Commissioner of Health meets with local health improvement planners
Dr. Edward Ehlinger, Commissioner of Health for the State of Minnesota, came to Grand Marais on July 30 to hear stories about how SHIP grants have improved health in the community. SHIP is an acronym for the Statewide Health Improvement Program. SHIP’s goal is to encourage people to exercise more and make better choices about what they eat and drink. […]
Challenges ahead for rural hospitals
Urban/rural hospital partnerships such as the one between St. Luke’s Hospital and Cook County North Shore Hospital & Care Center are becoming a trend. This was one of the things Head Nurse Bridget Sobieck reported to the hospital board on July 18, 2013 after attending a rural health care conference in Duluth in June. In the next few years, Sobieck […]
School building projects to be finished on time and on budget
School renovation projects, including remodeling the high school office area to house all administrative offices, are coming in on budget, ISD 166 Superintendent Beth Schwarz reported to the school board on July 25, 2013. The renovations include new lockers for middle and high school students. The school will provide locks for all students who want them and will maintain a […]
Home sweet home
A few months ago my husband Chuck and I received a letter from Cook County Planning and Zoning. Pulling the letter out of my mailbox, I wondered why the county would be contacting us. I opened it with some trepidation. Although I have friends and a couple of relatives that work for the county, I ascribe to the theory that […]
Citizens should speak up on biomass project
Biomass is on a fast-moving train just as the YMCA was. Other than an abundance of forest I’ve found nothing in the phase 1 biomass study to promote the plan the Cook County Local Energy Project (CLEP) has chosen to pursue. With millions of miles of Internet space CCLEP chose to only post the results of their study rather than […]
Gunflint Canoe races a great success
On behalf of dozens of volunteers from up and down the Gunflint Trail, we are pleased to report that as a result of the annual Gunflint Trail Canoe Races held on July 17, a donation of more than $12,500 has been made to the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. The donation will help fund ongoing projects to upgrade the three […]
Grand Marais offers perfect vacation
My family has spent time on the North Shore for three generations. This past week was the most recent Wilson Invasion. The family had agreed that this year our focus would be Duluth. After three days of spotty, rude and questionable customer service in the “big city,” I decided to hit the road north with my two daughters. How refreshing […]