Historical Reflections
PEEK A BOO I SEE YOU Here are Al and Mary Bally having some playful moments for the photographer. These photos are probably from the 1920s, during their courtship or early in their marriage.
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Lives Remembered
Celebration of Life for Valerie Spieker There will be a Celebration of Life for Valerie Spieker on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will take place at 12:00 and at 1 p.m.
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Historical Reflections
20 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 12, 2003 v Unsatisfactory work on a retaining wall over a drainage ditch just west of Eighth Avenue West in Grand Marais has created a bottleneck in the flow of work in the Highway 61 reconstruction project. It’s also choked traffic flow as cars and trucks are funneled over the narrow bridge near Trailside, which has been slated to be widened and should have been completed by now.
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Skraba and Hauschild honored by Minnesota League of Cities
The League of Minnesota Cities has recognized 35 state lawmakers, including Rep. Roger Skraba (R-Ely), and Sen. Grant Hauschild (D-Ely) as 2023 Legislators of Distinction. Chosen legislators are honored for specific actions that aided efforts of Minnesota cities during the past year’s state legislative session.
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Grand Marais Garden Club update
The Grand Marais Garden Club meets the second Monday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Bob and Millie Spry named Citizens of the Year
The annual Citizen of the Year award is for an individual or couple demonstrating selflessness and volunteerism while serving the community, making this a better place to live. This is a challenging selection most years because Cook County has quite a few stalwart volunteers, but this year, it was easy. This year, it went to the late Bob Spry and his wife Millie, both long-time Grand Marais Lions Club members.
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Pet of the Week
This beautiful miniature Australian Shepherd dog is named Emmett Kelly. Emmett the dog is named after the famous American circus clown.
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Former editor of the Cook County News-Herald passes away
Noted outdoor writer Shawn Perich, 64, died of brain cancer on August 3, 2023. Shawn was a passionate sportsman and conservationist who loved the great outdoors. He was born and raised in Duluth, graduating from Denfeld High School and then attending and graduating from the University of Minnesota Duluth before embarking on a long and successful career. His journalistic journey led him from UMD to working as a writer for Fins and Feathers magazine, Game and Fish Publications, and Minnesota Outdoors, where he served as field editor for almost 25 years.
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A Special 50 Year Family Anniversary Celebration: 1973 – 2023
When I was a high school sophomore in suburban Buffalo, New York, one of my Social Studies teachers announced that an international student exchange program called the American Field Service (AFS) was looking for host families for the following year. I don’t recall what caught my attention about the announcement, but the decision my family took that evening to submit an application would change many lives forever. After an involved process that included written applications and a home visit, we were selected to be hosts; and, shortly after the new year of 1973, AFS informed us that we had been chosen to serve as the American family for an 18-year old high school graduate from near Cannes on the French Riviera who would arrive later that summer.
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