Lutsen Town Supervisor Diane Parker reported to the town board Tuesday, December 15, 2009 that the work on .4 miles of the Lutsen ski hill road (County Road 5) passed inspection by District State Aid Engineer Walter Leu. Lutsen has received $350,000 that it will pass along to the county from the Iron Range Resources Board (IRRB) for project expenses. […]
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Retired printer Dick Gilbertsen received a belated honor at the Cook County News-Herald staff Christmas party Friday, December 18, 2009. News-Herald Publisher Hal Kettunen presented a plaque that said, “In recognition and sincere appreciation of Dick Gilbertsen for his many years of service to the community, his dedication to the preservation of the history of Cook County, and his faithfulness […]
Lodging tax income down along with consumer price index
After the third quarter of 2009, all three Cook County tourism associations had lost ground on 3% lodging tax income from last year at the same time. As of October 31, the Gunflint Trail Tourism Association was down 8.1% (although some lodging establishments had not sent their reports in yet). The Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association was down 11.4%. The Grand Marais […]
Tofte to calculate rescue squad costs
“ I definitely think we’re getting our money’s worth. ”The cost of shared emergency rescue squad services was discussed again at the December 10, 2009 Tofte town meeting. Town Clerk Barb Gervais reported that the Schroeder town board wants to see a breakdown of costs before it signs a new contract with Tofte for the services of its rescue squad. Tofte had asked for an increase in its contract, […]
County commissioner opposes conditional use permit
“ I think there’s a lot of missing pieces in this ”Two of three conditional use permits (CUPs) approved last month by the Cook County Planning Commission were a shoo-in at the county board meeting December 1, 2009, but one received scrutiny from one county commissioner. Tony Everson proposed extracting up to 1,100 cubic yards of gravel from his property on the west, unpaved portion of South Shore Drive at Devil’s […]
Handiwork of North Shore in Superior Artisans
Author Cameron Norman opens Superior Artisans – In Praise of Hands with an explanation that the book is “a tribute to those who respond to their environment with creativity and joy.” The book fulfills its purpose beautifully, from its cover photo of Artists Point to the fun group shot of the contributing photographers at the end. Norman photographed an interesting […]
CERT Training to be provided in Cook County
Community Emergency Response Team training will begin in Cook County on January 19, 2010, said Emergency Management Director, Jim Wiinanen. “CERT is about readiness, people helping people, rescuer safety, and doing the greatest good for the greatest number.” Across the country there is only about one trained responder for every 100 citizens and that is about right for Cook County. […]
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, Dec. 14 8:30 a.m., Grand Portage: Human Services requested a deputy escort for a person to […]
County keeps 2010 levy increase under allowed amount
Near the end of an almost sixhour meeting on Tuesday, December 22, 2009, the county board whittled a potential 2010 levy increase of 6.93% down to 4.69%. The maximum allowed by the state in 2010 would be $6,013,324, but the county reduced it to $5,887,152, a savings of $126,172. Between 2002 and 2009, Commissioner Bob Fenwick said, levy increases have […]