10 YEARS AGO
APRIL 29, 2002
Future visitors to the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic on the Gunflint Trail are in for a treat as well as treatment. A sculpture garden, featuring a family carved by Hovland artists Dan and Lee Ross, is set to appear outside the clinic in the next year. The figures are planned to be two parents and a toddler, with the adults about six feet tall. The style could be compared to Inuit sculpture.
The spring clean-up of the area around the Grand Marais harbor, done in conjunction with Earth Day, netted 20 garbage bags filled, compared to 28 last year. Most of the collected litter was comprised of food and beverage containers. Ironically, a “bottle bill” for a deposit on beverage containers and meant to encourage recycling was introduced by state Sen. Jane Krentz and went nowhere this session. However, a separate bill requiring most publicly funded facilities to provide recycling bins was passed.
20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1992
Because bid totals came in $150,000 higher than the funds available, the construction starting date for the new Cook County Community Center has been set back at least 30 days. The total of the low bids was close to $450,000. The county has only about $275,000 in cash for the project; of that amount, $300,000 can be allocated for the work to be done by contractors.
An allocation of $6,050 for the Hovland Fire Department was approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The money will be used to support the new First Responder team and fire department equipment. In addition, the commissioners voted to turn over for use by the First Responders at Hovland an old four-wheel-drive Sheriff ’s Department vehicle that is being taken out of service.
While the ice may go out of many lakes a week ahead of normal this spring, the situation appears to be different here in the northeast part of the state. A consensus of a panel of residents who live on the border lakes makes it appear doubtful the ice will be out by the first day of fishing season, the 9th of May. In the northeast, said a DNR climatologist, ice-out dates are normally after May 5.
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 26, 1962
Two young Canadian men will very likely be charged with theft of a pickup truck owned by Donald Lindquist. The truck was taken from near Fritz’s Webb Station Friday evening. The men were with three others, and their car having broken down, were trying to get back to the border. When it was discovered that the truck was gone Village Marshal John Blackwell gave chase and apprehended the men near the Colvill Town Hall.
A group of interested citizens has been circulating a petition for a dog leash law for the Village which will be presented to the Village Council for their consideration at the next meeting. At last report over 60 names had been secured on the petition.
While on his trap run this week, Oliver Anderson came upon a wolf den out of which he got five pups.
Mrs. Georgia Holbert has again been appointed by the Grand Portage Council to manage the concessions and dining room of the Grand Portage Trading Post for the coming summer. Mrs. Holbert said she plans to open about June 1 or earlier.
90 YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1922
Carl Berg ran a nail into his foot while he was waiting for the America to arrive last Sunday night. On Monday he was unable to play baseball.
The regular mail buses are now running between Duluth and Grand Marais. The daily mail service will not be interrupted again for a long time, we hope.
Joe Guyman has accepted a job in the barber shop. This time he will have charge of one of the chairs. He has had considerable experience as a barber and can cut hair with the up-to-the-minute frills.
The Community Restaurant reopened yesterday with Fred Sjoberg as proprietor. Ray Sjoberg is associated with him in conducting the establishment and Val Millet is the “chief cook and bottle washer.” This title was not given to Val by the proprietor nor accepted by himself. It means the same as chef. Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with the Cook County News-Herald readers? We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@boreal.org; or stop by our office at 15 First Avenue West.
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