Unseated commissioner Bob Fenwick was hired almost two years ago against popular opinion citing his fundraising abilities over other applicants. He was to raise matching funds to $3.1 million 1 percent tax dollars. It’s been two seasons of declining rounds played although they managed to squeak out a higher profit. As they apply for 1 percent funds it appears zero […]
Court personnel recognized for heroic response in courthouse shooting
The court system personnel who responded heroically to prevent further tragedy in last December’s shooting in the Cook County courthouse have received recognition from their peers in recent weeks. Attorneys recognized by Hennepin County On November 28, 2012, Cook County Assistant County Attorney Molly Hicken and Criminal Defense Attorney, John Lillie of Dudley & Smith, P.A., both received the Community […]
Corrections:
. In the December 8 caption accompanying the basketball article Vikings start season with two wins, there was a typographical error and Justin Goldstein’s name was misspelled. The News-Herald regrets the error. . The December 8 article entitled Hospital board considers care center future states that North Shore Hospital & Care Center Administrator Kimber Wraalstad recommended discontinuing obstetrical (OB) services […]
Brightening dark winter days with tradition
There was something a little different at the 38th annual Julefest at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais on Saturday, December 8. There was lovely music of course and scrumptious Scandinavian goodies. There were corny jokes and happy holiday memories shared. So what was different? It was the traditional arrival of St. Lucia. This year there was not one young […]
Arrowhead Electric Operation Round Up awards $5,575
This fall, the Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. Trustee Board distributed Operation Round Up funds to three organizations. Arrowhead Customer Service Representative Jenny Kartes said the total funds distributed in this granting cycle were $5,575. Great Expectations School received $575. Cook County Higher Education received $4,200. The Cook County Historical Society received $800. The Operation Round Up program member participation is […]
Successful shoe drive for Soles4Souls
Eric Humphrey said management and the staff at the Lake Superior Trading Post in Grand Marais were, “very impressed with the generosity of the community as a whole,” for donating 162 pairs of footwear to the Soles4Souls (SFS) organization. In addition to collecting and paying to have the shoes shipped to SFS, the trading post also donated 72 new pairs […]
The Importance of insignificance
There is a wonderful poem written by Catherine Alder called Advent Hands that includes this verse: I see the hands of John, wornfrom desert raging stormsand plucking locusts fromsand ripped rocks beneath theremnant of a Bethlehem star. A howling wind like some lostwolf cries out beneath themoon, or was that John? This loneliness, enough to makea grown man mad. He’s […]
“Operation Family Christmas” under way in Cook County
In October 2012, the Cook County Salvation Army unit announced that while it would continue to help people in need, the organization would no longer be the primary sponsor of an important community activity called “Merry Christmas for All.” Organizers hoped that another community group would take on the task of assisting families who need a little help to put […]
Jean Horner Dailey,
Jean Horner Dailey, 96, White Bear Lake, MN, passed away on December 8, 2012. She was born in St. Paul, MN on April 21, 1916 to Stirling and Grace Horner. She attended Oak Hall School for Girls and graduated from the University of Minnesota. She married in 1941 and lived for many years at Marine on St. Croix. She and […]