30 YEARS AGO
JUNE 11, 1990
DRUG SNIFFING DOG DELIGHTS STUDENTS Margaret Rasmussen and Wendy Yecoshenko wondered if students really understood what “Zero Tolerance” meant in the War on Drugs. The teachers worked with federal and county law enforcement officers to put together an educational program for almost 400 students. Topics covered included drug busts, the dangers of drinking and driving, and drug paraphernalia. After an explanation of canine “Centa’s” training, the dog was taken out of the room and some marijuana was hidden to see if the dog would be able to find it. The students watched the dog’s careful and thorough search of the room and cheered when she found the stash.
AUGUST 13, 1990
If the county EDA and golf course officials can’t make up a $225,000 deficit, the Lutsen golf course may end up with gravel roads and a cut-rate clubhouse. An application has been made to the federal Economic Development Authority, but obtaining a grant is a lengthy process. The course is set to open in August 1991.
60 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 11, 1960
A solid mass of humanity lined the downtown streets and overflowed into the residential areas Sunday afternoon as the four-day Fisherman’s Picnic reached its climax during the colorful parade of floats. Hundreds cheered as the floats with their beautiful “queens” passed their vantage point.
On Friday night, over 200 art enthusiasts came to see Birney Quick paint a picture of Hilmer Aakvik of Hovland at the high school social room. Mr. Quick opened his demonstration with a few explanatory remarks and then took off his coat and went to work. The applause he received indicated how immensely fascinated the audience was with his work. In the brief painting time of a little over an hour, he had captured a creditable likeness and created a typical Lake Superior commercial fisherman.
100 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 11, 1920
It seems the point at Beaver Bay has been purchased by Minneapolis parties and this beautiful spot has been closed to the public. This calls attention to the fact that the beauty spots should be preserved for the public at large and the visitors that are coming in ever-increasing numbers, as the highways are being developed.
115 YEARS AGO
JUNE 24, 1905
There are three varieties of baking powder on the market: Mineral Acid or Alum is made from a kind of clay mixed with diluted oil of vitriol. Bone Acid or Phosphate comes from burned bones, after being ground and mixed into freshly diluted oil of vitriol. Cream of Tartar exists in all ripe grapes. After wine is drawn off, the tartar is scraped from the wooden wine cask. The tartar is boiled with water and the white crystals separate out. Cream of Tartar is the most expensive, but also the most wholesome of the three choices.
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