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  • Joined: December 14, 2022
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St. Luke’s Completes Affiliation with Aspirus

On March 1, 2024, St. Luke’s announced it had officially completed its affiliation with Wausau, Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health. The expanded health system now operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians across northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The system will operate headquarters in Wausau and maintain a corporate office in Duluth.

Down Memory Lane

10YEARS AGO MARCH 8, 2014 v The U.S. Forest Service issued a reminder this week that the 90-day public common period for the NorthMet Mining Project and Land Exchange Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement will end March 13, 2014.

Grand Marais Playhouse to present Queens

The Grand Marais Playhouse proudly presents Queens by Kristin Doherty at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on March 15-17 and 22-24. The play is a dramatic tale of an old King Henry VIII, trapped in purgatory, bound to his throne by a sinister Fool.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Grand Marais Toastmasters Saturday, March 16, at ONE P.M. (Please note time change!) We're starting a Toastmasters Club in Grand Marais! Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that builds confidence and teaches public speaking skills.

Pollinators

Pollinators As spring approaches, many of us are thinking less about winter and more about warm weather activities. The fishing opener is very high on the list of many, but gardening and flower beds are the top interests of many others.

Winter Wellness Recipes

Winter Wellness Recipes A few weeks ago, I wrote about various spices to include in your diet for winter wellness of mind and body. This week, I would like to give you an array of recipes and examples of how to include these delightful spices into your diet! First looking at beverages, the classic Chai is an excellent start.

NSH: Buy A Saddle

As noted in February, A country-raised friend of mine told me a wise thing about reputation. Recently, some 750 people signed a petition for drastic changes in North Shore Health (NSH).

So What is Truth?

So What is Truth? In this era of social media and misinformation, how can we possibly know what to believe? Last winter our community hosted a group of international journalists with the World Press Institute, and one of them, believe it or not, worked for the BBC as a “Disinformation Specialist.” What??? What is this world coming to? It’s interesting to note that there’s a difference between Misinformation and Disinformation. Misinformation is defined as inaccuracies that stem from inadvertent error, sort of like gossip based on a truth.

The Battle Against the Eastern Spruce Budworm Continues

Resuming in the Spring of 2024, North Shore Superior Pest Management of Grand Marais, will be continuing its program for the treatment of “Cabin Site” White Spruce and Balsam Fir for Spruce Budworm. We will be expanding our service this year, adding another team of applicators.