One week after the county board proclaimed that any requests to reallocate leftover funds from the Grand Marais Public Library expansion project should come in the form of a formal request from the library board, Library Director Linda Chappell and Library Board President David Quick appeared before the commissioners at their November 22, 2011 meeting with a formal request in […]
Thankful, as always
Sometimes it’s hard to write a weekly column. I’m either writing Unorganized Territory in advance of some event or occasion—or after the event has passed. For instance, I should have written a “Thanksgiving” column last week, so Cook County News-Herald readers could have read my expressions of gratitude before their turkey dinners. Instead, they will be reading this column at […]
Self-parking cars can help the parking challenged
After reading the November 5, 2011 Unorganized Territory by Rhonda Silence, I have the following message for the “parking challenged.” Do I have a deal for you. You can now buy a car that parks itself! What? Yes! You engage the thing and as you cruise along looking for a place to park, when it detects sufficient space, it tells […]
The Saga of the Deep Freeze Gnome
Okay, so I may be 5’ tall on a good day. With that said I do not like cleaning out our big chest freezer. With venison season upon us once more, however, I found I must get down and frosty and do a deep clean on that monster to have room for this year’s bounty. Because I do the meat […]
Horrendous moral behavior also found in “The Word”
Like Rae Piepho (letter to the editor, Nov. 19), I too have a heavy heart for those helpless boys who were allegedly sexually abused by a well-known Penn State coach. I’m angry and confused that no one seemed to care, as every decent person should be. I don’t understand, however, how turning away from “God’s Word” ties into this darkness […]
Oldest veteran helps celebrate birthday of oldest Cook County male
When Willard Nelson’s family published an ad announcing his 97th birthday on 11-11-11, it was stated that Willard was the oldest veteran and oldest male in Cook County. It turns out that although it is believed that Willard is the oldest male living in Cook County, he is not the oldest veteran! That honor goes to Army veteran Lucille “Lu” […]
Remembering Dick Gilbertsen
Always welcome at the Cook County News-Herald, working or retired, was our dear friend Richard “Dick” Gilbertsen. The News-Herald is deeply saddened by his passing on November 16, 2011. Dick was one of the longest tenured News-Herald staffers, working for the community newspaper for over 50 years, starting at the paper just after graduation in 1948. He left the paper […]