This was edited for length On February 2, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar held a senate Judiciary Subcommittee meeting on the Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing on journalism, competition and the effects of market power on the free press. Senator Klobuchar was the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee. “We’re here today to talk about how we’ll give these news outlets […]
Johnson raises funds for those in need
Afghanistan is 6,627 miles from Grand Marais, but that distance seemed to disappear at a Y-Ski event last Sunday. The Y-Ski families gathered at Pincushion to ski and one young lady decided to sell treats, toys, and hot chocolate to those that had gathered. What would she use the money for? With a lot of help from her friends, Quinn […]
Meet Kat Meyo, the new CCLEP coordinator
The new Cook County Local Energy Project leader is Kat Meyo. Who is she and where did she come from? Kat graciously answered a handful of questions submitted by the Cook County News-Herald. She has an interesting background and comes to her job with enthusiasm and a lot of skills. “Before living in Cook County, I had worked for various […]
MnDOT announces winners of 2022 “Name a Snowplow” contest
Plowy McPlowFace has eight new friends, including Betty Whiteout and Ctrl Salt Delete, joining the state’s snow fighting fleet. After plowing through nearly 60,000 votes, the Minnesota Department of Transportation today announced the winners of its second “Name a Snowplow” contest. One newly named snowplow will be assigned to each of MnDOT’s districts later this month. The winning names, in […]
The Greatest Commandment
Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment, and he asked them what they thought. They replied, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and the second is like it, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This was given to Israel in the Pentateuch, the 5 books of Moses. We often […]
Jason Lashinski
Jason Lashinski, devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at the age of 46. Jason was born April 13, 1975 to Gene and Karen Lashinski in Minneapolis and had lived in Grand Marais since 1978. He was honored to be employed in the family businesses. He enjoyed traveling the US and Canada in his […]
Arlene M. Westphall
Arlene M. Westphall, 84, of Grand Marais, Minnesota, died peacefully Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022. Arlene was born December 8th, 1937, in North Kingston, Minnesota, to Eddie and Mabel (Rice) Nelson. She enjoyed keeping up with the antics of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren on Facebook, puzzles, polka music, casinos, fishing and camping with family and friends. She is survived by her […]
Carol Dorothy Fritsch
Carol Dorothy Fritsch (née Koch) age 88, passed away peacefully on January 23rd, 2022 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Carol was born in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1933. She earned her nursing degree from the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing and went on to work as an RN for several hospitals in the Twin Cities area. She later retired with her husband […]
David Peter Wahlstrom
7/30/1943-2/1/2022I would like to say a few words about this man…a son, a brother, a husband, father, grandfather. He filled many roles, and I truly mean it when I say…he FILLED every role, as full as he was capable. He loved those “labels” and never minded for a moment, the work, physically and emotionally, it took to do so. He […]