As the day of the party celebrating her 100th birthday neared, Wilma Liebsch was nervous. At least according to her friends. After the special day spent with her children Ted Liebsch of Grand Marais and Hope Bennett of Milwaukee, as well as dozens of friends from Grand Marais and as far away as California, Wilma relaxed and settled back into... READ MORE >
The townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder are all gathering on Tuesday, March 9, to vote for town board representatives, to set the township levy, and to discuss matters of importance to the community. It’s grassroots government at its best and citizens of the towns are encouraged to take part. Theelection polls open for all of the townships at the... READ MORE >
A whimsical event for an extremely worthy cause, the fourth annual Mush for a Cure (MFAC ) will be held March 12 – 13, 2010, with 33 racers signed up to make the trek from Gunflint Pines Resort on Gunflint Lake to Trail Center Lodge on Poplar Lake. While the race collects money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation—$25,000 in... READ MORE >
I was delighted to read about Lorelei Livingston’s Sawtooth Elementary third grade class project to raise money with a “readathon” to buy a Wii game and accessories for the Grand Marais Senior Center. You can read about their success in the Brighter Side column on page A11. I think it’s fantastic that the folks at the Senior Center will have... READ MORE >
For 87 years, Easter Seals has been helping kids with physical disabilities succeed— for the last seven years, snowmobilers from Grand Portage and the Thunder Bay area have helped Easter Seals fulfill its mission. On Saturday, February 20, 2010, the seventh annual Snowarama for Easter Seals was held, offering snowmobilers a great day on the Grand Portage snowmobile trails, followed... READ MORE >
One of the first items of business at the Lutsen town meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 was acknowledgement and appreciation for numerous donations in memory of former Cook County Sheriff John Lyght, who died January 15. Sheriff Lyght’s wife, Gayle, requested that memorial donations be given to the Lutsen First Responders in appreciation to the First Responders for their... READ MORE >
One pint of blood can save up to three lives, so giving blood truly is a life-saving act. To make it easier for Northlanders to donate blood, the Memorial Blood Center will be visiting Cook County at the beginning of March, conducting blood drives in Tofte and Grand Marais. Polly Erickson is the organizer of the blood drive to be... READ MORE >
Reached by phone on February 19, Representative David Dill (DFL – Crane Lake) confirmed recent news reports that he has kidney disease and will eventually need a kidney transplant— but it will most likely be a year or more before that surgery is necessary. “I feel fine,” said Dill, “I’m doing my work every day.” Dill explained that he was... READ MORE >
Like our Over the Hill columnist Joan Crosby, I am addicted to the 2010 Olympics. It has been exciting to watch the adventures of Minnesota-born Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, winning gold despite a severely bruised shin. It has been uplifting to see Apolo Ohno win medal after medal in speed-skating— after warming up by yawning, no less. It is moving... READ MORE >
Tofte Supervisor Paul James, following up on last month’s discussion of whether the township should continue to host a fireworks display on the 4th of July, reported on February 11 that he has learned that conducting the show will be “problematic.” Since about 1936, volunteers in the Town of Tofte have conducted the Independence Day fireworks, but after an explosion... READ MORE >
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