10 YEARS AGO
DEC. 20, 2008
After listening to a dozen staff and community members speak mostly in favor of an internal administrative reorganization plan aimed at avoiding a potentially lengthy and costly superintendent search, the Cook County School Board rejected the proposal by a 4-1 vote Monday night. Instead, the district will proceed with its original plan to seek outside candidates, beginning with a workshop as soon as next week.
Birch Grove Community Center is looking into the possibility of heating with pellets made of brush and other vegetation. Tofte town board member DC Olsen reported Thursday that spending $120,000 or less on a small commercial pellet stove would cut their $14,000 yearly fuel bill in half. Such stoves are already in place in numerous other school buildings.
20 YEARS AGO
DEC. 21, 1998
A snake was seen sunning itself on a southern roadside last week, an unusual occurrence on Dec. 11. However, prolonged mild weather in November and December has flowers blooming along the North Shore, snowmobilers frustrated by the lack of snow, and homeowners warmed by low heating bills. In short, for the second year running it’s winter as unusual in Minnesota.
The issue of creating a no-parking zone at the intersection where the Gunflint Trail and Highway 61 meet has been a hot topic in recent Grand Marais City Council meetings. Council has agreed to hold off on a final decision until a meeting can be arranged with the county’s highway engineer and a local business owner.
50 YEARS AGO
DEC. 19, 1968
The weekend storm created more problems for Independent School District 166 than closed doors on Friday. The boiler in Grand Marais Elementary School went out sometime early Friday evening after custodians had gone home. The strong, chilly wind Friday night brought the temperatures down fast in the school – to below freezing Saturday morning – causing a hot water faucet on the second floor to blow and pour water onto the floor for about three hours. Carpets in two rooms were floating in water and many books and instructional supplies were damaged as well as floors, ceilings, shades, etc. It is estimated that damages could total between $2,000 and $3,000.
The Grand Portage village fire truck arrived on Nov. 12, and now chief Butch Deschampe is trying to organize a volunteer fire department. Douglas Lhotka is the first volunteer and Gordy LeGarde is the assistant fire chief.
90 YEARS AGO
DEC. 20, 1928
Val Dalbec is the new Standard Oil agent. He has purchased a new Ford truck.
J.O. Junkin of the Northland Transportation Company of Minneapolis called at this office Tuesday. He says one of the North Shore buses will discontinue its schedule for a short time after the holidays as traffic during that period is too light to demand so many buses.
Mrs. David Lind and Mrs. Carl Carlson of Hollow Rock were in town early this week.
Frank Hopkins of Devil’s Track Lake hiked in Wednesday.
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