Tofte cell phone tower gets design review board okay
One of the first items of business for the Tofte Town Board at its April 14 meeting was approval of minutes. In addition to the regular meeting minutes, there were minutes of the Tofte Design Review Board which had met to consider the design of the “proposed AT&T wireless communication facility” at the Tofte Cemetery. The design review board approved […]
New community center might add expenses to county budget
The county’s Community Center Committee has been busy and is ready to present to the public its preliminary plans for a new community center. The proposal is for a 43,142-square-foot facility to be located between the current Community Center and Cook County High School. The plans are not set in stone, but the projected annual net operating cost of over […]
ORB solicited for help creating county garage facility plan
County Engineer David Betts told the county board last fall that he didn’t think a proposed joint maintenance facility to be shared with other governmental entities such as the school, the City of Grand Marais, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was in the best interests of the county. Despite that recommendation, Betts pointed out at the Tuesday, April […]
Focusing on the cross
It is not very often that Unorganized Territory takes a religious tone. It is not often that I feel driven to talk about my faith. I am kind of a quiet Christian. I don’t feel that I have the knowledge or expertise to offer a homily. I leave that to the “professionals”— the wonderful cadre of ministerium members who offer […]
Pray for our country on May 5
Thursday, May 5 is National Day of Prayer, a day set aside by presidential proclamation to pray for our country: families, schools, churches, law enforcement, community, state and national leaders, our military, and for revival in America and anything about which you wish to pray. We are a nation that has been incredibly blessed by God. Our national motto is […]
Sign stealing could result in serious consequences
It will be 10 years this October that we retired and moved to Cook County and built our home in Hovland across from Big Bay. Whippoorwill Lane exits north from Highway 61 and meanders about a mile towards the mountains, where we live, and then a half-mile further to where our yearlong neighbors live. The people of Hovland, Grand Portage […]
Tax season continues for Cook County volunteers
The AARP TaxAide volunteers had a wonderful tax season, helping 25 people in Birch Grove, 217 in Grand Marais and 230 in Grand Portage. Twenty paper returns were filed, and 867 returns were electronically filed. This included returns for seven other states besides Minnesota, and, for the first time the list of states included the District of Columbia. There is […]