Edward Anthony Czaplicki, 75, of Schroeder Minnesota, died July 2, 2020, in the Minnesota Veterans home of Silver Bay, Minnesota. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Duluth, Minnesota and attended UMD before going into the Navy. He was a Vietnam Veteran that served our country from 1968 to 1975. He worked for Moffatt Products in Lutsen, the DNR, and […]
Marcy Emons Podas
Marcy Emons Podas died July 4, 2020, at North Shore Health in Grand Marais, Minnesota, at the age of 98. She was born on September 22, 1921, to Louis and Harriet Emons in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She married Norman F. Podas Jr. on July 25, 1944. During WWII, Marcy held many different jobs supporting the war effort while Norm served in […]
Elizabeth A. “Bunny” Pearson
Elizabeth A. “Bunny” Pearson , 79, Grand Marais, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 in North Shore Health Care Center. Bunny was born July 21, 1940 to Carl and Clarie (Skogh) Pearson in Minneapolis, where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Southwest High School in 1958. She was employed as a secretary at Valspar Corp for over 25 years […]
Joyce Amy Nelsen Krueger
Joyce Amy Nelsen Krueger, 93, of Tofte and Grand Marais went to be with the Lord on June 13, 2020. She passed away peacefully at North Shore Living in Grand Marais. Joyce is survived by her children: son Ronald Krueger, wife Ramona Larson of Saginaw, daughters Karen Ranning and Lorri (Glenn) Peterson of Grand Marais, and son Mark Krueger of […]
Historical Reflections
The Rev. Fintan Bromenschenkel assists pastor Ignatius Candrian in the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone for St. John’s Church on June 25, 1961. Clyde Wishcop, the stone mason, professionally finished what the pastor began with the assistance of Joseph Boser of the Wisconsin-Minnesota Timber Company.
Cook County Firewise Neighborhood Ambassador Program
Do you have an interest in reducing wildfire risk, encouraging healthy forests, and talking with your neighbors? Cook County Firewise offers several programs designed to help raise awareness and reduce wildfire risk to life and property throughout our county. We are looking for Neighborhood Ambassadors willing to help us increase participation among neighbors for wildfire preparedness. Some examples include teaching […]
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGO JUNE 12, 2000 The Grand Marais Classic Car Show was a smashing success. Hundreds of people came out to enjoy the classic car show last weekend. The fifth annual event featured 40 vehicles parked by the Grand Marais Harbor. Award winning vehicles included: a 1941 Chevy Pickup, 1970 Volkswagen, 1968 GMC pickup, 1947 Cadillac, 1925 Ford Model […]
Minnesota Power adds renewable energy to its grid
Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE:ALE), has energized its Great Northern Transmission Line, bringing online an innovative delivery and storage system for renewable energy that spans two states and one Canadian province. The 500 kV line is now delivering 250 megawatts of carbon-free hydropower from Manitoba, Canada, to Minnesota Power customers. Minnesota Power completed the Great Northern […]
Cook County Higher Education continues to distribute laptops
Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) has received 22 more laptops for Cook County residents, which brings the total number of distributed computers to 120. In early April, CCHE renewed its partnership with PCs for People in order to purchase the laptops. PCs for People is an organization headquartered in St. Paul that refurbishes computer hardware to sell to people that […]
Crosby wins silver for her Tucker Lake Chronicles
Long time Cook County News-Herald columnist Joan Crosby placed second in the 2020 Midwest Independent Book Awards. Crosby was awarded a silver medal for her “Tucker Lake Chronicle” at the June 27 2020 Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) awards via Facebook live watch party. A panel of 99 MIPA volunteer judges narrowed the field to 88 finalists across 31 categories. […]