On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, shortly after the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner over Norm Coleman in the longcontested race for U.S. Senate, Minnesota’s heretofore sole senator, Amy Klobuchar, met with citizens at Blue Water Café. Klobuchar talked about her work in Washington on numerous issues pertinent to Minnesota before taking questions from the group assembled in […]
Revised noise ordinance passes first reading
Even as Grand Marais City Council moved toward adoption of a revised noise ordinance, members expressed hope that the problems created by outdoor music may have already been solved. “It’s a tough one…and I believe everyone,” said Mayor Sue Hakes following a 75-minute public hearing June 24 during which about a dozen residents and business owners gave their opinions on […]
Community garden springing up at WTIP
What was previously the edge of WTIP Community Radio’s parking lot will sometime this summer become a food source for local residents. As the nation moves toward greater energy efficiency in tough economic times, some Cook County residents have been thinking about the possibility of growing more food locally instead of importing it. Thanks to a $9,000 grant from the […]
Flute Reed Watershed annual meeting July 11
The Flute Reed Partnership, a “Community Watershed Effort,” will be holding its annual meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 11 at the Hovland Town Hall. Formed in 2006, the non-profit organization’s mission is to “foster stewardship within the community to maintain, restore and enhance the watershed health of the Flute Reed River.” Anyone interested in how the group is […]
Arrowhead Electric election and awards
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc., the electricity provider for most of Cook County, held its annual meeting on Saturday, June 13 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Grand Marais. After a hearty pancake breakfast, the annual meeting began with a presentation by Mark Glaess, manager of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, who spoke about the cost of climate change and legislation […]
Grave concerns over Lutsen cemetery
If the Lutsen Cemetery Association has its way, local residents and cemetery lot owners will vote this August to accept—or reject—taking back the Lutsen cemetery from the cemetery association, which has owned it for the past 16 years. The August meeting will be a continuation of the March 2009 annual meeting. Over the course of time the cemetery and its […]
Council hears sheriff’s report
Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk visited Grand Marais city councilors June 24 to give an update on topics including an upcoming Hell’s Angels rally, a proposed noise ordinance, traffic control and law enforcement coverage in the city. Mayor Sue Hakes welcomed the sheriff, and began the conversation by asking about the Hell’s Angels rally scheduled for the end of July […]
Minnesota Hospital Association president shows support for hospital
Cook County North Shore Hospital received a visit on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 from Minnesota Hospital Association President Lawrence Massa, roughly the 40th of 147 Minnesota hospitals he has visited since he began his tenure last October. Almost a dozen and a half staff and board members from the hospital and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic listened as Massa outlined the association’s […]