Father and son rescued from Temperance River rapids
Rescuers were paged to Temperance River on Sunday, June 30 to rescue a father and son who had become trapped in the rushing water. Russell Brown, 16, of Northfield, Minnesota, apparently did not realize how rapid the river was while swimming near the southernmost bridge on the river. The water pulled him under several times and his father, Gregory Brown, […]
New rain garden in city’s future?
Grand Marais city councilors put their stamp of approval on plans for a new rain garden near the public library at their June 26, 2013 meeting. The unanimous vote does not mean the rain garden will actually be constructed—it only gives the go-ahead for Cook County Soil & Water to submit a grant application for the estimated $15,000 project. However, […]
New faces at Cook County Schools
Cook County Independent School District 166 will have some new faces this fall. School Counselor Bryan Hackbarth submitted his resignation this summer and has taken a job as assistant principal at the Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Center in Cass Lake. Whether he will be replaced by a fulltime school counselor is unknown. This spring, the school board had considered eliminating […]
Hospital anticipates Affordable Care Act challenges
The Cook County North Shore Hospital board spent considerable time at its June 20, 2013 meeting discussing how to avoid discouraging local residents and current employees from applying for the open controller job. The meeting was the last one for longtime controller Yvonne Gennrich, who took a job with another hospital nearer to family. The new controller will be an […]
Hotshot heroes will be remembered
It was hard to watch the late breaking news on Sunday, June 30, reporting that 19 U.S. Forest Service “hotshots” had been killed in Arizona. It is incomprehensible that so many of the daring young men who make up this elite firefighting force had died in the line of duty. It doesn’t seem possible because the hotshots and their cohorts, […]
Police enforcement slows traffic at mid-Trail
Residents of the Gunflint Trail want to thank Sheriff Mark Falk for his efforts to improve the traffic safety in the 40 mph mid-Trail corridor. The placement of the radar trailer in our area over the Memorial Day holiday and the police enforcement which accompanied it resulted in a noticeable decrease in vehicle speeds. We believe that these actions, continued […]
Society supports infidelity
What is the cost to society of infidelity? When one spouse chooses to be unfaithful by somehow altering his or her moral values so that such an action is now rationalized as being justifiable in his or her mind, what is the cost? There can be no doubt that much suffering and loss is inflicted upon his or her spouse […]