A vehicle rollover on the Pike Lake Road in Grand Marais on Thursday, June 13 resulted in the death of Dylan Alexander Richard Marshall, 14, of Grand Marais. The accident was reported to the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office by a homeowner near the site of the crash at 5:02 a.m. The car, a 1999 Chevy Cavalier, was traveling east […]
County pays to settle dispute with YMCA architect
A dispute between JLG Architects and one of its Cook County Family YMCA subcontractors, Meyer Group architects, has led to the county paying out $21,600 to avoid potential litigation. A document handed out by Dan Miller of JLG at the June 18, 2013 county board meeting stated that by contributing this amount to what JLG will be paying Meyer Group, […]
County board expresses approval of county attorney prosecutor contract
A short conversation between the Cook County Board of Commissioners and County Attorney Tim Scannell on June 18, 2013 appeared to set things in order between them a week after the board expressed frustration with Scannell for contracting out for a special assistant county attorney without letting them know ahead of time. Commissioner Jan Hall opened the conversation with a […]
Thunder Bay motorcyclist critically injured in Lutsen
A Thunder Bay woman was critically injured when she lost control of the 2001 Honda motorcycle she was driving in Lutsen at 12:08 p.m. on Thursday, June 13. Pirjo Biloski, 61, and her husband, Kenneth Biloski, 63, both of Thunder Bay, Ontario, were traveling east on Highway 61. The couple had communication devices in their helmets. When they came to […]
Adventures in dining
Once in a while my friend Sporto, of the South of the Border Café in Grand Marais, takes me to task for my frequent warm and fuzzy column topics. This week’s Unorganized Territory is once again family-themed, but I think it’s one that Sporto might enjoy because it’s about restaurants. As co-owner of the Grand Marais restaurant known as SOB, […]
Thank those who respond to emergencies
I would like to thank all the emergency responders who went to the Bluefin Bay fire, the house fires at Devil’s Track, to the Pike Lake car accident and the motorcycle accident in Lutsen. If you know someone who responded to any or all of these calls, you should thank them in any way you can. And to all kids […]
Acceptance of gay marriage still in infancy
Following the biblical discourse presented in letters to the editor presents a constant source of wonder. When I was growing up, one side of my family was Catholic, the other was Jehovah’s Witness… you can imagine where my religious views might have come to rest. During eight years of parochial school, my best friend was Lutheran. We would have humorous […]
Social engineering of society is under way
I have been wracking my brain to come up with a phrase to fit what’s going on in the U.S. today. Then I came across it on a news page; it’s called “social engineering.” There are some who are accusing the Obama Administration and some states of doing just that, and I have to wholeheartedly agree. How do you get […]