20 YEARS AGOSEPTEMBER 24, 2001 The county board of commissioners firmly rejected the idea of removing snow from Highway 61 should a predicted state worker strike extend into winter. Cook County Highway Engineer Chuck Schmit appeared before the commissioners on September 18, asking if the board would authorize county workers to take on the job of clearing, salting and sanding […]
Lois Ann Suck
Lois Ann Suck, age 63, of Hollister, Missouri, passed away on September 7, 2021. She entered this life on September 22, 1957, the daughter of Robert and Delores (Stielow) McLean in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Lois is preceded in death by both parents and her older sister Frances. Lois enjoyed the simple things in life, including sitting by the fire and […]
Judith C. Norvell
Judith C. (Judy) Norvell passed away peacefully at North Shore Living in Grand Marais on September 13, 2021, after battling Alzheimer’s Disease for many years. Judy was born on November 20, 1935, to Andrew and Alice Goblirsch in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She grew up the middle child of three and went to St. Mary’s Catholic School. After high school she […]
Alan Clothier
Alan Arthur Clothier, born April 15, 1936, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2021. Alan grew up in Elk River, Minnesota. Alan and his wife, Donna, raised their family in Grand Marais, where he worked as a funeral director and ran the Clothier Funeral Home. Alan and Donna traveled extensively in retirement and spent the last 15 years in Florida. […]
Docket app provides a secure digital option for Minnesotans to view and keep track of immunizations they received or need in the future
Minnesotans can now easily access their immunization record through their smartphones or other mobile devices by using an app called Docket. Docket enables residents with a Minnesota Immunization Information Connection (MIIC) record to securely view and share their immunization records. MIIC, Minnesota’s immunization information system, combines all immunizations a person has received into a single record, even if they were […]
North Shore Health update
In the near future Dr. Dustin Lucarelli, MD, a general surgeon affiliated with St. Luke’s hospital in Duluth, will establish a monthly outreach clinic in Grand Marais, with an opening date tentatively scheduled for October 8. Dr. Lucarelli will see patients for consultations, pre- and post-operative visits, and minor surgical proceedings. To schedule an appointment to see the doctor in […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., $20 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training […]
Fly-In Pancake breakfast a success!
A bright blue sky, soft breezes and the welcome aroma of blueberry pancakes and sausages met the willing eyes and appetites of over 150 people participating in the annual Fall Fly-In Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Arrowhead Eagles Aviation Organization Saturday. With this stage set the Eagles found willing visitors anxious to eat, mingle and talk with each other and […]
Pets of the Week
FAME! FORTUNE! CELEBRITY! Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little aboutyour pet and send pictures and contact information to ccnh@boreal.org or Cook County News Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604. Thank you!
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Like most if not all firefighting departments around the country, the Grand Marais firefighters hung a flag from their ladder truck at half-mast on September 11 to commemorate the firefighters, first responders, and police who ran towards—not away from– the twin towers after they had been hit by planes. Some 343 New York firefighters died that day, but 227 firefighters […]