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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.

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BEYOND REASON

June bug In a suburban garden, past the young carrots and cabbages and beans, ROB PEREZ sees JOSEPHINE, a June Bug, nestled amongst the rhubarb leaves, and approaches. ROB PEREZ: Josephine? JUNE: My friends call me Joe.

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Down Memory Lane

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 7, 2014 v There was a goodbye cake and coffee for Francis “Poot” Drouillard at the regular monthly Grand Portage director’s meeting on May 29. Poot is retiring and was gifted with a nice pair of moccasins , a card and a delicious cake.

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Historical Reflections

Jim Eliasen, left, and Barney Peet, two Viking athletes who attended the Awards Day Dinner recently are talking to Gene Kotlarek, Olympic skier, about his experiences in the Olympics. Kotlarek was the main speaker at the dinner.—Photo by Humphrey.

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Wellness

Spring Foraging, Part 2 The trees have leaves once again, flowers abound, and all the forest critters are active with the coming of spring. Just as the squirrels are already gathering, so can we! This week, I give you three more wild foods and medicines to keep an eye out for – which won’t be hard, as these are very prolific and considered “weeds” to many people.

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Historical Reflections

10YEARS AGO MARCH 15, 2014 v The long cold winter has caused the frost to go down as far as seven feet, deep enough to freeze pipes carrying water throughout the Northland, and Grand Marais is no exception. But, as Grand Marais Water & Waste Water Superintendent Tom Nelson said at the Public Utility Commission’s meeting held on February 19, “We’ve been holding our own.

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Outdoors

Take your time and solutions will come We were just talking about something. Then (as happens) I thought of something related.

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