Sep 10, 2021 | Community
September 11-12, 2021 The Grand Marais Rock and Mineral Show will be held the weekend after Labor Day at the community center located at E21738 Brazel Street. Show hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entrance fee is $2 per attendee;...
Sep 2, 2021 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Inside 226 Newberry Avenue, there’s new life stirring. The historic building, most recently home to The Pines liquor store, had been vacant for years. Then Julie McAlpine covered up the windows and began working her creative magic inside. McAlpine...
Aug 27, 2021 | Community
By Carol Stiffler There were days when Alan Panula didn’t get out of bed if he was out of drugs. It started in high school, just partying, when Panula didn’t have much confidence. He began partying daily, though he graduated high school and went on to college. Panula...
Aug 26, 2021 | Community
The Curtis Public Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the week of August 30-September 3, with special events and guests planned all week. The library established public access computers in 1995, and progressed from frame-relay Internet connection to...
Aug 25, 2021 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Dale Higley and Heather Borden have purchased the Berry Patch restaurant in Paradise, formerly owned by Shirley Clark. Higley and Borden recently took ownership of the establishment, which is famous locally for its blueberry pies and baked goods....
Aug 20, 2021 | Community
By Paul M. Dake, M.D. Q: I am very allergic to bee sting and have had to go the ER twice because of them; my 8-year-old daughter is going to a church camp for a week; she has never been stung by a bee in the past, but I’m concerned that she might have the same...