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20 YEARS AGO
MARCH 5, 2001
A dream that began in high school has come true.
As a longtime assistant football coach to Lyle Anderson, who retired at the end of this season, Dale Bockovich was recently named Head Coach of the Cook County High School football team. After a stellar career as a three-starter as an offensive and defensive lineman at CCHS, Dale, who graduated in 1970, went on to play offensive tackle and defensive guard for Bemidji State University, where he was twice elected captain
30 YEARS AGO
MARCH 4, 1991
Frustrated by what they perceive as low wages and widespread low morale, Grand Marais city workers are holding meetings to discuss forming a collective bargaining unit. About 20 city workers from city departments, the liquor store and the Public Utilities Commission recently met with a union representative to discuss unionizing. The workers say the city’s pay scale does not compare with other small municipalities in northeastern Minnesota.
The Birch Grove Joint Review Committee reported that the West End school is requesting $5,000 from the school district. “Birch Grove is in about the same straits as they were last year,” said Board member Ben Petz. “They’re trying real hard but they’re falling a little short.” The district is being asked to reimburse bills totaling $996. It would also like a reimbursement of $4,000 for heat fuel oil.
60 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1961
Anton Pederson is one man who doesn’t mind a long winter day. During the past few weeks, he has carved a group of jolly little wooden julenisse to add to his collection of wooden figures he displays in his living room. His niece, Mrs. Helga Moe, paints them for him.
100 YEARS AGO
MARCH 3, 1921
John Malinowski, one of the bus drivers, had the misfortune to have a bone in his wrist broken Saturday near Cramer while cranking the bus engine. Fortunately one of the passengers proved to be a good truck driver and they got into Duluth without any trouble, notwithstanding the fact that there was lots of snow.
A mass meeting will be held in the Village Hall in Grand Marais next Friday night at 8 o’clock to consider means to prevent the discontinuance of the Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railroad. Naturally the people of this county are opposed to the tearing up of the line, and are equally opposed to the road being continued as a private enterprise. Five hundred settlers are up in arms for they realize that their annihilation will be as complete as though a fire swept their holdings, for they will be unable to remain unless they have transportation facilities.
125 YEARS AGO
MARCH 28, 1896
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