Buck’s Big Buck contest underway
Posted on the big white board at Buck’s Hardware are the early leaders in Buck’s Big Buck contest. After a warmer than usual weekend of hunting with temperatures reaching the low 60’s, Amanda Husky led the contest in both categories of field dressed weight and antler spread. Amanda’s buck weighed in at 215 pounds and had an antler spread of […]
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Amanda Husky was the early leader in Buck’s Big Buck contest with her 215-pound field-dressed entry. However, Kerry Leeds brought in one three pounds heavier.
“There just ain’t no tellin’“
“There just ain’t no tellin’,” my Texas granddad used to say, “what- you’re- gonna-see, in what it is you’re goin’-ta see.” That tongue-twisting phrase popped into mind on Tuesday’s gray sky afternoon. Maybe for you, too, a first glance at gray skies brings thoughts of, “darn, the weather’s changing.” Or “huh, no artist would get out their paints for that; […]
Joan Marie Drury (Joanie)
This obituary was written by Joan Drury with editing by Kelly Kager Joan Marie Drury Joan Marie Drury was born on February 2, 1945, and died on November 9, 2020. She was preceded in death by her son Scooter (Todd) Kager in 2017, her parents Edward and Barbara Drury, her sister Gail Fuad, her brother John, and her beloved cat […]
Larry (Bear) Carlson
Larry (Bear) Carlson (1942-2020) of Grand Marais died unexpectedly on November 8. An obituary will appear in an upcoming paper for the former Grand Marais Mayor, CCHS chemistry/science teacher, and avid sports fisherman. A celebration of life will be held later in the year.
KBJR 6 to televise the 2020 Christmas City of the North Parade
In a year where very little has been normal, KBJR’s 2020 Christmas City of the North Parade will bring a sense of normalcy back to the Northland. Airing on Friday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m., the parade route has moved from Superior Street with Fitger’s as a backdrop to Harbor Drive with the iconic William A. Irvin as a backdrop. […]
Historical Reflections
MANITOU RIVER BRIDGE The old Manitou River bridge wasn’t in Cook County, but you had to cross it to get there. Taken 80 years ago, this is a 1940 photograph of the bridge. Photo was courtesy of the Cook County Historical Society.
Economic Assistance and Health Care Programs
What is Economic Assistance? Economic assistance refers to any government run program that assists individuals and families who have challenges meeting basic needs such as food and shelter. Programs can provide eligible residents with a monthly benefit to purchase food, can be paid directly towards shelter expenses like rent or utilities or provide recipients with money to help them purchase […]
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGONOVEMBER 13, 2000 Investigators have found no leads into what caused a cabin on the Canadian side of Lake Saganaga to burn on October 10. The cabin was owned by Will Steger of Ely, and was on Chik-Wauk Island. Steger believes the fire was started accidentally, perhaps by someone who went in and used the cabin, started a […]