Tom Toftey shared this picture of the days before pre-school. Evelyn Toftey taught nursery school to local four- and five-year-olds. This photo is of a field trip to see the city of Grand Marais’ new fire engine from around 1950. The children are (L-R, front) Richard Johnson, David Blackwell, Ann Humphrey (Cervenka), Clayton White, David Johnson, Tom Toftey, Sandi Schuster (Everson), a young boy believed to be Duane Ege, LaVerne Linnell, Terry Scott, and Bob Helmerson. (L-R, back) David Skoog, Neil Hall, Bob Toftey, and Evelyn (Toftey) Sjoberg.
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