The Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) board read a letter of resignation from EDA Administrative Assistant Mary Lou Haas at its Tuesday, October 13 board meeting. After accepting Haas’s notice, the board talked with Grand Marais City Administrator Mike Roth about contracting with the city for administrative assistance. “We have two options,” said EDA Chair Mike Littfin. “Do […]
EDA contracts with city for administrative services
“ I’d like to see the city help us with this, especially through the winter months. ”Davison suspended from practice of law
In July 2008, Donald B. Davison, then serving as Grand Marais city attorney, was reprimanded and placed on two years supervisory probation by the Minnesota Supreme Court. On October 23, 2009, the Supreme Court issued notice that it had indefinitely suspended Davison from the practice of law, stating that he had failed to comply with the terms of the probation. […]
New doctor skates into town
“I wanted to come here. Lake Superior feels like home. ”Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s new physician, Dr. Michael Sampson, took a little extra time getting here from Stowe, Vermont before he started his new job at the beginning of October. He took a detour down to Florida to play hockey with a group of fellow alumni from St. Olaf College. He described his group as a bunch of “fat, old, bald […]
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On September 22, 2009, the county board approved the removal of some overgrown bushes below the courthouse. By the end of the next day, they were gone. Those who remember what the trees and bushes looked like before being removed may be surprised at how little ground space they occupied.
Mn/DOT warns motorists to watch out for black ice
With cooler temperatures, especially in the early morning hours, the Minnesota Department of Transportation strongly urges drivers in the Arrowhead Region to be especially alert for “black ice,” which can rapidly develop during cold temperatures. Black ice is really invisible ice. It is almost totally transparent and can easily catch drivers off guard. It forms in cold weather when the […]
H1N1 update from Sawtooth Mt. Clinic
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic staff contacted the Cook County News-Herald with updated information for the public on the H1N1 virus. Symptoms of H1N1 include fever, body aches, chills, fatigue, cough, headache, and sore throat. “If you develop flu-like symptoms,” said Chief Operating Officer Sue Nordman, “call Sawtooth Mountain Clinic at 387-2330. A nurse will speak with you, determine the urgency […]
County board disagrees on process of Highway Department hiring
“ They were all great. If I could, I’d hire all four of them. ”No one knows better than Highway Engineer Shae Kosmalski that you just can’t please everyone. After community and departmental complaints a year ago alleging that more qualified applicants were overlooked in the hiring of a Cook County Highway Department truck driver, Kosmalski tried a new tactic to avoid potential problems when hiring another new worker but met with disapproval from […]
New Scientific and Natural Area designation in Hovland
On October 27, 2009, the county board passed a motion to accept a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposal to expand its Myhr Creek Ridge Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) in Hovland. According to an October 20 DNR request for county board action, “Scientific and Natural Areas are established to preserve and perpetuate the ecological diversity of Minnesota’s natural […]
Charging for water impacts athletic fields
The Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is not offering handouts anymore, and it has some other governmental boards talking. At the Tuesday, October 27, 2009 county board meeting, Cook County Schools Maintenance Director Mike Groth reported that the PUC would no longer be paying to water the district’s athletic fields. Groth watered the baseball field, multi-use field, and football […]
Minnesota’s Coastal Program solicits 2010 projects
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program is soliciting projects for funding for the 2010 grant cycle. Theprogram provides grants to help balance natural resource protection with the needs of coastal communities to provide places to live, work and recreate. Projects must show a direct connection with preserving, restoring or enhancing Minnesota’s coastal resources. Thecoastal area consists of portions of 31 local […]