Cook County News Herald

Historical Reflections





This final photo shared by Steve Jacobsen of Upland, California and Hovland is of his classmates in the Cook County High School graduating class of 1967 at the Tofte Elementary School in 1956. This photo includes a few unknown students. If you know their identities, give us a call. (First row, seated L-R) Millicent Madsen, Marcia Sandstrom, Colleen Lamb, Lorraine Bonin. (Second row, seated L-R) Ruby Davis, Linda Lewis, Ann Williams, an unknown student, Billy Lyght. (Standing, L-R) An unknown student, Linda Mathisen, Debby Krueger, Karen Krueger, David – last name unknown, another unknown student, Jimmy Kehoe, Jimmy Olson, Mike Tofte, Kurt Gilbertson, Laurabeth Hovland. The teacher is Mrs. Ray (Bernice) Cummings. Jacobsen said his class is a close-knit group. All of the original 80 students have made a class reunion or get-together at some point since graduating in 1967.

This final photo shared by Steve Jacobsen of Upland, California and Hovland is of his classmates in the Cook County High School graduating class of 1967 at the Tofte Elementary School in 1956. This photo includes a few unknown students. If you know their identities, give us a call. (First row, seated L-R) Millicent Madsen, Marcia Sandstrom, Colleen Lamb, Lorraine Bonin. (Second row, seated L-R) Ruby Davis, Linda Lewis, Ann Williams, an unknown student, Billy Lyght. (Standing, L-R) An unknown student, Linda Mathisen, Debby Krueger, Karen Krueger, David – last name unknown, another unknown student, Jimmy Kehoe, Jimmy Olson, Mike Tofte, Kurt Gilbertson, Laurabeth Hovland. The teacher is Mrs. Ray (Bernice) Cummings. Jacobsen said his class is a close-knit group. All of the original 80 students have made a class reunion or get-together at some point since graduating in 1967.

Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a call, or stop by our Grand Marais office. We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@boreal.org; or stop by our office at 15 First Avenue West.


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