Olya Wright and Naomi Arnica, two high school students, came before the county board this past Tuesday, imploring commissioners to approve a climate emergency resolution. For several years both students have been involved with efforts to have local government and businesses reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to extreme weather events and climate change. Additionally, the students requested that the county […]
Photo
The RV might be snowed in and parked for the winter, but as you can see, the view caught in the windshield is still pretty spectacular.
Major Jesse Anderson retires from the military
When Jesse Anderson realized his hopes of playing college football were over, that he was flat broke, the sophomore at North Dakota State University was left with an enduring question, “How am I going to pay for college?” Enter his decision to join the ROTC. What followed was a 20+ year career in the army highlighted by meeting his wife, […]
How do we worship?
During our Ministerial Lectionary Study, I reflected that the ‘church’ has jumped about 20 years into the future because of the pandemic. Many churches, especially smaller and rural, would have taken our time to do recorded, live, and Zoom services, and almost all are working on both in-person and online, “hybrid” they call it, as a regular thing. OMG, the […]
Charles E. Oleheiser
Charles E. Oleheiser, born 4/24/1929 in Deer River, Minnesota and died 2/13/2022 as a resident of Richfield, Minnesota. Chuck was “going on 93.” A man of resiliency, graciousness, wisdom, and patience, Chuck loved his family, everything outdoors, and believed in taking life one day at a time. Preceded in death by beloved wife Jean in 2020. After retiring in 1991 […]
Joan M. Burkhardt
Joan M. Burkhardt, age 92, of Maplewood, Minnesota and Lutsen, Minnesota, passed away peacefully February 8, 2022. Private family services will be held. Arrangements with Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Services, Stillwater, Minnesota.
Free Caregiver Workshop
Do you take care of someone with memory loss and live in a rural area? Have recent months left you stressed and isolated? The University of California, San Francisco is offering a free online workshop to help rural caregivers. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health. The workshop includes training on how to reduce stress, manage the […]
Historical Reflections
These two photos from Ed Hedstrom show the deep snow that piled up in 1969. There is a vintage snowmobile on the left and limited access to a building on the right. In recent years, Braidy Powers had snow collect around his home like the photo on the right, so that his dog and a neighbor’s dog would run the […]
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGOFEBRUARY 25, 2002 v A proposal to rename a Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCAW) lake within Cook County borders after an Ojibwe chief of the Boise Forte Band is gathering momentum. If Brian Klawiter has his way, Bat Lake will one day be called Bashitanequab Lake. Klawiter is with the Heritage Resources Center in Duluth and noticed that […]