A critical aspect of my job as your Congressman is keeping in touch with the people I am privileged to represent. It is an obligation I take very seriously. Six months have passed since I took office and I would like to provide you with an update on the various ways we can connect. One concept that is proving to […]
The meaning of life
I don’t know if actual statistics bear out my recent impression, but it seems like there is a bit of a baby boom taking place. Or, at least a grandparent boom. In the last week, I’ve had several conversations with other grandmothers— some quite new, like my sister-in-law, Chris, who is the enamored “gramma” of baby Isabelle, a bright blue-eyed […]
Michael Monroe receives Arts Council grant
Local singer/songwriter Michael Monroe recently learned that he is a 2011 recipient of a fellowship grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council. This is Monroe’s third fellowship and with this support he will begin work on a new music DVD project. Monroe already has an amazing DVD in his repertoire—Chased by the Light—an awardwinning collaboration of Michael’s music and the […]
Correction:
In the July 9, 2011 county board article entitled Broadband commission adjusts direction, the 2011-12 Cook County Events and Visitors Bureau budget was mistakenly referred to as the Cook County Visitors Bureau budget, and the amount listed was $223,521.36. The Cook County Events and Visitors Bureau is actually underneath the umbrella of the Cook County Visitors Bureau. Its 2011-12 budget […]
Airport runway expansion in question
The airport runway extension has hit a snag. But the Cook County Airport Commission and County Commissioner Jim Johnson are not giving up in their quest to bring an improvement that could have very positive ramifications for Cook County. The Cook County airport near Devil’s Track Lake has been slated for a runway expansion for several years, a $20,000,000 project […]
Aitkin man found deceased in car in Schroeder
Cook County Law Enforcement received a phone call at 10:48 a.m. on July 8 reporting the body of a man in a van in the parking area near the antique store in Schroeder. The caller knew the man, Dennis Anderson, 57, of Aitkin, MN and reported that it was apparent he was deceased, so First Responders and ambulance service were […]
Do Catholics live longer?
It’s well known that they have more fun. This tonguein cheek observation came to me because of the birthday of one of our parishioners at St. John’s. Last Wednesday, Lucille Pettijohn of our parish celebrated her 98th birthday. Our after-morning-Mass crowd gathered at the Senior Center to serenade and congratulate her. Lu is remarkably spry, and other than a few […]
