10 Years Ago ·
June 26, 2000
• TheJoint Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) decided at its regular meeting on June 13 to reopen the application period for the director position before moving ahead with hiring a new EDA director.
While the board made it clear that the extension of the deadline does not reflect on the quality of the applications already received, it was felt that it will be beneficial to have a larger pool of applicants from which to choose.
When the original deadline passed two weeks ago, only five applications had been received.
• Thefederal government has announced that the North Shore Scenic Drive will be one of the eight new All American Roads that have been designated for 2000. Joyce Barrott of the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce went to Washington, D.C., to accept the award.
In all, 13 nominations for All-American Roads were judged by a citizens panel, with eight final picks made by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater. Since 1996, 15 roads have earned the status.
20 Years Ago ·
June 25, 1990
• Hedstrom Lumber Company President Howard Hedstrom said Wednesday that it is his firm hope to start construction in September on a new $1 million chip mill that could add 10 jobs to the company payroll and $2.2 million in annual revenues.
“We’ve been working on this for three years,” Hedstrom said. “The engineering is worked out, the land is being cleared and we’re trying to finalize the financial package.”
• TheArrowhead Library System plans to discontinue bookmobile service along the North Shore next year, the county board learned last week.
Why? Usage has dropped off in recent years, and rising costs have the system looking for ways to balance its budget.
Bookmobile service throughout the sevencounty region has declined. There were once five bookmobiles operating in the Arrowhead, now there are two. Next year, there will be one.
50 Years Ago ·
June 23, 1960
• Nursery figure decals have been applied to the nursery room at the North Shore Hospital recently, arranged as a border against the light pink background. Some of the hospital staff feel the wall decoration is not complete without a stork. It seems there has been a search for a stork decal, but no luck so far.
Originally a hand-painted wall mural had been planned for the nursery room, but the room was never empty long enough to allow for time to paint one. The decals were applied very quickly.
• TheVillage is lowering the surface of the street at the intersection of Wisconsin Street and First Avenue West as a means of solving a water problem that has been bothering for years. The underground drains have been unable to take care of surface water and it has created a small lake whenever there has been thawing or heavy rains.
Council feels this will do away with the problem once and for all.
• Thehigh school gym floor is being completely removed and relaid by contractors from Minneapolis who originally put it down.
Shortly after the building was completed it was apparent that some of the nearly 40,000 wood blocks in the floor were loose from the underlayment. A partial repair job was done, but as time passed most of the floor became loose, causing poor playing qualities.
90 Years Ago ·
June 23, 1920
• Thesubmarine chaser “Cook” was in the harbor from Friday until Tuesday to look over its new field of work before going to Duluth for repair. The Cook was ordered here from the Soo last fall, but on account of the lateness of the season and stormy weather was unable to make it, and only went as far as Grand Marais, Michigan.
The chaser will run between here and Duluth, rendering help to isolated fishermen and doing rescue work, examining motor boats to see that they conform to the law, and seeing that the custom laws are obeyed.
There are 11 men in the crew but 15 are needed, and there is a chance for some Grand Marais boys to do some real service.
• Three suitcases of liquor found in a local hotel led to the arrests of four Canadians, all of Port Arthur, as a result of alleged illicit liquor traffic.
• There will be no services next Sunday at the Lutheran Church on account of the absence of the pastor.
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