At about 3 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012, Matt Anderson of Hedstrom Lumber Company spotted flames coming from the top of one of three silos that hold woodchips for the lumber mill’s boiler. He and his co-worker Cameron Kimball climbed the utility ladders to the top of the 40-foot high silo, with Kimball hauling a garden hose. Before they […]
Community center contention continues
The public comment periods at the beginning of the Cook County Board of Commissioners meetings have been lively lately. On June 12, county commissioners took issue with statements made by Molly Hoffman regarding a study on the feasibility of building a new community center in Grand Marais with revenue from the county’s 1 percent recreation and infrastructure sales tax. Hoffman […]
Spry elected to Grand Portage Tribal Council
When the polls closed in the Old Log Community Building on Tuesday, June 12, the votes were tallied and it was determined that the winner of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 2012 general election is Marie Spry. Two people ran for the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council (RTC) committeeman seat, Robert J. Hull and Marie Spry. Hull […]
Plane, pilot still missing
After five days of searching through thick forests and flying over and sailing on Lake Superior’s cold waters from Duluth to the Canadian border, authorities still have no clue where 67-year-old pilot Michael Arthur Bratlie or his white twin engine Piper PA-31 red and blue striped Navajo plane are. Most of the current activity is being conducted in Cook County […]
Older and bolder
Even though my grandkids are having a fantastic time playing T-ball and parent pitch, watching them stirred some not-so-happy memories of my turns at bat. After sharing the story of my unhappy softball experience, I received some reassuring feedback. Nearly everyone has a tale of a physical education class disaster, so I don’t feel so bad. And one friend made […]
Impressed with success of CCHS Class of 2012
When I look at pictures of this year’s Cook County High School graduating class, I think what a fine looking group of young people—beautiful and handsome I’m sure in many ways, especially if you know them. But then I count them and think to myself this is the group of school leaders who have lead this school to all those […]
Community Center could make a stronger community
Cook County is a place many people love to visit. Lake Superior, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, camping, hiking, biking – all recreation activities that draw people to our county. People who choose to live here are often attracted to this county for these same reasons. Most often families who choose to stay here do so because they want to provide a […]
Will broadband be profitable?
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative has been involved in its broadband initiative since Cook County’s first round federal grant application was unsuccessful. When a second round AECI/Pulse Broadband joint grant application was approved, Arrowhead announced that the cooperative would venture to construct a countywide fiber optic network using federal funds, without a need for funding from 1 percent tax referendum proceeds. A […]