10 Years Ago · Aug. 9, 2002
Animal rights activists who demonstrated outside a fishing tackle shop in Grand Marais were met with a counter-protest from shop owner Tyson Cronberg during the village’s annual Fisherman’s Picnic last weekend. The demonstration outside the Beaver House may have been sparked by the presence of an independent vendor selling furs. One man showed up on Thursday and handed out anti-fur pamphlets to passersby. When the man refused to move to another corner, Cronberg decided to match his efforts by having an employee stand beside him and pass out Minnesota Small Game Hunting Regulations.
City Attorney Don Davison told council that since a problem dog ordinance has been recently put on the books, it may be time to take a look at a worsening cat problem. A couple councilors introduced the notion with remarks about abandoned and destructive felines roaming through town. The issue will be revisited at a future meeting.
20 Years Ago · Aug. 10, 1992
Local business owners and managers report everything from sales records to a serious slump this summer, with the majority right in the middle: satisfied, optimistic and working hard to stay about even with last year.
Miss North Shore 1992 is Heather West of Lutsen. Her escort was Aaron Daubanton .
The Fisherman’s Picnic Fishing Contest was another big success, drawing 38 entries in six categories. The number of participants in the annual tennis tournament has also been steadily growing, according to Director John Muus. “I’m very happy with the large turnout we had, the nice weather and the fact that the tournament ran smoothly,” he said.
50 Years Ago · Aug. 9, 1962
Authorities are searching for the person who broke a rear window in the Mileage Service Station Sunday night and made off with about $100. Leigh Creech, manager of the station, said most of the money belonged to the company, part of it to Jack Richards, former owner. This is the fifth time the station has been robbed since it was built in 1952.
Ray Hutchinson burned his arms quite severely while burning brush at his home Monday.
The Tord Johnsons had an unwelcome visitor when they returned home from the Fisherman’s Picnic Sunday evening. A skunk was peering out from under the library table! The house door had been left partly open to accommodate Lucy, the cat, who has four kittens in the bedroom. With extreme caution and fly spray, the perfume pussy was evacuated with no painful scent left behind.
90 Years Ago · Aug. 17, 1922
A fire started at the electric light plant Sunday, caused by a spark falling down from the exhaust pipe in between the two engines, where there was a lot of grease and oil. Guy Guyman, who was working in the next room, smelled the smoke and gave the alarm. The fire bell rang and there was excitement for a few moments. The flames were extinguished with a couple of pails of water from the tire testing tank.
Harry Helmerson of the Motor Inn left for Minneapolis Monday night, driving up a new Ford sedan for delivery at London, Minn. Closed cars are becoming very popular.
W.M. Martin of St. Paul, state auto license inspector, was in town the past week and secured a number of applications for licenses and collected a few fines for violation of the auto tax law.
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