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March 2025
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Marcia Latz
Marcia Jean Latz, age 73, longtime resident of Rochester, MN and formerly of Grand Marais, MN passed away on March 7th, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St Mary’s Campus from complications of Type 1 diabetes. Marcia was born on November 22, 1951, in Grand Rapids, MN to Leon and Betty (Dowd) Latz. She graduated from Mayo High School in Rochester in 1970 and then earned a degree in English from the University of Minnesota. She moved to New York City to pursue a career in publishing before returning to Rochester.
Jackie MacDonald
Jacquelin Stern MacDonald passed away March 5, 2025 at Brethren Hillcrest Homes in LaVerne, California. Jackie was born on September 16, 1935 in Glendale, California to Theron and Virginia (Reed) Clapp. She was the oldest of four sisters. In 1957 she married Vernon W. Stern, raising three children, Dale, Diane, and Doug. Jackie frequently said how much she enjoyed hiking and camping in the mountains east of her home in Los Angeles with her husband Vern and her kids. She was a bilingual kindergarten teacher in Ontario, California, and particularly enjoyed teaching Spanish speaking children, many of whom were immigrants. Her husband Vern sadly passed away in 1991.
Fingers of winter trying to hold on.
Fingers of winter trying to hold on.
TextMyGov Announcement
The City of Grand Marais is thrilled to introduce TextMyGov, a convenient and smart text messaging service! This service will enable residents to effortlessly receive important notifications from the city.
Minnesota DNR hosts webinars on canoe fishing in the BWCAW
On Wednesday, March 26, join Scott Mackenthun, DNR area fisheries supervisor, as he talks about canoe angling in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Mackenthun will cover angling opportunities, fishing tips and tricks, and wilderness angling idiosyncrasies that can help people catch more fish.
Duluth Area Family YMCA Northerns Shine at State Swim Meet, with some headed to Regionals
Cook County Community YMCA, a Branch of the Duluth Area Family YMCA, sends 3 of 6 Swimmers from the team to Regionals
Swimming and Story-Crafting at Oshki Ogimaag
March 5 saw the completion of the second year of a successful four-week swimming- and-story-crafting program at Oshki Ogimaag Charter School in Grand Portage. The program is a three-way collaboration between Oshki Ogimaag, the Cook County YMCA, and Minnesota Children’s Press of Grand Marais.