Child Care Resource & Referral will be conducting a grant round for licensed day care providers, child care centers, and school age programs. There are four types of grants available: Learning Environment: The learning environment refers to the arrangement of the classroom or home setting that sets the stage for teaching and learning, including purchase of curricula, child-focused materials, toys, […]
David Hahn offers classes at Cross River
Cross River Heritage Center will host drawing and watercolor classes with David Hahn on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Cost is $20 each day. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch and a #2 or 2B drawing pencil and erasure, along with a container for water, watercolors and […]
Kids’ gardening program begins September 15
Local youths, third grade and up, are invited to join the after-school kids’ gardening program on Wednesdays from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center from September 15 through October 14. There will be a sixth session to make soup for the Art Colony’s Empty Bowls event from the vegetables grown by youth this past year. The […]
Cook County Schools open house on September 17
In what has become a back-to-school tradition, Cook County Schools (ISD 166) invites the community to an open house on Thursday, September 17 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Parents and other community members are invited to tour the campus, visit classrooms, and meet the ISD 166 teachers. Grilled hot dogs will be served on the campus lawn. This event is […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, Aug. 24 1:42 a.m., Grand Portage: Investigation of a suspicious vehicle that was seen parked at […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $100 and/or 10 days in jail. All fines have additional surcharges and fees and may be much higher. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few who run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News- Herald shares these stories as a reminder to […]
Remember to “move over” for safety
The Minnesota State Patrol and MNDOT recently posted signs along I35 in Duluth reminding drivers to “move over” when they are approaching emergency or maintenance vehicles doing their job along the roadways. The Move Over Law, also known as the Ted Foss law, was enacted after Minnesota State Trooper Ted Foss was killed on August 31, 2000 on I90 in […]
From candy shop to video cameras
I have had the honor of being part of the Cook County “press corps” for more than 10 years. I’ve attended just about every imaginable event—school programs and plays; football games in frigid weather; election forums, mellow and fraught with tension; governmental meetings sometimes tedious, sometimes stressful. And through the years, despite some rivalry, I’ve enjoyed the camaraderie of the […]