I’m ashamed of you, Fritz Sobanja, for your attitude towards residents of this county. To encourage fellow commissioners not to respond to a question posed by Garry Gamble is deplorable. And maybe the other commissioners are also to be deplored because when you instructed them not to answer Garry, they obeyed you and refused to respond to him. To call […]
Bipartisan land transfer legislation benefits county
Given the political gridlock and partisan debates in Washington, it is encouraging to see bipartisan and common sense legislation passed that will positively impact our community and district. I am referring to H.R. 2947, introduced by U.S. Representative Chip Cravaack last September 15, 2011, during the 1st Session of the 112th Congress. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced a companion bill […]
Correction:
In the June 9 article Marathon meetings for Community Center planners, Commissioner Fritz Sobanja was incorrectly quoted regarding visits to the Grand Marais swimming pool. Sobanja correctly stated that approximately 1/3 of pool users are from the city, 1/3 are from the rest of the county and 1/3 are tourists. The Cook County News-Herald apologizes for the error.
Twin Cities’ WCCO TV broadcasts live from Grand Marais
Fog drifted in and out and the sun came and went while a six-person news crew from WCCO TV/Channel 4 from the Twin Cities broadcast live from the dock beside the Hjordis in the Grand Marais Marina on June 18, 2012. Anchor Frank Vascellaro and Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer talked about the beautiful drive up the North Shore, the temperature […]
Carolyn June Hahn,
Carolyn June Hahn, 84, of Two Harbors died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at home with her family at her side. She was born on June 30, 1927 to Ernest and Clara (Berger) Bursack in Wildwood, Minnesota where she grew up, graduating from high school in Northome. June married Ray Hahn on August 30, 1945 and they lived in Alaska for […]
Marion Christine (Mickelsen) McKeever,
Marion Christine (Mickelsen) McKeever, 92, Schroeder, died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Cook County North Shore Care Center. She was born May 3, 1920 to Herman and Caroline (Ege) Mickelsen on Norse Point in Schroeder, Minnesota, where she grew up. Marion graduated from Grand Marais High School and married Roger McKeever on May 13, 1940 and was a homemaker […]
Gardening!
First, this disclaimer: Gardening is not an area of excellence for me. It hasn’t mattered if it’s been the rocky soil of Hovland or the rich farm soil in northwestern Minnesota, gardening success evades me. For many, many, many, of you, gardening is a resounding deep pleasure, looked forward to as heavy work but work worth it for produce, beauty […]
Final questions before work begins on Lutsen Townhall/Firehall expansion
If the rain holds off, by the time you read this crews from Edwin E. Thoreson Inc. will have already begun getting the ground ready for the pouring of a cement slab for the new floor of the fire hall and community center (town hall) addition in Lutsen. Lutsen Township supervisors signed the necessary contracts on June 19, 2012, signaling […]