20 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 5, 2001
The news could not have come at a worse time for the financially strapped school district, but at the January 31 meeting of the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission, Water Superintendent Walt Annerer informed the board that the water meters in the school building are not calibrated correctly. Annerer said he was investigating ways to improve water loss figures when he discovered the discrepancy in the water use at the school versus what was being billed, and the difference is very likely quite large. In fact the difference could be as high as $80,000.
Cook County High School’s drama club finished in first place at Subsections in Esko on January 27, with their performance of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, a one-act play. The cast of five, all girls, gave an outstanding display of acting. Jenna Latz was named most valuable actress.
30 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 4, 1991
Due to a shortage of logs, Hedstrom Lumber Company will be reducing sawmill operation to 30 hours per week. Some employees will be reassigned to planing, chipping and remanufacturing operations, which will be increasing production. No layoffs are expected.
Where do visitors to the North Shore come from? Recently, Grand Portage National Monument conducted a study to determine just that. Eric Nicolaison, a Cook County High School volunteer, reviewed the monument’s guest register from the Great Hall to get an idea of the variety of people who visit. Visitors last year came from 42 foreign countries, with the majority coming from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Japan, Australia and Italy. In addition, all five Canadian provinces were represented. Grand Portage also had visitors from all 50 states.
60 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 2, 1961
Harry Matthews, U.S. Forest Service, drove to Michigan last Friday, taking with him three live fisher that had been trapped here by game wardens. The fisher will be released in the Ottawa National Forest in an attempt to rid the forest of porcupines that are damaging the tree plantations.
A survey has been completed by state game wardens to determine the causes of moose mortality and the extent of moose disease in the herd during 1960, the Department of Conservation reported. Of the 77 cases of moose mortality reported by wardens, 25 were shot by hunters, 19 during the deer season. Collisions with cars or trains accounted for 10 more and 20 were found to have died from disease. In addition, 32 more were found to be suffering from some disease at the time of the survey.
Mark Palmer’s eleventh birthday anniversary was celebrated with a group of school friends last Sunday. After dinner at the Don Palmer home, all enjoyed a Bing Crosby movie at the Shore Theatre.
100 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 3, 1921
An informal meeting was held Sunday by a number of businessmen of Grand Marais and adjoining communities, for the purpose of calling a mass meeting to organize a cooperative telephone company for Cook County. As we understand it, this is to be an enlargement of the Tofte company.
Frithjof Wannebo lost a valuable horse last Thursday; it died from colic.
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