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Lynn Trimble
Grand Avenue Changes
Changes could be coming to a Phoenix-owned property at 723 West Polk located near a section of Grand Avenue known for arts and historic preservation. The city is in negotiations with a developer that plans to purchase the property, then build new housing (with a preference for veterans) while preserving some elements of the existing American Legion post. The city is currently making presentations at various meetings, and several small business owners and creatives based on Grand Avenue are hoping to meet with the developer and city to provide additional input about changes on the site and their potential impact for the area.
After a hard-fought battle with Covid-19 pneumonia it is with devastating sadness, Orion Ray Olson Sr. left this world on Dec. 22, 2020, at Essentia Health Hospital in Virginia, Minn., at the age of 86.
Orion grew up on his family s farm in Northome, Minn., leaving school at a young age to help out with chores on the farm. He moved and lived around that area before settling down in Cook, Minn., with his wife and family. His entire life was always involved with working hard in the woods in the Northome, Effie, Crane Lake, Orr, Ely, and Echo Trail area besides other places where he logged. He was a very diligent logger and worked many long hours and days to provide for his family in all the harsh elements while working up north. Orion was pretty darn good at what he did running his chainsaw and the skidder. He was one dedicated and tough logger, that s for sure. He was also very skilled in mechanics and tore out the motors of many cars before dropping in a newly rebuilt one. He eventu
February 4: Years Ago…
‘Years Ago’ is a compilation of newsy tidbits as published in the Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout on this week ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or sixty years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 3, 2011 – A pickup truck driven by James Crowley of Lyndon Station collided with a snowmobile operated by Jacob DeWitt, 12, on Highway 131 near Ontario. The youth who was wearing a helmet and protective boots sustained multiple injures to the pelvic area and lower extremities and was transported to Vernon Memorial Hospital by ambulance… Charlie Heisz is pictured snowboarding during a big sledding party on Aspen Road last Saturday.