Thinking that Arrowhead Electric Cooperative had held the line on rate increases for 2011 was a bit premature. Starting in February, AECI’s monthly availability fee has risen to $43.50 per month ($522/year) and per kwh rates will also increase. Raising the per kwh rate makes good sense to cover any increase in the cost of power from AECI’s provider, Great […]
Announcement
Because of problems with a folding machine at the printer, many copies of the February 5, 2011 issue of the Cook County News- Herald were sent out badly damaged. Although we were unaware of this until after the papers were delivered, we apologize to any readers who received a torn copy. We have discussed the situation with the printer and […]
Out of the mouths of babes
Jesus had just come into the Temple. A group of kids followed him in from the streets where they and their parents had just welcomed him into Jerusalem as a hero. The kids kept cheering as they watched Jesus tear the place up, turning over tables and chasing the peddlers out of the Temple with a hastily improvised whip. Jesus […]
A feather in her cap
Jordyn Kirk of Grand Marais has helped kick off the Violence Prevention Center’s 25th anniversary by creating a new logo. The 11th grader at Cook County High School is the winner of a competition that opened last fall to all Cook County residents. The guidelines asked for a dynamic, eye-catching design that reflects the organization’s mission. “I tried to think […]
New towers to facilitate interagency communication
About four new communication towers will spring up in Cook County the next several years, but if another forest fire threatened to ravage the the towers would help all the emergency personnel manage the crisis. Sheriff Mark Falk attended the February 8 county board meeting with Rey Freeman of GeoComm, the technical consulting firm helping Cook County gear up for […]
Snowmobiler flees conservation officer
A Grand Marais man stopped for a routine snowmobile registration check on Saturday, January 5, is facing possible charges of expired registration, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police officer. Brandon Donek, 22, Grand Marais, was stopped by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Mary Manning at the north end of the snowmobile trail expressway, on the Lima Grade Road. […]
Historical Reflections
Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a call, or stop by our Grand Marais office. We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@boreal.org; or stop by our office at 15 First Avenue West.
MnDOT increasing lighting for safety on Highway 61
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is concerned about safety along Highway 61, and toward that end, it is planning to install street lights where the road intersects the Sawbill Trail, the Lutsen Ski Hill Road, and the west end of County Road 7. District Traffic Engineer Rob Ege attended the February 8 county board meeting to find out what […]