10 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 2006
County personnel director Janet Simonen said she has been researching EDA meeting minutes and bylaws with Grand Marais City Administrator Mike Roth in an effort to figure out when members’ terms expire. Because the files are in such disarray, Simonen said, adjustments may have to be made to some terms, and better records will be kept in the future. Both the city and county appoint members to serve on the board.
Although it cost more than originally thought, completion of a Moose Valley boundary survey was described Tuesday as “an exercise in good government” by the surveyor in charge of the work. The subject came under discussion when Auditor- Treasurer Braidy Powers asked the county commissioners to approve payment of an additional $15,202 to help pay the administrative cost of the project. Powers noted the costs have gone “significantly beyond” the original estimates.
20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1996
Two Grand Marais men were caught fishing for lake trout out of season in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on April 10. The men were fishing both Ram and Little Trout lakes and had a total of 12 lines out when a conservation officer confronted them. They were also fishing with live minnows, a bait not allowed due to the danger of harming the fish habitat.
The emergency deer feeding programs that distributed more than 5,000 tons of specially formulated deer feed across the northern half of Minnesota are nearing their end as winter weather moderates and available funds are depleted. In the Grand Marais area, where feeding began March 9, some of the feeding stations have already been shut down. It is estimated that a total of about 3,800 tons of feed will be purchased and distributed in this part of the state. A special $750,000 legislative appropriation from the state Game and Fish Fund was used to pay for the program.
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 14, 1966
It was a strange sight Tuesday morning to see a large moose trotting ahead of Turie Waananen’s school bus. There are large snowbanks on either side of the road, so the poor animal had no other choice.
The ore boats are again running on Lake Superior after an early opening. The sight of the big boats is always a welcome event in early spring.
Bob Skoog of Tofte won the 10 hp class in the recent snowmobile race at Devil Track Lake. This was Bob’s first race and now he has “the bug.” His dad, Kenneth, won second place in the open modified and a third in the 14 hp class.
90 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 1926
Twenty-five couples from Grand Marais attended the dance at Tofte Saturday night.
Backlund Brothers have purchased William Bally’s garage which they will use to display the International Harvester Company’s farm machinery and implements. They will open up April 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas went to Grand Portage Friday to move their things to Grand Marais where they will make their home.
Notice: I have been threatened with bodily violence and perhaps death by two people of this county. I do not know what for, but the ones making the threat are known and have been reported to officers who will watch them, and if any violence is done they will be immediately accused and prosecuted.
– Joe Thomas
C.O. Backlund returned last night from Little Marais where he wired the Fenstad residence and the store of Fenstad Brothers for electric lights. Today he started to excavate for a basement under Chris Marken’s residence here.
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