10 Years AgoJan. 10, 2003 The Sawtooth race officials have decided to postpone this weekend’s Sawtooth Cross Country Ski Race due to below normal snow cover on the Pincushion race course two miles from Grand Marais. The race was originally set for Jan. 11. The race is now rescheduled for March 8. Race organizers are hoping for more normal snowfall […]
Ambitious moose monitoring launched by Minnesota DNR
Minnesota Department of Natural Resource workers plan to fit 150 moose in Cook and Lake counties with GPS collars this winter and spring so that researchers can track their movements and study them in a further effort to determine what is killing northern Minnesota’s largest herbivore. The moose will be spotted by air and darted by researchers. Once asleep, they […]
County board considers closed meeting to discuss county attorney issue
The Cook County parents who were granted a harassment restraining order requiring County Attorney Tim Scannell to stay away from their 17-year-old daughter have asked to be put on the county board’s agenda in the near future. On January 9, the board discussed whether they should agree to this request. If the commissioners refuse the request, the couple could still […]
Drink too much and get more than a hangover in the morning
Sgt. Curt Mowers of the Minnesota State Patrol gets asked a lot of questions—about use of headlights, bike safety, turn signals, pedestrian right-of-way, and more. Mowers was recently asked a question that he felt was important to share with the public. Mowers was asked: After a night out drinking with my friends, I was arrested the following morning for drunk […]
Grand Marais man convicted of check theft
Daniel Cordova, 20, Grand Marais, entered a guilty plea on October 30, 2012 to check forgery and theft. An additional charge of burglary in the second degree was dismissed. The charges stemmed from an investigation of a missing purse in February 2012. An 81-year-old Grand Marais woman reported to Cook County Law Enforcement that her purse might have been left […]
Montreal man charged with possession of steroids
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) stopped Philip Ebenezer Rae, 24, Montreal, at the Grand Portage Pigeon River border crossing on November 7, 2012. USBCP found Rae to be in possession of controlled substances, namely anabolic steroids and syringes, including one bottle containing 50 tablets of ephedrine. Under Minnesota criminal code, ephedrine is listed as a “methamphetamine precursor.” He was […]
Amy & Adams will perform at Cascade Jan. 18
Amy & Adams of St. Paul will be performing at O’Phelan’s Pub at Cascade Lodge on Friday, Jan. 18 from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Amy & Adams share their inspiring upbeat music with folks in the Midwest and beyond, and for nearly two decades they’ve touched audiences of all ages at schools, churches, libraries, city parks, art fairs, weddings, wineries, […]
Traveling with a pug
Let’s face it. I was not looking forward to it. “There it is!” I pointed. “The Sleep Inn.” Our truck turned off the four lane highway and into Charles City, Iowa, ending our day of travel. Mr. Magoo was going to spend his first night in a hotel. I repeat. I was not looking forward to it. The hotel was […]
Successful Red Kettle Campaign for Cook County’s Salvation Army Service Unit
“Thanks to a community generous with both its time and money, we’ve had a successful Red Kettle Campaign,” said Mary Sanders, coordinator for the Cook County Salvation Army Service Unit’s annual event. Sanders reported the campaign brought in more than $9,500 that will be budgeted for the service unit’s work in the next year. One of the larger service unit […]
Interesting characters at Night of the Notorious
There was a gathering of interesting characters at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Monday, January 7, as Cook County High School seniors assumed the personas of a individuals involved in controversial topics. Students argued their characters’ position on a variety of questions on current hot button questions such as should teachers be allowed to strike, should the government […]