Moose continue to die at an alarming rate, and with no end in sight the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has called an indefinite halt to the bulls only hunting season. Last year 45 bulls were taken during the hunting season in the Northeastern Zone, which includes Cook County. During 2012 the DNR said the northeast population declined 35 […]
Lutsen prepares for activities in new building
There were a few finishing touches to be done on the newly renovated Lutsen Town Hall, so Lutsen supervisors convened the Tuesday, January 15, 2013 meeting one last time in the town’s old meeting space. Along with usual monthly business, the town board talked about parking and considered rental prices and policies for the new town hall space. Treasurer John […]
City public works facility project moves forward
Grand Marais city councilors voted Jan. 30 to go ahead with the first step of a planned public works facility by approving a pre-design proposal from LHB of Duluth. Under the terms of the $10,844 agreement, the engineering firm will compile information based on the city’s needs, such as function, size and furnishings. The firm will then provide a programming […]
Community Center flu
The flu season this year has been bad and I wonder if part of the cause is the building of the county, city and school? To start this in the winter, which costs more money, and then to have cost overruns, then cutbacks so you don’t get what you wanted or needed makes anyone sick! Let’s cut our losses now […]
Hunting and trapping are management tools
To all of the hunters and trappers of Minnesota’s inaugural wolf hunt of 2012—congratulations to everybody that filled their tag. With your help the wolf population will survive and prosper. Hunting and trapping are both fantastic management tools. Scott BenolkenGrand Marais
Revenge is not a healthy response
Our son-in-law, Tim Scannell, was shot and nearly died while serving this community as county attorney last year. It pains us to see citizens creating a false impression about Tim and seeking to drive him out for something that occurred as a result of the depression and anxiety he has suffered from the shooting. In his depression Tim acted in […]
There is no “Right to Never Be Offended” amendment
This is in reference to Carol Miller’s letter in the January 26 News-Herald. In it, she blasted the previous week’s Gitche Gitche Gumee political cartoon (which I quite liked) concerning the hypocrisy of opponents of the second amendment right to bear arms. She called the cartoon hateful, rightwing, offensive, disgusting, irresponsible, sanctimonious, irrational, biased and unbalanced. My word! It seems […]
What did county board get us into?
One has to ask just what did the county board get us into with ORB and their associates and problems on every project? The YMCA was over budget before we started. Community Center Director Diane Booth is on record saying the rush to start did not give her enough time to find needed funding. Over budget already, next phase bids […]