The end of August I came to your emergency room at the North Shore Hospital. I was handled with excellent service and care as they prepared to transport me to Duluth. You are a fortunate community to have the professional services that your hospital provides. They are both professional and very caring and you can be proud of the way […]
Scrap the community center and build a gondola
Wouldn’t a gondola on the Old Ski Hill in Grand Marais be nice right about now? And in the winter, spring and summer. Year round jobs and yet another reason to come to Cook County. Rebuild the pool where it is. Add an arcade to bring in more money. The 1 percent money is to be spent on recreation. I […]
Wilderness fire extinguished by resort owners, visitors
On Saturday, September 24, a group of anglers spotted a fire on a small island on Saganaga Lake in Red Sucker Bay. The quick thinking of the anglers and the response from the resort owners in this remote area prevented the fire from spreading to the mainland. According to Marco Manzo III of Sagonto Resort, the fire was discovered by […]
Correction
In the September 3, 2011 article Stephan Hoglund wins honorable mention in photo contest, incorrect information was provided for the subject of the photograph, Sienna Perry. The adorable little girl in his winning entry, Forest Edge, is the daughter of Ryan Perry and Jessica Bentley. The Cook County News-Herald apologizes for the error.
DNR, Forest Service ease burning restrictions
Due to widespread precipitation and cooler temperatures, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Forest Service eased restrictions on open burning in some parts of northeastern Minnesota on Sept. 23. However at press time on Thursday, September 29, Lake and Cook County remain under special restrictions. In Cook and Lake counties campfires or recreational fires are allowed […]
Campus changes at North House Folk School
There is a sign on 8th Avenue, by the Grand Marais Rec Park, directing North House Folk School “construction traffic” to temporary parking spaces. Why? Because the space that was once a parking lot right on the waterfront is being converted. The asphalt in North House’s harbor side parking lot is gone, and by late November there will be an […]
Enrollment challenges continue for ISD 166
Independent School District 166 Principal Gwen Carman told the school board that K-12 enrollment for 2011-2012 was 462. “We have 40 kids new to the district and 33 kids left the district,” said Carman, who appeared before the board at its September 20 meeting. While classes continue to get smaller—Carman said that there were 22 first graders this fall—she noted […]
Participation in Care Partners is rewarding
In 2006 a hopeful group of medical care professionals, clergy, and interested citizens gathered to discuss the possibility of collaborating with St. Mary’s Hospital to bring a hospice program to the county. The partnership did not come to fruition, but what did come to be—Care Partners of Cook County—has become a critical piece of the health care in our community. […]
“In heaven it is Alwaies Autumne”
On my parent’s dining room wall hung a framed devotion written by John Donne. Donne was a British poet and priest born in 1572. I remember reading it time and time again. Over time I was drawn to the old style of English, and later still to the beauty of the images it conveyed. After my mother died and it […]