City hears CCLEP update
Grand Marais City councilors listened Feb. 13 as George Wilkes and Virginia Danfelt presented a review of what the Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) has been doing during the past year. It has been a busy year, Danfelt said, with one of the highlights being the city’s Energy Plan which was adopted last summer. In conjunction with Cook County, […]
Musher Frank Moe in accident at UP 200
There are hazards in sled dog racing—bitter cold, icy trails, downed trees—and unfortunately vehicle traffic. The unthinkable happened to Cook County musher Frank Moe at the UP 200, a 240-mile race between Marquette and Grand Marais, Michigan. At 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, February 17, Moe’s team collided with a truck at a road crossing. Moe was uninjured, but one of […]
Pinning down costs as plans progress in community center project
By a vote of 4-1 with Commissioner Garry Gamble casting the nay vote at the February 19 county board meeting, the board approved a change order of just over $64,000 on footing and foundation costs for the new Cook County Family YMCA being constructed on the west end of the Cook County Schools complex. According to Wade Cole of ORB […]
Thunder Bay man wins $330,336.65 at Grand Portage Lodge and Casino
It’s said the house always wins. But as a Thunder Bay man can confirm, there is an exception to every rule. On Tuesday, February 12, during a visit to Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, the longtime Thunder Bay resident won a staggering $330,336.65 (U.S. funds) jackpot from one of the most popular new progressive slot machines in North America. According […]
Starry, starry night shift
Before becoming a newspaper editor, I held conventional jobs— retail clerk, receptionist, library aide, marketing and communications manager and customer service representative. Unlike here at the Cook County News-Herald, most of those jobs fell into traditional office hours. Some included weekends, but generally, I worked week days and I was home by dinner time. I didn’t work late into the […]
Any relationship with a minor is wrong
Let me make this short and to the point. Any relationship with an underage female is wrong. After the beating Cook County has taken over the past year concerning older men and underage girls there is no way to defend County Attorney Tim Scannell. Stop making excuses. Face the facts! Bob LamondGrand Marais
Change for county board is good
Soon the Cook County courthouse operations will be moving into a new era and hopefully a new way of doing business. This is the time for the county board to do what’s good for the Cook County citizens. We have received notice of the resignation and retirement of the board secretary. So, go ahead county board. Begin the process of […]
County Attorney’s stepping down would start healing
Tim Scannell held the keys to the community after he got shot and only he let them slip away. Media made Scannell a state, national and internationally recognized name. When it reappeared in the scandal, he became an embarrassment to the professional world and revenge held no part of that, or the call for his resignation. Unfortunately, public figures have […]