The East End of Cook County needs a representative on the Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD). The directive of SWCD is to protect water and soil resources in Cook County and recently it has been involved in projects with the Poplar River Management Board in Lutsen and the Flute Reed Partnership (FRP) in Hovland. It is the […]
Who are our elected officials?
By popular demand, we are once again running contact information for our elected officials. If you want to talk to current decision makers—from our county commissioners to the President of the United States, here’s how: President of the United StatesPresident Barack ObamaThe White House1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington DC 20500(202) 456-1414www.WhiteHouse.gov Vice-President Joseph BidenPresident of the SenateUS SenateWashington DC 20510(202) 456-1414www.WhiteHouse.gov Senator […]
Get involved in politics!
Did the last election make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled due to holidays or conflicts with other governmental activities, so if you would like to double-check when meetings are held, […]
Shifting political and economic tides affect forest harvesting in Minnesota
On June 8, 2010, Cook County Commissioner Jim Johnson reported to the county board some of the things he had heard at a National Association of Counties conference he had attended in Billings, Montana. One thing he heard was from a Montana forester who predicted that the bark beetle and fire would totally destroy Montana forests within the next eight […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Jan. 22, 2001 • Northland Hardware in Schroeder burned to the ground Jan. 16, a cold blustery night. The blaze was reported at 6:33 p.m. Volunter firefighters from Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder responded, and a truck of water was dispatched from LTV’s power plant. A firefighter was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke […]
Commissioner Hakes live on WTI P
WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the Sidetracks and Swing Session music shows, Classic Country, School News, and of course Viking sports. There’s also the always-informative AM/PM Calendar shows. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? It is—our county commissioners […]
Commissioners consider comments from constituents and consultants
The new public comment period instituted by the Cook County Board of Commissioners had two takers on its first day, Tuesday, January 18, 2011. One was Bob LaMettry, who made a simple suggestion regarding the installation of broadband fiber optic lines throughout the county. With a USDA Rural Utility Service grant to Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) that will extend […]
While the oven was going
Recently I stumbled across a treasure of journal writing when I discovered 12 of my Aunt Jessie’s daily journals written a half century ago. She documents her life as one of two elderly ladies—sisters—living through tough economic times. The two women lived in a small southeastern South Dakota town with no visible means of support other than Social Security checks, […]
College News
Jackson Nickolay earns Northwestern honors Jackson Nickolay of Hovland has been named to the fall 2010 dean’s list at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Jackson is a freshman majoring in theater. The dean’s list includes students who achieved a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours. In all, 438 students earned […]
WTIP announces youth radio project
If you are one of the many WTIP North Shore Community Radio listeners who enjoy hearing youthful voices on the radio, you are in luck. WTIP has received two grants for the specific purpose of getting more kids on air. WTIP’s youth radio project is funded by grants from the Northland Foundation and the Knight Fund of the Duluth Superior […]