecoming queen Bobbi Zimmerman, center, walked to the silvered throne during the ceremony in the high school gym. The newly elected queen was Leslie Erickson.