10 Years Ago · Oc t. 1, 2001
The possibility that the county may form an Economic Development Authority of its own, separate from the joint city/county EDA, was floated at the Sept. 18 commissioners’ meeting. County Attorney Bill Hennessy said the only way the county can sell land for less than market value is to create a housing agency. “The county has an obligation to sell at market value because the land belongs to the taxpayers,” he said. Hennessy also said he didn’t believe the law allowed the formation of the county’s own EDA. The discussion was prompted because the county is looking to exchange two parcels of land with the state.
Three Cook County residents competed in the third annual in-line rollerblade marathon in Duluth. The event was held on the same course as Grandma’s Marathon. Chris McClure, Jason Hill and Bill Blank all took part in the event, along with 3,270 other participants. Only 19 dropped out. “It was really fun. It was a party atmosphere out there,” said McClure.
20 Years Ago · Sept. 30, 1991
The controversy of the Grand Marais Tourist Park drew an overflow crowd to a public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan for the city at the high school library last week. An estimated 110 persons that filled all the seats in the room and had people standing around the perimeter represented about 9 percent of the city’s population. A petition was received, signed by 500 persons who said they want to keep the tourist park as is; others want to see the area developed.
A strong show of support for construction of a community center with facilities for the curling club was evident at the committee meeting last week in the courthouse. An estimated 90 persons attended the meeting; more than 90 percent of them raised their hands when the chairman called for a vote on the question. A week earlier, a $175,000 grant for the community center/curling club was approved by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. A building of similar design was recently built in Superior for $280,000.
50 Years Ago · Sept. 28, 1961
Corsage making was demonstrated by Mrs. M.J. Humphrey at a meeting of the Grand Marais Garden Club held at the Humphrey home Tuesday afternoon. A roomful of people watched as Mrs. Humphrey broke off the blossoms of a cluster of snapdragons (that had been “hardened” in cold water for several hours), carefully wired these and wrapped the stems with florists tape. She made ribbon clusters to accent the color, and added a ribbon rosette for a finishing touch. She pinned the corsage on the club’s president, Mrs. Paul Stoltz.
The new Phillips 66 service station recently constructed and located on Highway 61 and First Avenue East will have its grand opening Oct. 6-8. The new firm is owned and operated by Edwin Thoreson and Floyd Johnson and will be known as Circle 66. The station itself was recently completed and has been in operation the past few weeks. It is of the very latest design, built of concrete blocks and measures 32 by 50 feet, with an 18 by 34 foot storage area. There are four underground tanks that contain gasoline and fuel oil.
Three million trees will be planted on the Superior National Forest this fall and next spring. Supervisor L.P. Neff stated that this is a 30 percent increase over last year. Planting will get under way this month. The stepped-up program is an effort to get more idle land back into production.
90 Years Ago · Oc t. 6, 1921
The Seventh Annual Fair was a fine showing of the fruits of industry in the homes, fields and gardens of our county. In point of quality, the exhibits compare very favorably with the best seen at the state fair. In point of number of exhibits, there was, possibly, a slight falling off as compared with the best fair of previous years, but the quality was never better.
The Princess Theater patrons were disappointed yesterday evening on account of the films not arriving in time for the performance that night.
Eric Johnson, who was driving one of the county trucks, collided with a Hudson Super Six on St. Paul Avenue Tuesday morning. The Hudson had a few spokes taken out and one of the fenders battered up pretty badly. Nobody was hurt.
Twoey-Eiman had a woman at the People’s Supply Co. one day this week to demonstrate one of their brands of coffee. A lot of people had a lunch as guests of the People’s Supply Co.
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