Staff reports The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, Arrowhead Chapter, is asking hunters to consider donating deer hides to benefit the local chapter. The money received is earmarked for habitat projects. MDHA members collect the hides. They are treated at Runningen’s Fur Store in Hovland and stored there until the end of the season. The hides are primarily used to make […]
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 […]
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, Nov. 2 1:28 a.m., Grand Marais: Traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Grand Marais […]
Honoring veterans, past and present
Under solemn gray skies, the Grand Portage Community gathered to honor our nation’s veterans on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at the Grand Portage Veterans Memorial. Before the ceremony on the hill overlooking Lake Superior, veterans talked quietly, reading names on the memorial brick walkway and remembering those not in attendance this year. Students from Oshki Ogimaag, the School of New […]
City debates burning question
Grand Marais city councilors are still wondering about the future of the city’s burn pile following some recent complaints about smoke, and a visit from the DNR regarding an accumulation of “inappropriate” materials at the site. Located off the Gunflint Trail near the water tower, the area has long been used by local residents and contractors to dispose of their […]
Public hearing on septic system ordinance
A public hearing on the proposed Cook County Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 18 at the Cook County courthouse. The ordinance addresses requirements that, if adopted, would affect all Cook County property owners not utilizing municipal sewer systems. The proposed ordinance, drafted by committee, establishs minimum standards for wastewater treatment and septic systems, […]
Grease fire damages Grand Marais family’s kitchen
At 8:28 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, Cook County Law Enforcement received an emergency 911 call reporting a fire at 116 Third Avenue West. Cook County Ambulance and the Grand Marais Fire Department responded to find that an out-of-control grease fire had been extinguished. Ashley, 18, and Paisley, 15, Howard- Larsen were home alone for the evening and decided to […]
College Ne ws
Minson earns business degreeLeeEllen (LaFavor) Minson graduated from Pinnacle Career Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Business Administration. LeeEllen is a 2008 graduate of Cook County High School. She is the daughter of Jay and Laura LaFavor of Hovland.
Posts should be secure
After the paper went to press last week, we heard the horrific news about the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5. Any mass shooting anywhere is disturbing, but as someone who lived on or near military bases for twenty-plus years, my heart goes out to the people who live and work on Fort Hood. I watched the news […]
