Lance Johnson appeared before the Lutsen Town Board at the October 20, 2009 meeting asking for assistance to stop the “taking” of his land by Cook County. Johnson questioned why his property, to the west of Isak Hansen Hardware, is being treated differently than other land outside the 2004 Lutsen Town Plan commercial zone. Johnson’s fight with the county has […]
CORRECTION:
In last week’s article Tim Styles & Friends at ACA, it was incorrectly reported that Tim had appeared in the Arrowhead Idol competitions sponsored by the North Shore Music Association. The highly popular competitions were sponsored by the Grand Marais Playhouse. The News-Herald apologizes for the error.
Weekly Weather
Date High L ow Precipitation From Dave Clutter, Poplar Lake Oct. 13 34.30 26.70 0.00 Trace Oct. 14 37.80 26.10 0.00 Trace Oct. 15 37.30 29.70 0.00 1.75 Oct. 16 36.60 30.70 0.00 Trace Oct. 17 38.90 28.60 0.00 0.00 Oct. 18 49.30 32.40 0.00 0.00 Oct. 19 45.50 37.35 0.00 0.00 From Joseph & Mary Routh, Hovland Oct. 13 […]
Gunflint Trail designated a National Scenic Byway
Staff reports The Gunflint Trail received National Scenic Byway designation on October 16, 2009. The Gunflint Trail is a historic roadway in boundary waters country, dating back to the 1800s with origins as a footpath for Native Americans and geological TheGunflintTrail is also known as Cook County #12, and is a paved, 57-mile-long twolane roadway, which begins at Grand Marais […]
County looks for better yield on investments
Jane Howard The county board voted October 13, 2009 to amend its investment policy so it can invest funds for longer periods of time in order to get better returns on its money. Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers told the board that CDs are now yielding under 1% and money markets are yielding only around ¼%. By increasing the amount of time […]
First H1N1 patient shows up in emergency room
On Friday, October 2, 2009, Cook County North Shore Hospital’s first H1N1 patient showed up in the emergency room. He was not a typical H1N1 patient – he was in his 80s, according to Head Nurse Bridget Sobieck. Sobieck told the hospital board Thursday, October 15 that the man had just returned from extensive travel abroad and also had pneumonia […]
LTTA discusses zero growth rate with Schroeder town board
Jane Howard On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, five days after Bill Hansen of the Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association (LTTA) talked to the Tofte town board about a possible merging of Cook County tourism associations, LTTA Vice-President Jim Vick discussed the possibility with the Schroeder town board. “We’re the bigger picture,” Vick stated. “[We’re] trying to get visitors here from outside the […]
County wavers on shared maintenance facility
County Engineer Shae Kosmalski is ready to move ahead with site plans for a proposed multi-agency maintenance facility, but the county board isn’t so sure about the project. Kosmalski spoke to the commissioners Tuesday, October 13, 2009, saying that the primary site for the proposed facility is the current highway garage property. She proposed that the six agencies interested in […]
Highway Department seeking personnel
Jane Howard County Engineer Shae Kosmalski reported that maintenance supervisor Tim Suck had resigned after finding a good job in Michigan where his wife resides. October 13 was his last day on the job. The board approved his resignation. Brian Houglum will be acting crew supervisor, and Kosmalski will assume Suck’s administrative tasks until a replacement is hired. The board […]