Like so many of America’s traditional holidays, Independence Day no longer bears any connection to its original intent, as celebrated back in the 18th century by patriots who knew what it was to suffocate under oppressive regulation. In fact, according to a 2021 “Freedom in the World” report by Freedom House, this 4th of July will mark the 15th consecutive […]
Practice Fireworks Safety this Fourth of July
Minnesotans celebrate our nation’s independence each year on July 4 with parades, backyard barbecues, family get-togethers, camping, campfires, and, yes, fireworks! Did you know? More than 30 percent of fireworks injuries are from sparklers. There is an average of 75 hospital visits each year in Minnesota due to fireworks injuries. Nearly 45 percent of fireworks injuries each year happen to […]
ISD166 special board meeting: Mask Policy updated
All five board members, along with acting Superintendent Megan Meyers and various community members met, via zoom, on Thursday, June 24 at 5 p.m. for a Special Agenda School Board Meeting. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the Mask Policy that was put into place via executive orders in August of 2020. Members met to maintain that clear […]
Life Just Keeps Getting Better
A few weeks ago, both of our households “Woods and Waves” were able to converge to do activities together. Residents were super excited to be able to see and maybe for the first time meet their comrades. Joyce, one of our faithful resident chore assistants, has been busy cutting resident names off our Perk crossword puzzles for the past year […]
A Peacemaker
Before arriving in Tofte, my family and I spent two years in the southeastern European nation of Macedonia, now officially “North Macedonia”. Michelle and I taught at a small international school in the capital, Skopje, and I did my ministry internship, or “preaching practice”, with the English-speaking congregation of the Skopje Evangelical Methodist Church. I didn’t realize it until after […]
Janet Shold
Janet Shold, age 93, of Carlton, Minnesota, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born on March 30, 1928, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to August and Marion Carlson. Janet grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. She met her husband […]
Richard (Dick) Buchheit
Richard (Dick) Buchheit, 86, of Grand Marais, Minnesota, died June 23, 2021, at North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. Dick was born September 18, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Frank and Lola Buchheit. He enjoyed playing football and basketball while in high school at St. Louis Park High School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He played football at Carleton […]
Marriage Applications
Sydney Lauren Jurgensmier, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Jak Douglas Busche, Stratford, Wisconsin, June 2, 2021. Lacy Marie Fischer, Hovland, Minnesota to Ann Marie Schultz, Hovland, Minnesota, June 10, 2021. Richard Arnold Bristol, Noblesville, Indiana, to Cynthia Elizabeth Galt, Noblesville, Indiana, June 11, 2021. Trista Kori Leong, Hovland, Minnesota, to Dean Burton Springer, Hovland, Minnesota, June 22, 2021. Stephen William […]
Historical Reflections
TRUCK DAY! 1) Junior loggers Alyssa, Jacob, and Britta Muus.2) In the fire truck are Kristen and Laurel Hennessey with Chief Bockovich.