Location for new community center still undecided
Proponents of a new community center complex hoped that the ground would be broken for a new facility in fall 2011. But after months of debate and design, a location for the proposed building is yet to be determined. At the last county board meeting, commissioners narrowed a list of six possible locations for the community center to three. Commissioners […]
Consultants told not to consider 36 holes for Superior National
What if Superior National at Lutsen could become a 36-hole golf course instead of a 27-hole golf course? Would it attract more golfers and bring in significantly more revenue to the course? Would it draw more tourists to the North Shore? The answers to those questions will remain unknown, at least for now. On June 14, 2011, consultant Tom Wachholz […]
Body of missing paddler recovered from Swan Lake
The body of Ty Sitter, 23, Janesville, Wisconsin, who was reported missing on Swan Lake on June 9, was recovered Thursday, June 16, 2011. Searchers from the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office, U.S. Forest Service, and the St. Louis County Sheriff ’s Rescue Squad retrieved the body from the water at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sitter’s body was located at a […]
Curriculum costs— and finding funding
Three teachers appeared before the School District 166 board on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 to give updates on curriculum needs, starting with Industrial Arts Instructor Sam West. Before talking specifically about his curriculum, West said the teachers in the programs formerly known as Applied Arts—industrial tech, family and consumer sciences, and business education— would like their department to be renamed […]
Singing in the park
I can’t remember the first time I ever heard the phrase, “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission.” If you search famous quotations, you will find this quote is attributed to Grace Hopper— an amazing woman who was a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and a computer programmer—born in 1906. An amazing woman, Grace Hopper is […]
Time was “lost” in search, not “wasted”
In the June 18 edition of the Cook County News- Herald, Rhonda Silence writes about the search for Ty Sitter, the young man who drowned fishing in Swan Lake. Ms. Silence stated that according to Sheriff Falk “time was wasted” transporting equipment and supplies into the area. I would hope “wasted” was not the word used by the sheriff, since […]
MnDOT suggests keeping signs away from highway rights of way
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds citizens that placing unauthorized signs and other objects on state highway right of way is illegal and can distract drivers and obstruct their vision. “With summer right around the corner, we are already seeing an increase in advertising signs and items for sale placed illegally along state highways to attract the attention of passing […]