While the county considers capital improvement and maintenance investments at Superior National at Lutsen, golf courses around the country are looking at new – and lower – standards in golf course maintenance. A May 14, 2010 online Wall Street Journal article entitled Is Brown the New Green? by John Paul Newport said, “When Jim Hyler was inaugurated as president of […]
Tower committee handling communication upgrades
To hire or not to hire? The question was raised several months ago at a county board meeting regarding whether a person should be hired to handle upcoming changes and upgrades to communication towers in Cook County. The county is in the process of aligning its system with the state’s new Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response (ARMER) that will […]
Hot dogs, beans, corn on the cob, ice cream, and music
Summer arrived at North Shore Care Center with plenty of music in June. Many thanks to The S!vertones for delivering summer to us with their annual solstice concert, to North Shore Community Band for their memorable Flag Day concert, and to the band Portage for their monthly classic country dance. The live music performed by these groups and the other […]
The Cook County Council on Aging
Brighter side of agingThe Cook County Council on Aging Inc. seems to be a mystery to a lot of people. I have been receiving a lot of questions about who they are and what do they do. The Cook County Council on Aging, also known by the acronym CCCoA, is the governing board that oversees the Cook County Senior Center. The organization started […]
Elders attend Wisdom Steps conference
Wisdom Steps’ 11th annual “Honor our Elders” conference was held June 14-16, 2011 at the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center in Mahnomen, Minnesota. It was a wonderful event with over 350 attendees representing 10 tribes and three urban communities. Grand Portage was well represented. Wisdom Steps, a preventative health program for American Indian elders, encourages elders to take […]
For the love of a pet
Taste o f HomeMy daughter Zoe leaves for college in less than a month yet she continues to grow her collection of pets. She insists that these are her pets, not mine, but you and I both know who will be feeding them, cleaning up after them and overall caring for them come mid-July….yup—me. Do I have “easy mark” tattooed on my forehead? […]
Catch wanderlust with Separation Anxiety
In just the first few pages of Separation Anxiety, Jenyfer Matthews makes the reader see and understand what her protagonist, Aurora Rodgers Barrington, does not. The former middle-class girl turned society-wife drifts through her charity work and manages her household, thinking she is content. Until an errant e-mail message propels Aurora into a heartbreakingly awkward moment—and launches her on a […]
Murder for Mayor— crime and politics
In Murder for Mayor, Birch Bay Mayor Laura Kjelstad—introduced in the 2006 Northern Explosion: A Laura Kjelstad Mystery—is back in the thick of intrigue, both political and murderous. And while a purely logical reader may question a small town mayor with a gun-toting, martial arts expert alter ego, author Andie Peterson ably maneuvers her character into danger, drawing Laura in […]
New inboard/ outboard motor repair shop opens
With the slowdown in home building and construction in general, two longtime friends, two good guys, Rick Austin and Randy Ekroot, began thinking of ways to keep themselves employed. It didn’t take long for them to realize that by putting together their individual skills—Randy is an A-plus mechanic and Rick is an astute businessman who can turn a wrench—they could […]
Grand Marais Garden Club says Hats off to Flowers
The Grand Marais Garden Club, the longest continuous serving organization in Cook County, will present its 77th annual flower show on Friday, July 15 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Community Center in Grand Marais. Enjoy strolling among the beautiful flower arrangements depicting our theme while listening to Ann McKenzie on the piano. Take time for refreshments at the […]