10 YEARS AGO
JULY 21, 2006
A lone lightning strike in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness more than a week ago has created the nightmare that everyone on the Gunflint Trail has dreaded for the last five years – wildfire in the thousands of acres of trees downed by straight-line winds in 1999. Because of the extremely dry conditions, the U.S. Forest Service realized the danger immediately, and one resident described the situation as the “worst case scenario.”
At the July 11 meeting, Schroeder Township Clerk Carol Tveekrem informed the board that their request for exemption from the Help America Vote Act was denied by the state Legislature. Tveekrem said the exemption for townships was opposed by organizations representing the disabled, regardless of population. This decision means that Schroeder must use the new voting machines mandated by HAVA in its annual March elections, and pay fees for programming and ballots to the county. There are fewer than 200 voters in Schroeder, which will now have to bear the additional cost.
20 YEARS AGO
JULY 22, 1996
A man with no known address was arrested in Grand Marais on July 14 for a break-in and attempted burglary at the Cobblestone Realty building at Highway 61 and County Road 12 during the evening of July 13. At the time of his arrest he had an outstanding warrant for violating terms of a supervised release for a previous burglary conviction. An employee found the front door pried open and the office safe had pry marks on it but was secure. Pry marks were also discovered on the door leading into the retail space in the lower portion of the building. Nothing was reported stolen.
Ruth and Mel Lingwall of Tofte recently went to Knoxville, Tenn., for the TV taping of Club Dance, a country-western dance show. They can be seen on TNN, the Nashville Network, beginning Aug. 1. and also during the first week in August.
50 YEARS AGO
JULY 21, 1966
Ann Sjoberg, who has been the office attendant in the principal’s office at Cook County High School, will be replaced by Mrs. Ray L. Dorr. Miss Sjoberg will be married soon.
The second annual “Hommer du Nord” (“Men of the North”) 650-mile trek by truck, train and canoe, taken by five boys from the YMCA Camp Menogyn, started Monday. After 35 days of roughing it in the Hudson’s Bay Wilderness the boys will return on Aug. 17. The boys were picked from 230 who attended last year’s Camp Menogyn, based on their knowledge of woodsmen’s skills, Christian character, emotional stability and concern for others.
90 YEARS AGO
JULY 22, 1926
A type of roadside vandalism more common than the pillaging of gardens and orchards is the ruthless foray on wild shrubs and flowers, the dogwood and mountain laurel, for example, and every other flowering plant beautiful and rare enough to covet. The motor has brought every species within the range of the spoiler. Since the woods and meadows cannot be policed, laws forbidding the destruction of wildflowers in danger of disappearing are ineffective. The only hope of the plants’ long survival outside of well-protected reservations lies in appeals to the motorists for forbearance. The “hikers” as a rule have the naturalist’s feeling for wild growth and the black sheep of their tribe have not the advantage of a capacious vehicle to store their loot.
Several of the young people indulged in a wiener roast down on the rocks last Wednesday evening.
Work is going merrily on at the new Grand Marais Light and Power Company building across the bay.
Adolph Thorson of Hovland was in Grand Marais yesterday. He has a gasoline boat and is kept busy looking after tourists this summer helping them enjoy their outing in Hovland. Mr. Thorson is a fisherman.
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