Hospital’s physical therapy department has a lot to offer
What can a physical therapist do for you? According to Sharon Berglund, director of the physical therapy department at North Shore Hospital, the list is long. On Thursday, October 21, 2010, Berglund gave the hospital board an overview of what her department does. Berglund started here over 26 years ago when the physical therapy department did not have five therapists […]
Operation Round Up supports seven local organizations
community non-profits gathered at the Cook County Community Center for brownies and lemon bars—and grants— on Tuesday, October 19. The host of the gathering? The Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. Operation Round Up Trust. Operation Round Up is the program that allows customers of the electric cooperative to “round up” their electrical bill each month and contribute the extra change to […]
“Merry Christmas” for All seeks participants
The Salvation Army’s Merry Christmas for All project is Cook County’s version of the national Project Angel Tree outreach. The goal is to multiply the joy of the Christmas season in the lives of Cook County residents by assisting with “giftgiving ability.” In this economic downturn, individuals and families may find gift giving harder to do than in years past. […]
“Being an American” essay contest open until Dec. 1
The deadline for high school students and their teachers to submit essays for the Bill of Rights Institute’s national Being an American Essay Contest is fast approaching. The contest asks students to share their thoughts on American citizenship by answering the question, “What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American?” The essay contest calls upon […]
Visitors Bureau hopes for more holiday lights
Maggie Barnard of the Cook County Visitors Bureau spoke to city council Oct. 27 about the agency’s plan to raise funds for more holiday lights and decorations as a follow-up to last year’s successful effort. Specifically, she said, the Bureau hopes to add lights to the lampposts along the Harbor Walk (between Java Moose and Angry Trout) if estimates to […]
PUC customers to benefit from federal Build America Bonds
Grand Marais public utilities customers are going to benefit from a good deal Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) was able to get when it issued $75,000,000 in bonds last month. The city is one of 18 member municipalities that buy power from SMMPA. Build America Bonds, available until December 31 through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, comprise […]
Save on holiday lighting with Grand Marais PUC
This holiday season, Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission is once again offering their electricity customers rebates up to $12 for each string or decoration of energy-efficient LED holiday lighting they purchase through the end of the year. Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission is promoting LED lighting because it uses up to 95 percent less electricity than regular holiday lighting and […]
County retains 100-year flood standard for storm runoff
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved several ordinance changes on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, but not approved was an amendment that would lower the standard for dealing with storm water runoff. Former County Engineer Shae Kosmalski had recommended that the 100-year storm standard be reduced to a 10-year storm standard, and the Cook County Planning Commission took up this […]
Community Center Committee meets
The1% Community Center Steering Committee met Oct. 27 and reviewed guiding principles that will be incorporated into a new community center/ pool complex. This community center/pool complex was one of seven future county projects to be built with the 1% sales tax approved by residents in November 2009. Tom Wacholz, ORB Management’s owner and president, led a discussion about the […]