Without trying to sound rude, I felt the response to my “Energy” opinion was underwhelming at best. I can’t see Cook County and solar energy ever being described as the Holy Grail. Solar energy being the least efficient renewable and battery systems still less than stellar, we still keep beating that drum. With just the cost alone to live up […]
Grateful
Three weeks ago, on a cold and dreary day at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, my husband had his left knee replaced. We were grateful for a successful surgery and struck by the pleasant helpfulness of the hospital staff especially after the huge challenges they have endured through two years of Covid. We arrived home the next evening exhausted. Two […]
On 12th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, MNsure CEO calls on Congress to extend cost savings for Minnesota families
70,000 Minnesotans will see out-of-pocket increases if Congress does not actMarch 23 marked the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which enacted patient protections that make health coverage fairer and easier to understand, and the financial help that makes it more affordable. With the help of the ACA and MNsure, Minnesota’s health insurance marketplace, Minnesota’s uninsured rate has gone from above 9 percent in 2010 to 4 percent […]
ODDZ and ENDZ
Once again Oddz & Endz: Your Community Value Store is pleased to announce our annual community investment payout for 2021. This year we are privileged to reinvest $48,601.98 in our community! The local nonprofit organizations listed below were included in the annual payout. While Oddz & Endz does not exist primarily as a funding source for other organizations, our mission […]
Photo
These three Girl Scouts (and other troop members) set up a stand to sell Girl Scout cookies at the Grand Marais Holiday gas station last Saturday. Sales were brisk and the young ladies did a great job helping customers. From L-R: Leah Belmore, Miah Arnold and Mali Sheils.
Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Hires Executive Director
The Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) has hired Jason Hale as its first Executive Director. Jason will begin employment with the HRA on April 25, 2022. Jason will report to the HRA board. He is appointed to plan, direct, and supervise the operations of the HRA by implementing HRA policy as approved by the HRA Board of Commissioners. […]
Calling all gardeners (and would be gardeners) in the Grand Marais area!
Whether you’re new to gardening, been at it longer that you care to remember, or somewhere in between, the Grand Marais Garden Club is for you! We meet April through December on the second Monday of the month at 10 a.m. in the large meeting room at the Johnson Heritage Post. The exceptions to this are May and December when […]
George Morrison stamp set for release April 22
The U.S. Postal Service will release a batch of new postage stamps featuring the artwork of the late Grand Portage artist George Morrison on April 22. In the press release it stated George Morrison was, “One of the nation’s greatest modernist artists and a founding figure of Native American modernism. George Morrison (1919-2000) challenged prevailing ideas of what Native American […]
Marriage Applications
Annalisa Marie Winje, Grand Marais, Minnesota and Jessica Mary Anderson, Grand Marais, Minnesota, February 28, 2022. Claire Louise Neilson, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom and David Alister Hill-West, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, February 28, 2022. Todd Roger Moser, Tofte, Minnesota and Julie Renee Moser, Tofte, Minnesota, March 18, 2022.