The First Annual Cook County Kids Plus Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, March 27 at the Community Center in Grand Marais. The fundraiser begins with a 5k fun run/ walk at 10 a.m. There is a registration fee of $10 per person or $20 per family. To register, see www.cookcountyschools.org or call Courtney at (218) 387-2271 ext. 643. […]
Hovland family supports Chilean rebuilding effort
When news spread that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake had struck central Chile on Feb. 27, 2010 at 3:34 AM (local time), the thoughts of the Danfelt-Martin family in Hovland immediately went to the friends Gwen Danfelt-Martin had made during her time there as a Rotary Exchange Student in 2004 – 2005. As soon as possible, the Danfelt-Martins contacted friends Christian […]
Forest Service planning rule roundtable to be held in Chicago
On February 24, 2010, USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell announced a series of events intended to provide opportunities for public discussion on the development of a new Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning Rule (planning rule). The Forest Service will host a national science forum, three national roundtables and nine regional roundtables— however the nearest roundtable to Cook […]
Watercraft inspectors wanted
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DNR) is seeking watercraft inspector interns for the upcoming boating season. Inspectors are stationed at public accesses on lakes and rivers infested with invasive species such as Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels. “We’re looking for enthusiastic young adults interested in doing important environmental conservation work,” said Heidi Wolf, DNR watercraft inspection program coordinator. Watercraft […]
County loses out on fiber optic grant–
non-governmental business options open upOn Tuesday, March 10, 2010 Cook County Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie updated the Cook County Board of Commissioners on new developments in efforts to bring fiber optic infrastructure to almost every doorstep in the county. The Cook County Fiber Optic Commission was notified at the end of February that the county’s stimulus grant application had been denied, MacKenzie said, […]
Lots of write-in votes in Schroeder election
The Schroeder Township 2010 annual meeting lasted until well after 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, but the 25 residents in attendance got a lot done with little dissension. The biggest question was probably who would win the supervisor seat to be vacated by Cathy Johnson, who did not run for re-election. Forty-four of Schroeder’s 123 registered voters cast ballots […]
Broadband, Birch Grove, and byway sign at Lutsen annual meeting
Before heading to town meetings at Tofte and Schroeder, Commissioner Bruce Martinson gave Lutsen citizens an update on the county’s work to establish a broadband Internet system throughout the county at the Lutsen Township annual meeting on Tuesday, March 9. He introduced Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. Manager Don Stead to explain its plan to work with Pulse Broadband, a company […]
Cook County tourism associations join forces
Cook County may soon be earning a bigger spot on the recreational map. With the county’s tourist businesses scrambling for a decade to keep up with the cost of doing business, Cook County’s six tourism associations have decided to pool their resources in an effort to get ahead of the game. On May 1, 2010, the newly formed Cook County […]
Busy Tofte annual meeting at Birch Grove
Birch Grove Community Center was the site of the 2010 Town of Tofte annual meeting held Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Tofte Supervisor Paul James was selected to moderate the approximately 25 people who spent 2½ hours listening to department reports, discussing the town’s proposed 2011 budget line-by-line and sometimes arguing over a variety of new proposals. In election results, Jim […]
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 items […]