LCPress’ high school intern Marley Schumacher shares her dismay at the end of programming by Northern Lake County Arts Board that has greatly enriched her school experience. Thanks to the Northern Lake County Arts Board, The Every Person’s Guide to Opera held a show at the William Kelley auditorium on May 19.
Marley Schumacher The academic awards and senior scholarship presentation took place on Monday, May 22 at the William Kelley Auditorium. It’s a yearly event with the focus of acknowledging students' academic achievements and honoring the year’s seniors.
At the Lake County Board meeting week May 23, county attorney Russ Conrow reported that according to data from the past year, there were no significant changes in the attorney’s department other than a growing problem surrounding the “commitments for competency”.
MN DNR Veterans Benefits I have no witty or cheesy introduction to this week’s article. The benefits I will discuss will not apply to all Veterans.
Everyday Sophie Dog and I enjoy our hike along the Agate Bay Trail. This is one of the hidden gems of our city and the North Shore- a wide, evenly paved trail running from Burlington Bay to Agate Bay with an offshoot leg that treats one glorious views of Lake Superior shoreline. And the trail is maintained throughout the four seasons with trimming every summer and even regular snow plowing throughout the winter! But for years there has been an unsightly addition to the trail. Near the water intake facility located at Park Road and South Avenue there is a gentle hill that opens up to a wonderful view of forest and lake. During the upgrade to the water plant a large concrete box was moved right beside the trail. There did not seem to be any reason why this 'cask' would be located there. Upon inquiry I learned that the box held no purpose for the water treatment plant. Every time we passed this object, I would wonder what the heck it was doing there. Perhaps it was meant to be a planter- but no plantings ever appeared. What did appear were large bags of trash and then unsettling graffiti. With the Festival of Sail last year quickly approaching I thought civic pride would certainly remove this blight before thousands of visitors arrived for the event. But no such action was taken.
May was Mental Health Awareness Month, but every month is a good time to talk about mental health. This week’s message from The Lake County Local Mental Health Task Force and The North Shore Mental Health Group focuses on Mental Health Support.
The article entitled “Pool Access Troubles in Two Harbors” on May 12 referenced comments by Amy Phipps-Poe, mistakenly called Amy Poe-Johnson. We apologize for the error and know that you are two different people!