Will you be a part of the holiday tradition that begins the Friday after Thanksgiving? Everyone is welcome to ring the bell or offer music at Salvation Army kettles in Cook County. This is the only fundraiser enabling Cook County’s Salvation Army service unit to provide services in our community. Funds raised are often used in local emergency situations as […]
North Shore Rollers do well in Wisconsin tournament
Several of the local log rolling team, the North Shore Rollers, competed in the November National Log Rolling Tournament in Hudson, Wisconsin on Saturday, November 13. Local competitors were Lucy Shaw, Emily Jacobsen, Dakota Marshall, and Jessica Berg-Collman. The girls rolled awesome despite not being able to practice at their “home pool”—the Grand Marais Municipal Pool—since the roof blew off […]
The Birch Grove Foundation
The Birch Grove Foundation continues to successfully run the Birch Grove Community Center thanks to the support of the West End community. An annual fundraiser, held this year on Friday, November 19 at Papa Charlie’s, has become a tradition. Foundation Director Anne Mundell had this to say: “We raised $4,802 from the dinner and the silent auction. There were over […]
Como Oil and Propane again sponsors Project Pink
Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer, making this disease the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. To help combat this deadly disease, in 2008 Como launched Project Pink and painted its highest volume propane delivery truck pink and pledged to donate a penny from every gallon delivered by the pink truck […]
AT&T cell phone tower in planning stages for Tofte
Ten years ago citizens from Tofte raised their voices, concerns, and ire against a cell phone tower proposed for their town. The 200-foot lighted tower, which was to be secured with guy wires, was never built. Too big, too ugly and a scourge on the visual landscape were the biggest reasons for people’s expressed ire. Fast forward to last week’s […]
Don’t blame county for big increases on property taxes
If proposed levy increases are approved in December, Cook County property owners can expect to see some increases on their next property tax statements, but some of the biggest increases have nothing to do with county business. On Tuesday, November 23, 2010, Cook County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers went over the proposed 2011 budget and levy with the county board. The […]
School approves $155,250 for student assessment system
After a long discussion in a November 17 meeting that lasted five hours, the ISD 166 school board voted to spend $155,250 on computer software, training, and staffing to implement a concept called datadriven instruction. Using this system, teachers will be required to assess students at regular intervals and input their answers into a computer program that generates reports on […]