City OKs purchase of ladder truck
Coming soon to a fire hall near you: a new (used) 50-foot ladder truck. Grand Marais city councilors approved the acquisition of a 1977 International truck from the City of Aitkin at their Jan. 21 meeting. Fire Chief Ben Silence and Aaron Mielke, representing the fire department, made the request for the $10,500 purchase, which was supported unanimously by council. […]
Fire destroys garage on County Road 60
An afternoon of fun in the snow for the Anderson-Somnis family was interrupted by a frightening experience on Sunday, January 30. Erik Anderson and Riley and Connor Somnis were building a snow fort in the large snow banks on County Road 60 in Grand Marais when they noticed a strange smell, like burning plastic. It is not unusual to smell […]
County considers hiring tower communications coordinator
A meeting of the minds took place in the Cook County Commissioners’ room Tuesday, January 25, 2011 to discuss communication upgrades coming to Cook County. County commissioners and numerous department heads met in the first of what will be regularly scheduled work sessions, an initiative suggested by Highway Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad to address a variety of topics, including “issues […]
Staffing suggestion raises questions for EDA
The Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) held a special meeting on Tuesday, January 25 to hear recommendations from the recently established Superior National at Lutsen golf course committee. The meeting began—and ended—with questions. As a first order of business, EDA Chair Mike Littfin welcomed new board member Bob Spry, who will be taking the place of […]
Snowflake science
I know there are a lot of people in the northland who are tired of winter. The rational part of my brain understands that. I must admit that my enjoyment of snow blowing and shoveling the deck faded after the third…or fourth…or fifth time that we had to do it. I am getting a bit tired of icy sidewalks and […]
Power outage: Who do you call?
It is a dark and stormy night. Your power goes out. Who do you call? At the request of Sheriff Mark Falk, please don’t call 911 as reported in last week’s Cook County News-Herald. A service agreement between Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. and the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office for after-hours dispatch services was approved by the county board on […]
Corrections:
In the January 29, 2011 caption accompanying a photo from the Grand Municipal Pool “Big Splash” event, we incorrectly identified Assistant Amber Wright. The News-Herald apologizes for the error. Last week’s article on pages A1 and A11 entitled County chooses center architect – city cannot take part lists two representatives of the City Grand Marais among the 15 to 18 […]
Economic Freedom
If someone were to ask you where does the U.S. rank in terms of economic freedom what would you guess? Americans pride themselves on our liberty and the American Dream. Do we rank first? Do we rank in the top three? No, the United States ranks ninth in economic freedom according to the Wall Street Journal. The Heritage Foundation describes […]