Stewart James McIntosh Jr. passed away peacefully the morning of April 28, 2022. Everyone who knew him, knew he was a kind, funny, creative man, who had a knack for hardware, and who loved his wife and family. Stewart Jr was born in 1945 to Stewart Sr and Ruth; he grew up in the Morningside neighborhood of Minneapolis; he graduated […]
Jean Ann Fredeen
A memorial service for Jean Ann Fredeen will be held on May 14, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Lutheran Church in Lutsen, Minnesota. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Full notice ran earlier in December 2021.
Joseph John Bursack
May 12, 1933 - January 16, 2022.There will be a celebration of life for Joseph John Bursack on May 21, at 11 a.m. at the Tofte cemetery. A celebration of his life will follow at Zoar Lutheran Church in Tofte. Your presence we miss, your memories we treasure. Loving you always,forgetting you never.
Carol Fritsch
A memorial service for Carol Fritsch will be held this Saturday, May 7th at 1 p.m. at Lutsen Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Boreal Community Media Hires New Lead Digital Content Editor
Boreal Community Media (BCM) has announced the hiring of Laura Durenberger-Grunow as its Lead Digital Content Editor for the non-profit independent community media organization. In her new role, Laura will be responsible for generating, researching, editing, and reporting content for www.boreal.org and its companion website www.boreal-emergency.org as well as leading the non-profit’s social media efforts. Durenberger-Grunow re-located to Grand Marais […]
Historical Reflections
It is Circus Day and the kids are going to Duluth for the Shriner’s Circus. Winners of the Biggest Lunch boxes are L-R: Patty Foster, Gary Zimmerman, Greg Smith, and Ed Hedstrom. The Shriners in the back row are Curly Bentley, Howard Joynes, and Alfred Fenstad.
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGO MAY 6, 2002 v In a four-hour special meeting last Monday, the local school board members and Superintendent Dale Tormondsen came up with two lists with which to make a case for passing a referendum next fall. The exact amount of the referendum was not decided but amounts from $332,000 to $412,000 were floated. “For every $100,000 […]
COVID-19 Numbers Rising in the County
COVID-19 cases have been on the uptick again in Cook County. Over the last week there have been 27 cases reported which brings the total to 883 since the pandemic began. These new cases have been reported to Cook County Public Health and Human Services or to the Grand Portage Health Services. Cook County has 3,291 people up to date […]
Building Safe Online Spaces Together
April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year the National Sexual Violence Resource Center sets a theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Building Safe Online Spaces Together. While technology has become integrated into our daily lives and has made connection and communication possible through the pandemic, it has also opened up new pathways for people […]