Missing canoeists’ bodies found
A recent Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) trip turned tragic as two canoeists went missing and one was severely injured. After an extensive two-week search, the bodies of Jesse Melvin Hagen, 41, of Cambridge, Minnesota, and Reis Melvin Grams, 40, of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, were discovered. Kyle Thomas Sellers, 47, of Ham Lake, Minnesota, suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Essential Health in Duluth. Two other members of the party were uninjured.
No one is above the law
Where does one begin, again, with the 76th year of occupation and apartheid and genocide as marked by international experts and court orders to halt collective punishment and forced displacement. Where does one begin with western governments applying double standards and intimidation of ICC justices with open threats- seems rogue state esque to me. No one is above the law, that must be the truth, otherwise it is all private law that can be bought and sold and that means no one is safe.
COUNTY CONNECTIONS
2024 On the Road Again: Calcium Chloride Use in Cook County Dust was a hot topic last summer. Last July, I wrote a County Connections article to explain the symptoms of drought on gravel roads and treatment options available.
Linda Lamb
Linda Marie Lamb, nee Lawrence, 79, of Schroeder, MN, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2024, in Duluth, Mn. Born on September 17, 1944, to Thomas Donald and Dorothy Lawrence in North St. Paul, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Timothy Lawrence.
Oberg makes All-Conference
Area coaches selected senior Amery Oberg for All-Conference honors. The CCHS centerfielder will play in the all-star fastpitch softball game that will be played in Duluth at Wheeler Fields on June 18, starting at 11 a.m. Amery will continue playing sports in college, but next year, she will leave her softball glove behind, take her tennis racket to UW Superior, and join the women's tennis team.
Hunter Gomez was selected to the All-Conference baseball team
CCHS Senior Hunter Gomez, an outstanding shortstop and pitcher on the Viking’s baseball team, was selected as a Polar League All-Star. Hunter was also named All-Section for the 7th Section of the Minnesota High School League, Class A. As a Polar League All-Star, Hunter has been invited to play in the Polar League All-Star game at Wade Stadium in Duluth on June 18. Hunter has signed a scholarship offer to play baseball at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Local finish times in the Le Grand Du Nord gravel grinding bike race
Cool temperatures and practically no dust on the gravel roads made for a great day to participate in the May 25, 2024, Le Grand Du Nord gravel grinding bicycle race(s). Below are the local finishers, their times and finishes, and the events that they road in
Protect Yourself from Fraud:
The Senior LinkAge Line will offer two classes covering health care fraud, waste & abuse prevention on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Cook County joins the AARP and Minnesota Age Friendly Communities Network, Plans Recognition Celebration
At their April 16 meeting, the Cook County Public Health and Human Services Board voted unanimously to join the Age Friendly Communities Network. On Tuesday, June 25 from 10:00 -11:30 a.m., there will be a recognition celebration of the County’s induction to the Age-Friendly Network at the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Studio 21. Community members are welcome to attend.