It’s an important election year. I believe and know it takes 10 times the effort to fix a problem as it does to make it. Under President Clinton, we had a surplus. President Bush came in and in the end there was the largest recession since the ‘30s depression. President Obama stopped a depression and literally needs 20 years to […]
Good Samaritans on Labor Day weekend
Over Labor Day weekend, while vacationing in the Grand Marais area, we developed problems with our vehicle. On Friday, August 31 our vehicle would not start. We were given “a jump” by a Good Samaritan and directed to Tire & Auto Lodge, Highway 61, in Grand Marais where a new battery was installed after a very short wait. They were […]
County budget: The rest of the story
The annual county budget tells the rest of the story behind the 1 percent tax and the community center controversy. One percent tax was created to fix or replace our aging infrastructure including the Grand Marais pool and the community center, and the voters voted yes. In the county budget is $25,000 to replace heaters at the community center ice […]
Commissioner Martinson live on WTIP
WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the AM Calendar show with the pop quiz and the evening Roadhouse with Bob Carter and Buck Benson. There’s Small Change Trivia and the Monday Night Mix. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? […]
Clarification
In the September 8, 2012 article Chez Jude sold—Harbor House Grille to open, it was incorrectly stated that Chez Jude had been sold. The building that currently houses Chez Jude has been sold, but not the business. Judi and Peter Barsness will continue to operate Chez Jude at its location on Highway 61 through October. Ed Straub and Cindy Carpenter […]
From start to finish, Radio Waves was fun
From the smooth opening notes of the North Shore Community Swing Band on Saturday morning to the closing beat of ’70s rockers Earth, Wind & Todd on Sunday night, WTIP’s Radio Waves Music Festival was a smashing success. For the 5th year, WTIP offered an eclectic mix of music that kept a steady stream of traffic heading to the Grand […]
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program awards 2012 grants
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program recently awarded $316,147 in grants to 13 projects that protect, preserve and enhance the coastal resources of Lake Superior. Among the projects are five local grant recipients: . Arrowhead Regional Development Commission – $14,537 for development of a professional concept design aimed at improving parking and public access at the Temperance River wayside. . Tofte […]
Hospital considers expansion recommendations
Hospital building codes have changed since North Shore Hospital was remodeled in 1994. Architect Rebecca Lewis of DSGW Architects, who was involved in that project, talked to the hospital board on August 23 about changes they might want to consider. North Shore Hospital has a lot of corridors—just ask anyone who’s wandered around feeling lost in the maze. Collapsing some […]
FitzPatrick attends Democratic National Convention
Denny FitzPatrick became the first Cook County resident to attend a Democratic National Convention as an elected delegate from Minnesota. FitzPatrick was among the 99 Minnesota delegates present at the convention center in Charlotte, North Carolina September 4-6, 2012. Nearly 6,000 delegates from around the nation attended the convention to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term in office. […]