Citizens interested in learning about or commenting on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) strategies for managing Grand Marais area lakes and streams have until Dec. 31 to ask questions or submit comments. “Management plans describe the past, present and desired future conditions of the waters,” said Steve Persons, Grand Marais Area Fisheries supervisor. “The plans identify specific management activities […]
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, Nov. 8 9:06 a.m., Grand Portage: Ottawa woman, 23, cited for possession of a small amount […]
Conservation Officer Tales
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 […]
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 $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. David Arthur Shephard, 80, Thunder […]
Thanksgiving (with a Grand Marais grandma)
We murdered the bird in November We didn’t even know its gender. A tom or a dame? It baked up the same And the white meat was juicy and tender! (And the stuffing was one to remember.) W. Walt McCarthy Grand Marais
LTTA does not control golf course marketing
At the November 9 board meeting and as reported by the Cook County News-Herald in its November 13 publication, Commissioner Jan Hall said the county board needs the Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association (now in partnership with the Cook County Tourism Bureau) to be more accountable for how golf course advertising dollars are being spent. Please note the following facts: . LTTA […]
Terrorists, not grandmothers, should be treated as guilty
I share this as a follow-up to Joan Crosby’s October 2 Over the Hill about the fear-inducing airline passenger security. My mother is 80 years old. My father, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, passed away in April of this year. My mother now travels on occasion to visit her children, some who live in states other than her own. She […]
Students must be ready for manufacturing jobs
As our economy continues to recover, manufacturers across Minnesota are facing a surprising challenge. Many wellpaying manufacturing jobs across our state are going unfilled because there are not enough qualified employees to fill them. That’s tragic when so many people are out of work. Having just addressed the Manufacturing Summit of 2010 I was not only reminded of the important […]
Pamela G. Hystad
Pamela G. Hystad was born Dec. 7, 1953 and died peacefully Nov. 16, 2010 surrounded by family in St. Mary’s Hospice in Duluth. She graduated from St. Scholastica College with a degree in computer science. She is survived by Daniel Morrison; two daughters, Karoline Hystad and Katherine (Patrick) Maher; two grandchildren, Lars and Lucy Maher; parents Norris Hystad, and Lennie […]
Great season start for North Shore Bantam Hockey
Cook County has five players on the 2010-11 Silver Bay Cook County Bantam Hockey team: ninth grade forward Thomas Anderson, ninth grade defender Ben Kroska, eighth grade forward Lars Scannell, eighth grade defender Jamie Wick, and eighth grade goalie Daniel Ahrendt. The team is off to a furious start, having won all of its first four games, scoring a total […]