10 Years Ago .
March 20, 2000
• What began as a discussion about job descriptions, policies, procedures and grants at a special meeting of the Joint Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) on March 9 ended up as a locked door mystery.
At one point, it came to light that EDA secretary and bookkeeper Missy Hagen had not been able to get into the former executive director’s office. According to Hagen, important files, books and e-mail access are all housed in the office, but she does not have a key.
“I still haven’t got a key for that,” she informed the board. “I can’t complete a lot of work without a key. There are files in there.”
Apparently, former EDA director Alan Christensen had changed the lock on his office,locked the office,and taken a number of important files to the county auditor’s office before he left his job without notice over one month ago.
The EDA board was shocked that the locked door was still a problem. • Students at the Cook County elementary schools have been gathering “Pennies for Patients,” and to date have accumulated $1,064.24!
The schools, along with others in Minnesota, were encouraged to scrape together all of their pennies in an effort to help support research of leukemia and other related issues.
20 Years Ago .
March 19, 1990
• There was a strong voter turnout for the local elections in the West End on March 13.
Gene Utecht was the front-running candidate in the primary election for the vacancy on the county board created by the death of Commissioner Orton Tofte.
Utecht emerged with 58 percent of the vote in the three precincts. Steve Krueger will be his opponent in the March 27 run-off election. He edged Rae Piepho in the primary by five votes. • TheIGA building, which was gutted by a Saturday night fire last November, will be razed this week. The Lashinski family, owners of the property, has contracted with Ed Thoreson and Co. to remove the building.
Gene Lashinski and his family are currently
o run ONE TIME, the week working out details to build a new IGA store in
Grand Marais as quickly as possible. • Thefourth annual “Moose Lips Classic” attracted 61 young skiers from across the state to compete in the Bill Koch Ski League. Held at Bally Creek, the Classic was one of the few Bill Koch State Festival Races not cancelled due to lack of snow.
50 Years Ago .
March 17, 1960
Game Warden Art Johnson’s car went into the snow on the Pike Lake Road near Babineau’s yesterday and Johnson walked all the way to Laino Hill’s, about five miles, to get to a phone. • Mrs. Andy Jacobsen spoke on fluorite at the rock meeting Saturday. • Bonnie Howard’s birthday anniversary was Thursday, so when her friend Cheryl Zimmerman asked her to come to her house for hamburgers Friday evening after the movies, she was completely taken by surprise to find her friends waiting for her. Theyhad fun in the amusement room downstairs.
Some of the girls from Hovland and Tofte stayed in town that evening.
Cheryl served a delicious lunch for the party, and Bonnie was remembered with birthday presents. • TheColvill Garden Club is again sponsoring the Birdhouse Building Contest among the county’s school children, and is offering attractive money prizes for their efforts.
90 Years Ago .
March 17, 1920
• Thecow that jumped over the moon was famous in a way in her day, but have you priced the new spring bonnets? • Therain and warm weather of the last week have put a stop to the logging business where they have a long sleigh haul.
Those whose timber is close to shore are still operating. • Rev. Rudolph Hertz was the preacher at the Congregational Church last Sunday morning. Mr. Hertz is a missionary among the Sioux Indians of South Dakota and he gave some interesting stories of his work, speaking in Y.P.S., as well. • While dynamiting in a gravel pit near Luverne, Fred Skreen was struck on the top of the head by a big stone.
He was taken to a hospital where his condition was reported serious.
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