I read with little amusement as county officials blame speed for the large number of flat tires in the Devil Track Road construction zone. I have helped several people with flat tires over the summer and after the Class 5 was put down. I didn’t complain until after my fourth flat tire in two weeks. My fun meter bottomed out […]
History repeats itself on rough road
I must respond to the front-page article naming the law enforcement officers for the problem of the road condition here on Devil Track Road. No one has driven 50-60 mph on the construction, if they did, they would be jarred off the road. The trucks kicked up some dust and made the road washboardy but they didn’t go 50-60 mph. […]
Rocks, not fast driving, cause flats
As a resident of South Shore Drive, I am appalled by Russell Klegstad’s response in last week’s paper to the driving habits of the residents who live in this area. I am a law-abiding citizen and when I see a speed limit sign, I follow it, especially in a construction zone! All summer long while the workers were building this […]
Fire highlights the generosity of community
Thank you to the wonderful Cook County community for its support during the Pagami Creek fire. When our home and business were threatened by the fire, we received an outpouring of offers to help, evacuation havens and general moral support. The U.S. Forest Service kept us informed and focused on our safety and that of our customers. The Cook County […]
Education Association does not make educational decisions
I am a member of the Cook County School District 166 Education Foundation (many of you know us through the annual EATS program in the spring) writing unofficially to clarify a few things from a recent letter to the editor about the Education Foundation. One: The writer, Ms. Strayer, is not a member of our board, has attended no meetings, […]
Viking band marching in Bayfield Apple Festival Parade
Motorists passing Cook County High School in recent weeks have been met with a traffic jam—and a preview of the 50th annual Bayfield Apple Festival Parade! The Cook County High School band has been invited to participate in the Apple Festival Parade and under direction of Band Leader Kerri Bilben, they have been marching up and down the streets around […]
Correction
The September 17, 2011 News-Herald article entitled Teeny little particles flying underneath the North Shore stated that neutrons are accelerated at Fermilab in Illinois and smashed into pieces, some of which are neutrinos that then go flying through the ground to the underground particle physics lab in Soudan, Minnesota. According to educator Allen Lipke of the University of Minnesota’s Soudan […]
Semi nearly loses load by Clearview
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, reporting that a semi had stopped in the middle of Highway 61 in Lutsen, nearly losing its load. When State Patrol Officer Leah Carpenter arrived, she found that the semi had not only nearly lost its large load of railroad ties, the shifting of the load […]
Truck hauling excavator damages Schroeder bridge
An excavator on a flatbed trailer hit one of the three bridges near the Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder at 6:36 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, knocking loose chunks of the bridge and blocking one lane of Highway 61 for several hours. The 1997 Kenworth and John Deere excavator, owned by Stan Bautch Construction, were being driven eastbound by […]