Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Four-day school week voted down
Cook County school board members voted 4-1 on Wednesday, June 16 to reject the four-day school week proposed by Superintendent Beth Schwarz and the academic committee that helped draft the resolution. “I am very comfortable if the board doesn’t agree with this,” said Schwarz. “Still, I am recommending the four-day school week because I continue to believe it is the […]
Funding for Flute Reed Partnership
Members of the Flute Reed Partnership (FRP) were surprised—and extremely happy—to learn that the partnership’s request for a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative had been granted. The partnership teamed up with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on a $540,603 application called the Flute Reed River Restoration Initiative. The project on the nine-mile Flute Reed River is one […]
Tourism groups report decline in revenue
The revenue from visitors staying in Cook County lodging establishments has not been keeping pace with the cost of inflation for about a decade now. In fact, lodging tax revenue has “fallen off a cliff ” since 1999, Lutsen Resort owner Scott Harrison told Cook County commissioners on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. He expects local lodging establishments to face costs […]
No grant for Poplar River restoration
The Poplar River Management Board (PRMB) recently found out it did not get a $1,000,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant it had applied for, but it continues to forge ahead to apply for new grants. “There’s a tremendous amount of competition for a small amount of money,” said Tom Rider, board member and co-owner of Lutsen Mountains. Minnesota Pollution Control […]
New fees for marriage licenses, birth certificates
Starting July 1, 2010, it will be more expensive to get a copy of a birth certificate or to get married—although couples that participate in marriage education can still see a reduction. In the 2010 Minnesota Legislative Session legislation was passed that will affect some individuals in regards to vital statistics. Effective July 1, 2010, certified copies of birth certificates […]
Congressional candidate visits Cook County
Chip Cravaack made a swing through Cook County Friday, June 4, stopping by the World’s Best Donuts, Birch Terrace Supper Club, Blue Water Café and the Grand Portage Veterans Memorial to meet with Cook County voters interested in hearing his views about United States 8th District congressional issues. As the endorsed Republican representative, he will face DFL Rep. James Oberstar […]
Hospital income suffering in first part of 2010
While Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center’s financial state is not very healthy so far this year, news from the auditor was somewhat heartening. The financials are “discouraging,” Controller Yvonne Gennrich reported to the hospital board Friday, May 21, 2010, with a 2010 loss of $550,000 so far. “We are only onethird of where we were last year […]