In 1995, 42 percent of Minnesota’s hospitals were publicly owned by cities, counties, or hospital districts. Today, only 24 percent of them are publicly owned. Attorney Tom Schroeder, who specializes in hospital health care at the Faegre Baker Daniels law firm in Minneapolis, spoke to the Cook County North Shore Hospital board on May 23, 2013 about how some hospitals […]
EDA considers AEOA partnership on housing complex
Leah Hall of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) gave an overview of an AEOA Grand Marais rental housing project proposal to the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) on Tuesday, May 14. Part of the proposal would mean allowing the AEOA to construct a 16-24 unit housing complex on EDA land. The AEOA conducted interviews with 64 community […]
Schroeder talks about tansy-tackling tactics
The Schroeder township board didn’t have any huge decisions to make at its May 14, 2013 regular meeting, but it discussed a lot of different things in one quick hour. Deputy Clerk Gale Ring has been working on a plan to remove tansy from the welcome walls along the highway this spring. Tansy, which has a button-like yellow flower, is […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 6, 2003 DNA analysis of a roadkilled wildcat as well as hair and scat samples collected in northern Minnesota has revealed the first scientifically documented instance of interbreeding between Canada lynx and bobcat. Three samples have been identified as hybrids, all resulting from a female lynx breeding with a male bobcat. The Sixth Annual Boreal Birding Festival, […]
Serious injury in Schroeder rollover
A single-vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Schroeder at 4:53 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 2013 sent six people to the hospital, one with serious injuries. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Kimberly L. Reno, 39, Anoka, was driving a 2001 GMC Yukon south on Highway 61. Reno apparently drifted over the right shoulder of the road near the Taconite […]
Review of BCA investigation regarding county attorney continues
More than two months have passed since the investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) into the circumstances surrounding Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell’s relationship with a 17-year-old was completed and the information was turned over to Special Prosecutor Thomas B. Heffelfinger for review. The county attorney, the young woman’s family—and the community—are still waiting for some kind […]
North Shore Waste Management buys Pederson Disposal
A casual conversation between friends last spring turned into a partnership when Barry Pederson and Dustin Hanson joined forces to purchase Pederson Disposal from Barry’s father, Ray “Punky” Pederson. The business officially changed hands on May 1. With a fresh start came a new name: North Shore Waste Management. The business currently employs five people and the company’s routes run […]
On to state
Peter Warren qualifies for state track meetOn a beautiful day for track, six Viking athletes headed down to UMD for the Section 7A Track and Field finals. For most of the athletes, just getting to the finals was a major accomplishment. There are 32 teams in Section 7A track, represented by approximately 1,500 athletes. Fourteen had qualified for each of 14 individual events. Now, only two […]
The pursuit of happiness in a recipe box
As a child happiness was as easy as pie—chocolate to be exact with homemade chocolate pudding and a meringue topping. My mom would make a flaky crust and then roll the extra dough out on a cookie sheet, sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar and we’d have a snack while she was finishing the pie filling. I think back to […]