10 Years Ago ·
Dec. 6, 1999 • Various members of organizations including the Grand Marais City Council, the Cook County Board of Commissioners, WTIP radio and WDSE Public Television of Duluth were present at a meeting on Nov. 29 to discuss the possibility of a brand-new tower on the hill overlooking Grand Marais.
The tower in question was not the new television tower which has been in the news as of late. That television tower will replace one of the towers which currently stands on the site. The tower discussed represents an entirely new tower — one that will stand in addition to the towers already in existence on the site.
At this time, the site is home to three towers. • Vikings players and fans were all smiles following their tough-fought 14-6 win over LeCenter last week at the Metrodome. It was the third straight Class A title in the Prep Bowl, something only done by three other teams in the state.
20 Years Ago ·
Dec. 4, 1989 • The five newly-named members of the North Shore Hospital District Board will face three major concerns when they take office Dec. 31.
First, there is the financial crunch, with an expected operating loss of $200,000 to $250,000 per year for the forseeable future.
Second, the major physician turnover which erodes patient continuity and diminishes hospital usage.
Third, a 45 percent drop in patient days during the past two years at the hospital. • Several dozen Cook County fishermen gathered at the CCHS cafeteria last Tuesday to discuss with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries officials proposals to change some fishing regulations.
The proposals include shortening the winter lake trout season on Saganaga Lake and possibly other border lakes to one month; allowing only one walleye over 19.5 inches in the daily bag limit on Saganaga; allowing only one stream trout over 16 inches in a bag limit; and adopting a permanent closure in walleye spawning areas on Sag from April 1 through May 31. • A reward of $1,000 is being offered for evidence leading to the conviction of anyone who killed a radioed wolf during the 1989 deer hunting season.
In addition to the $1,000 offer by a Minneapolis couple interested in wolves, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service also pays rewards for such information, as does the state DNR’s Turn In Poachers program.
At least four wolves were shot and killed during the last few days of the 1989 deer hunting season in Minnesota that were part of a Fish & Wildlife research project on deer-wolf interactions and population trends. Three of those wolves were among 33 that were radio-tagged in the area between Ely and Grand Marais.
50 Years Ago ·
Dec. 3, 1959 • A Tofteman who was at work at the Tom Hansen place last Thursday had the frightening experience of being pinned under a tractor that he was unloading. He was rushed to the local hospital, where he is said to have a fractured left leg.
He is sharing a room with a Grand Marais man who suffered a similar injury when he slipped on the ice and fractured a bone in his left ankle. • Rick Thomson was honorably mentioned as one of the best backs in high school football in the selection of the mythical all-state football team this year.
That’s quite an honor when it is realized that there are about 9,000 high school players to choose from! • Mrs. Held spent several days in Duluth getting new glasses to replace those broken when she tripped on a piece of wire and landed in a pile of rock.
She is still nursing an injured knee but the blackness has pretty much cleared from the wonderful “shiner” she got.
90 Years Ago ·
Dec. 3, 1919 • We had a taste of real winter the first of the week, with the temperature 20 below zero and a gale of northwest wind Sunday morning. It made quite a hole in our meager coal supply.
Thirty below was reported on Maple Hill. • American Legion Post. No. 332 met in the Commercial Club rooms on the 28th of November and elected officers as follows: Oscar Lindskog, chairman; Harvey Hicks, vice chairman; Andy Lindberg, secretary; E.L. Creech, treasurer; Frank LeSage and A.L. Saethre, executive committee.
Those present were very sorry and disappointed with the small attendance, but we feel it was impossible for many to get there. It would be appreciated if they would send in their dues to the chairman so that we and all concerned will get their American Legion Weekly. Dues are $2 per year. • The injured right eye of William E. “Pussyfoot” Johnson, the American prohibition worker and organizer, was removed in London last week. The physician in attendance explained that removal of the eye was necessary to save the left eye and also that the pain could not have been relieved otherwise.
Mr. Johnson’s eye was injured on Nov. 13 at London when he was dragged from a platform by students while he was making a prohibition speech, and paraded through various streets.
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