Security at courthouse to be beefed up in light of December shootings
County Attorney Tim Scannell, still on leave after becoming victim to a shooting by a convicted defendant immediately following a December trial at the courthouse, went before the county board on January 24, 2012 to talk about improving security at the courthouse. With him were Assistant County Attorney Molly Hicken and Sheriff Mark Falk. According to a memo to the […]
Community center budget downsized
With an audience of 18 community members, the county board spent well over two hours at a work session January 24, 2012 discussing its thoughts on projects to be funded by the county’s 1 Percent Recreation and Infrastructure Tax. The extra sales and use tax is bringing in about $1,150,000 a year, according to Cook County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers. Over […]
Hospital board discusses security
The Cook County North Shore Hospital Board last met the morning of December 15, 2011—the day that a shooting occurred at the Cook County courthouse. At the start of the Cook County North Shore Hospital Board meeting on January 19, 2012, Hospital Administrator Kimber Wraalstad reminded the board of the incident on the afternoon of their last meeting. Wraalstad detailed […]
Back on the trails
For the last three years, I’ve traveled to Duluth to watch the start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. I went to the starting line the first year because I wanted to get “insurance” shots— photos of the racers as they headed through the chute in broad daylight. That way, whoever won, whether they came through Cook County Beargrease […]
CCHS on the Internet brings family together
I want to publicly thank all those involved that make viewing of the Cook County High School Viking boys’ basketball team possible on the Internet. What a treat it is to follow our nephew, David Bergstrom, and the rest of the team in their success this season and to actually watch it when we can’t be there! But the real […]
Schroeder attempts to respond to anonymous citizen
This letter is in response to an anonymous letter with a false return address that was sent to me with accusations regarding the leadership and oversight of the Schroeder Fire Department. To the (New) Schroeder Action Group: I have received your letter; in response I would invite your group to attend our township meetings, wherein you may address the issues […]
Recreation Center would benefit community, economy
For more information about the proposed new recreation center, please visit www.boreal.org and click “Public Service Announcements” and then the post by Gail Anderson entitled “Facts about the Proposed Cook County Recreation Center.” The building in question was not to be called a “warming house” but a “rec. center” or “field house” to encompass all of the entities it would […]