What a wonderful surprise when I went to the mail box and opened my Cook County News-Herald. There on the front page was the new CCHS marching band. That is fantastic. I am very partial to marching bands, as I was in “Ike’s” marching band. In fact, I am in the picture on page A9 of the band in Washington, […]
We all must pay for progress
Wow, two letters (October 1, 2011) and so much misinformation. Let me try for both. First Tod Sylvester takes Commissioner Fritz Sobanja to task for observing shoddy workmanship on the new library construction! Really. Tod, I am not an apologist for Fritz but he is a county commissioner, and he has some responsibility for the work being done. Maybe Fritz […]
Clarification
Regarding the October 15, 2011 article entitled Visitors Bureau branding Cook County “way north of ordinary”: The statement, “The national radio program Mountain Stage that recorded live during Unplugged brought national publicity, and it was free,” meant that the publicity was free. The Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) spent staff time with North House Folk School to write grants that […]
Violence Prevention Center celebrates 25 years
The Cook County Collective. The Center for Family Crisis. The Violence Prevention Center. …A rose by any other name would smell as sweet…Shakespeare said it well, and no matter what this community service has been called in its 25-year history, it has been an oasis for many community members caught in difficult life circumstances. “Names change, logos change. What hasn’t […]
Definitely old school
Recently I was running copies of a Sunday worship bulletin on the high-speed risograph in our church office. It is a big beast of a machine made by Ricoh, and it is fast and wonderfully efficient. I have learned that the technology behind this machine is roughly the same as the old mimeographs I remember from years ago. This one […]
Cook, Lake counties awarded federal emergency grants
Cook and Lake counties have been awarded $5,876 in federal funds under the emergency food and shelter national board program. The funds can be used to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The selection was made by a national board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. Qualifying local agencies are encouraged to […]
Lives Remembered
Dorothy Beverly Krotz, 89, of Grand Marais died Friday, October 14, 2011 at her home. She was born September 28, 1922 to Henry and Olena (Bolma) Rindahl in Maple Hill Township. She grew up and attended school in Grand Marais. Dorothy worked at Joynes Department Store and at the Grand Marais Post Office, where she met Clarence Krotz. They were […]