» In the September 19 article 38 artists paint Cook County for the Plein Air competition the winners of the competition were inadvertently left out of the story. Congratulations to competition winners: First place canvas – Sara Leadholm, second place canvas – Shirley Hove, third place canvas – Scott Lloyd Anderson; First place paper – Cheryl LeClair-Somner, second place paper […]
Local author receives RITA award
Susan May Warren, the award-winning author of over 20 Christian novels, has received the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Novel for Finding Stefanie. Considered the highest award in the genre of mainstream romance fiction, the RITA Award is named after the Romance Writers of America’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada. The RITA Awards were announced during the RWA’s annual conference, […]
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EDA director to serve as housing inspector
Nancy Grabko of Community Fundraising Solutions (CFS), which coordinates the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) housing program, said inspection of housing projects is one of its biggest challenges. She and EDA Director Matt Geretschlaeger presented a possible solution at the Tuesday, September 8, 2009 EDA meeting. Grabko said the rehab projects being funded in Cook County […]
Hospital administrator to step down
Members of the Cook County Hospital District board learned Sept. 22 that they have another item on their to-do list: finding a new director for the Grand Marais facility. Longtime administrator Diane Pearson told the board that she intended to resign her position within six to nine months for personal reasons and organizational concerns. Pearson said she felt comfortable making […]
County allows department head to work offsite
With her husband having left Cook County Schools for a job as superintendent of Virginia (Minnesota) schools, Cook County Public Health & Human Services Director Sue Futterer has asked for permission to do part of her work out of the county. Getting approval was anything but a slamdunk, however. On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, Futterer met with the five county […]
Short Schroeder agenda
The Schroeder town board meeting held September 8, 2009 was brief. Theend. Okay, it was longer than that, but just barely. Cook County Commissioner Bruce Martinson told the board that he had talked to Cook County Auditor/ Treasurer Braidy Powers about having the township’s share of the West End three percent lodging tax sent directly to the township. “You may […]
County considers human services collaboration with other counties
Big changes in the administration of government-operated human services in Minnesota are in the works, and Cook County intends to stay ahead of those changes to maximize its ability to have a voice in them. On Tuesday, September 15, 2009, the county board met with Cook County Public Health & Human Services Director Sue Futterer to talk about how Cook […]
AEOA board member election upcoming
A meeting to elect a representative to serve on the governing board of directors of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency will be held at the Senior Center in Grand Marais at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The election winner will represent low-income households in the Cook County area, and will assist in making decisions regarding programs administered by AEOA. Persons […]
Enrollment down, optimism intact at Cook County Schools
The ISD 166 school board celebrated its first meeting of the new school year with a cake in honor of school board member Leonard Sobanja’s 85th birthday. After that, it was down to business with a report from K-12 Principal Gwen Carman. “We’ve had a really great start to the school year. …Overall it’s been really positive,” Carman said. “I’ve […]