County Assessor/Land Commissioner Mary Black reported back to the board on a survey she had conducted regarding Minnesota counties that had passed resolutions opposing net loss of private land. Twelve out of 58 counties that responded to the survey affirmed that they had such resolutions, but they weren’t necessarily the counties that have the most public land. Commissioner Bruce Martinson […]
Cook County contracts compared and contrasted
The county board approved a contract with Karr Tuckpointing of Vinton, Iowa on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for repairs to be done this summer on the outside of the courthouse building. Some of the cost will be covered by grant funding. The contract includes some very customer-friendly wording. Among some of the services included in the $35,237 price are listed […]
EDA seeks clarification on ORB’s role
At the April 12, 2011 meeting of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), the topic of how the EDA could work with ORB Management on possible improvements to the EDA-owned Superior National at Lutsen golf course was debated. County Commissioner and EDA Board Member Bruce Martinson relayed that the county committee reviewing bids for consulting firms […]
WTIP wins Minnesota Associated Press awards
If you tune in to WTIP, you will frequently hear the tagline, “It’s all about the listener.” That was not the case last week—it was all about the folks on-air. Congratulations to WTIP staff and volunteers on earning recognition at the 2010 Minnesota AP Broadcasters Awards. Station staff and volunteers regularly produce features that bring forward a variety of voices […]
New medical reimbursement program for regional artists
The Artist Fund (formerly the Artist Relief Fund) is pleased to announce a new, revised medical reimbursement program, Artists’ Access to Healthcare – North (AAH – North). “Health care is a major concern for the artists we serve. Many are self-employed and have little or no insurance,” says Margaret Holmes, president of the Artist Fund. “We know that this program […]
Senior living
Her yellow fur is still soft and shiny. Her brown eyes are as beautiful as ever, but Goldie, my Labrador retriever is aging. She is no longer able to chase and roughhouse with the pug as she once did. Nor can she can swim vigorously, and sometimes she gets confused. Goldie has lived with my husband and me for seven […]
Mental health a major factor in job performance
Therapist, consultant, and disaster response expert William Maloney, MSW, LICSW, CTS knows what people do when they’re under stress, and it usually doesn’t include performing better in the workplace. Positive employer/manager responses to on-the-job problems caused by personal stressors can benefit both the workplace and the employee, Maloney told a group of professionals at the February Business Networking Luncheon sponsored […]
Travis Novitsky featured on WDSE-8 Native Report
On the Thursday, April 21 edition of Native Report on WDSE-WRPT PBS 8, Grand Portage photographer Travis Novitsky will be featured. Tune in at 8:30 p.m. to learn more about this talented North Shore photographer. Novitsky is familiar to most of Cook County. A life-long resident of the North Shore of Lake Superior, he was born in Grand Marais and […]
Decorating spring time cupcakes
It’s spring and what a welcome season it is! The sun is shining, the snow is melting and the birds are busy singing their spring songs. After you have had a chance to get outside to enjoy the weather with a nice hike, bike ride or maybe some gardening, come on in and mix up a batch of cupcakes to […]
Cribbage continues at Cross River
The consensus of the group that has been meeting to play cribbage and other games at the Cross River Heritage Center is that they want to play every Monday night through May 22. On Monday, April 3, Art Anderson was the winner. Margaret and Polly each won a game of Scrabble. On Monday, April 11, there were 12 cribbage players. […]