As a long-time customer and a new member of the Whole Foods Co-Op, I am looking forward to the expanded space the new facility will provide. The current building has a long and varied history. North Shore Freight was the Cook County version of Fed-Ex and UPS. Bobby Don’s was an early version of a dance club. The building has […]
Pilot should be appreciated, not demonized
As a resident of downtown Grand Marais, I rather enjoy watching airplanes land and take off from the harbor, often right over my rooftop. Some in these pages openly expect Grand Marais and its inhabitants to service their particular views and expectations just because they visit or even acquire property here. Rather than harmonizing with what is, they chafe over […]
Noise of plane and music should be controlled
Cities all over the country have been adopting noise ordinances, recognizing that excess noise affects physical and mental health. Grand Marais did the opposite when the city council members passed an ordinance that gave a couple of businesses permission to make unlimited noise for the majority of every day. This was passed despite the objections of the many people who […]
MPCA introduces new ways to study watersheds
Since 2007 Minnesota’s watersheds both large and small have been looked at and studied in a far more comprehensive way then they were in the past, Karen Evens said to about 20 people gathered in the Cook County commissioners’ room on Friday morning, October 5. According to Evens, a water quality specialist who works for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
Correction:
In the October 13 article School board passes motion to attach YMCA to the school, it was stated that Superintendent Beth Schwarz said the building contractor would have to work with the staff to keep noise down, and any asbestos removal would be done outside the instruction day – from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Schwarz contacted the News-Herald to […]
Learning about life in the Philippines
Leonard Sobanja had the opportunity to not serve in the military, when he was drafted in 1943. But the determined young man found a way. Now 88 years old, Sobanja laughed when he shared the experience with the Cook County News-Herald. “I don’t know why I tried so hard.” When Sobanja was called up he didn’t pass the physical. “I […]
Dale Dittberner,
Dale Dittberner, 68, Grand Marais died Sunday, November 4, 2012. Dale was born on July 7, 1944. He worked in construction. Dale was preceded in death by Hilda and Alfred Dittberner. Dale leaves behind his daughter, Kari (Shane), and two grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Stanley and Darold Dittberner, and two sisters, Mavone (Bob) Dahl of Grand […]
Prayers and thanksgivings for our leaders
The apostle Paul writes instructions to his protégé, Timothy, and includes in his pastoral directions guidance regarding the appropriate stance Christians (in particular) should take toward those in authority over them. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may […]
Food Shelf preparing for increased needs
Are you thinking about the holidays coming? Thinking about family and friends gathering? The Cook County Food Shelf is thinking about the approaching holidays as well. We’re thinking about the probable increase in requests for food assistance during the winter months. We’re thinking about households having to use their small funds for utilities, warmer clothing and the rising cost of […]