On Saturday, December 4, a fully loaded logging truck skidded off the Caribou Trail, jackknifed, and hit a power pole in front of the Lutsen Fire Hall. Cook County Law Enforcement received the call reporting the accident from an anonymous party at 9:29 a.m. The caller said the driver was still in the truck, registered to Ernest Timber & Trucking. […]
Highway engineer finds a good niche here
Rocks. Rocks and hills. Rocks, hills, and trees. Rocks, hills, trees, and clay. Rocks, hills, trees, clay, and water. They make Cook County Highway Engineer David Betts’ job interesting. The terrain, he said in an interview with the Cook County News-Herald, “is one of the reasons I was really excited about coming up here.” Betts got here via Wisconsin, Iowa, […]
Grand Portage primary narrows choices for February ballot
A special primary election was held in Grand Portage on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 to narrow the ballot for a February 8, 2011 special general election. On that February ballot will be Rob Hull and April (Clearwater-Day) McCormick running for the Reservation Tribal Council (RTC) secretarytreasurer seat and Arvid Dahl and Christina “Tina” Deschampe for the committeeman II seat. Hull, […]
EDA plans on hold awaiting levy decision
At the November 9, 2010 meeting, Jerry Baker from the state auditor’s office presented a report of the Grand Marais – Cook County Economic Development Authority (EDA) audit for the year ending December 31, 2009. He explained some of the findings and said that overall, the audit disagreements had been resolved. However, after he left, some of his findings led […]
Senior Center—a photo spot and more
The Grand Marais Senior Center started off the holiday season right with a wonderful gathering at the Senior Center. New Assistant Director Kristen Sobanja said, “Our doors were open to help herald in the season along with the Christmas Parade. We had coffee, hot apple cider, cookies and even a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Santa and Mrs. Claus […]
Pool roof repair underway
After the late October storm that tore the roof off the municipal pool in the Grand Marais Recreation Area, contractors have begun repairs that are expected to take until January to complete. Park Manager Dave Tersteeg reported to the park board December 7, 2010 that fierce winds had slowed contractors down, but they had worked right through the previous weekend. […]
Feed My Starving Children project gets financial boost
Norshor Insurance Agency will match the first $1,000 that comes in before December 15 from North Shore businesses for the “Feed My Starving Children” mission project. Local fundraisers so far have been a grilling competition and a luncheon at the Evangelical Free Church Christmas Open House. As of December 1, about $5,000 has been raised. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will […]
Keeping dirt out of river goes high-tech
When it rains, dirt runs into the Poplar River. So much dirt in recent years that it has interfered with the life cycle of the trout. How do you calculate how much dirt is too much and where it is coming from? And how do you stop the dirt from washing into the river? A low-tech problem is getting a […]