10 YEARS AGO
JAN. 12, 2007
A proposed ordinance that would open county roads for the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) was presented to the Cook County Board Tuesday. But a decision on the draft, which was written by former county attorney Bill Hennessy, was delayed by at least a week in order to allow more time for legal review.
The two new school board members gave a nod to change at their first meeting on Monday, nominating and then voting in Leonard Sobanja as school board chair. Jane Mianowski, who has chaired the board for nine years, opened the meeting and inducted new board members Brian Sherburne and Bill Huggins. She then opened the floor for nominations for chair, and Sobanja won by a 3-2 vote.
20 YEARS AGO
JAN. 13, 1997
The Pincushion Nordic skiing competition scheduled for Jan. 4 was cancelled and rescheduled for Jan. 25. The skiing conditions were good, with virtually no wind and a temperature of 16 degrees. Unfortunately, the snow was coming down hard, and only four skiers from outside Cook County showed up.
A Cook County Search & Rescue team found two overdue Twin Cities-area men only 3 ½ miles short of their goal on the Kekekabic Trail Jan. 4. It had taken them a week to snowshoe from the west end of the trail near Ely. They had been expected to reach the east end of their route, the tip of the Gunflint Trail, two days earlier.
50 YEARS AGO
JAN. 12, 1967
A series of reflecting mirrors have been placed on posts along Highway 61 near the Spruce Creek southeast of Grand Marais in an attempt to reduce the number of deer killed by autos. In a cooperative project with the Conservation Department, a 50-mile stretch of the highway, 25 miles on each side of Grand Marais, will be under intensive study for a period of four years. Similar experiments in other states have ended with mixed results.
On New Year’s Day a group of 35 adults and children in Schroeder fastened sleds and toboggans onto their snowmobiles and away they went to Dyers Lake, where they spent the day on a picnic. They explored the lake, had a big bonfire and lunch, and enjoyed themselves with games such as “Fox and Geese.”
85 YEARS AGO
JAN. 14, 1932
The fire demon again raged in the village of Grand Marais on Monday evening when fire broke out at the office and garage used by the Gopher Truck Lines Company.
Eight reindeer arrived in town via truck, which were being taken to the stock quarter of the Dimond Reindeer Ranch at Clearwater Lake. The animals passed through town Tuesday afternoon, and are being taken to winter feeding grounds following the annual Christmas celebration tour by the Dimond Reindeer Ranch Company.
Stanley Smith sprained his ankle at basketball practice Wednesday evening. The sprain is a bad one and Smith will undoubtedly be laid up for some time.
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