Jessica Berg-Collman of Grand Marais is once again raising funds for Mush for a Cure (MFAC) in March. Jessica has won awards for the highest number of pledges in the past and she is working hard to top her previous records. She is especially dedicated to MFAC this year, as she is mushing in honor of her mentor and log […]
Open houses set for up-and-coming kindergartners
A special coordinated set of open house gatherings for the families of potential kindergarten students will be held next month in an effort to allow parents to make an informed decision about the best setting for their children. There will be open houses on Tuesday, March 2 at Birch Grove Community School in Tofte and Great Expectations School in Grand […]
Talent show rescheduled
The talent show fundraiser for handicap accessible (push pad) doors into the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and the main (eagle) entry to Cook County High School has been rescheduled. The show, canceled due to hazardous January weather, is now set for Saturday, March 13. Themain program will begin at 7 p.m., but the Community (Swing) band will perform at […]
Life’s Simple 7 at Women’s Business Luncheon
Teresa Borak and Patty Doherty, both registered nurses at the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, will present Life’s Simple 7 at the next Women’s Business Luncheon, Wednesday, March 3. Life’s Simple 7 and My Life Check were designed by the American Heart Association with the goal of improved health by educating the public on how best to live. Teresa and Patty will […]
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, Feb. 8 11:04 a.m., Tofte: Ambulance requested for a 42-year-old man who slipped and fell, […]
Arrowhead Electric rescues cat from precarious perch
When Cook County Law Enforcement Dispatcher Lindsay Mielke contacted the Maple Hill Fire Department with an emergency at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, February 17, she had to preface the information by saying the call was not a joke. A cat needed rescuing—it was stranded high atop a power pole at a home on School House Road in Grand Marais. Betsy […]
City looks at roof signs:
Are changes needed?There aren’t a lot of roof signs in downtown Grand Marais, and city planners are trying to decide if they want to keep it that way. City Administrator Mike Roth presented city councilors a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance during their Feb. 10 meeting. If approved by council, the new regulations would require that there be ” no space […]
County highway engineer enters resignation agreement with board
There’s big news in the Cook County Highway Department, but data privacy laws are going to keep the full story from being made known publicly. On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, the county board voted unanimously to enter into a “Voluntary Resignation of Employment Agreement and General Release” with Highway Engineer Shae Kosmalski, a six-page document outlining terms of Kosmalski’s “resignation.” […]
Hospital enters management agreement with St. Luke’s
On January 29, 2010, the North Shore Hospital board of directors approved a management services agreement with St. Luke’s Hospital of Duluth. The contract will be effective March 1, and the board hopes the arrangement will help them find a new hospital administrator. Current administrator Diane Pearson gave her notice months ago but will stay on until at least July […]
Census takers count
Seeing all the television advertisements and reading press releases here at the paper about the 2010 Census, I am reminded that the Census Bureau doesn’t just count people and collect data every 10 years. The U.S. Census Bureau has staffers working year-round, every year, conducting a variety of surveys, compiling statistics on all facets of life in the United States. […]