10 Years Ago ·
Feb. 14, 2000
• Thepresidential election of 2000 may just have to take a back seat to a county referendum to make all county restaurants smoke-free. A Lutsen resident is collecting signatures on a petition to support a smoke-free restaurant ordinance for the county and city of Grand Marais. So far, about a third of the signatures needed to put the issue on the ballot next November have been collected.
• Cook County school board members agreed last week to look into a proposal to lease, rather than purchase, new school buses for the financially strapped district.
The idea is a relatively new one, but has been catching on in neighboring states, that like Minnesota, require school districts to maintain a dedicated transportation fund.
20 Years Ago ·
Feb. 12, 1990
• Water from the Poplar River will keep the grass green on the Lutsen Golf Course now that developers have reached a compromise with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources regarding water appropriations.
Thekey issue of taking water from the statedesignated trout stream during periods of low flow has been resolved.
• A timberwolf turned television critic last week and bit the cables leading to the satellite dish at a Lutsen home.
Theowner said there was a wolf trail next to the cable and he could see where the wolf walked off the trail, dug out the cable, bit through, and walked back.
The wolves were attracted to the yard because beaver carcasses were left out beneath a yard light, less than 20 feet from the house.
50 Years Ago ·
Feb. 11, 1960
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, who leased the local bakery here two years ago, are now the sole owners.
Last Wednesday they made a deal with Gordon Wonser and J. Henry Eliasen for the purchase of the property. Wonser and Eliasen have owned it jointly for the past several years.
• It would seem that the wind swept the snow on the upper end of the Trail on Monday so that visibility became near zero. Theroads on Sea Gull and Saganaga lakes became windswept in some spots and plugged with drifts in others.
In spite of the wind there were no power failures (none so far this winter). At Clearwater they didn’t know whether they had a road left to Mountain Lake or if they would be involved in plowing an entirely new one.
• A home talent show by West End persons of all ages will be presented at a Variety Festival, sponsored by the West End Parent-Teachers Association, at the Tofte Town Hall on Feb. 20.
A two-hour show of music, comedy, dances, singing and skits is designed to be enjoyable to persons of all ages, and promises an evening of good fun.
90 Years Ago ·
Feb. 11, 1920
• There are quite a number of influenza cases throughout the county, but none have been fatal so far. The disease is milder this year than last.
• We were visited by another big fire Saturday forenoon, Feb. 7, which completely destroyed the buildings of Woods & Seglem barber shop and billiard hall and J.W. Schoen’s theater and confectionary store. The Cook County State Bank building was also badly burned.
The Schoen building was a complete loss. Not a thing was saved of the contents. The Woods & Seglem building was also a total loss but nearly all of the contents were saved by the heroic efforts of a large number of the townspeople who carried furniture and merchandise to safety until the flames burned their clothing. Several had their faces and hands badly scorched.
It is believed the fire was started from an overheated stove.
Woods & Seglem have rented the Trading Post Café and are moving their billiard tables and barber shop today. They will use this room as temporary quarters.
• The Schroeder people have received a reply from the postal department regarding their complaint of the mail service sent in about two weeks ago. They promised an investigation of this route at an early date.
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