Sheriff’s Department activity on the increase
Sheriff Mark Falk presented his 2014 budget requests to the county board on August 13, 2013, and they reflect some increases in activity at the Cook County Law Enforcement Center. The sheriff ’s budget includes several different departments—sheriff, county jail, Search & Rescue, coroner, dispatch, radio communications, and emergency management. Sheriff Falk actually anticipated a decrease in his Sheriff ’s […]
Searchers find body of missing Grand Marais man
The search for Paul Brandt, 81, Grand Marais, came to an end around noon on Sunday, August 11, when a family member discovered his body approximately 1,400 feet northwest of his vehicle in a remote marshy area. Brandt’s family at Nor’Wester Lodge & Outfitters posted the sad news on its facebook page at about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. The ordeal […]
Birch Grove Community Center— no second story senior housing
The architectural firm hired by Tofte Township to assess whether or not the Birch Grove Community Center building could support a second story that would accommodate senior housing and some office space has indicated that a preliminary look at the building’s walls and foundation revealed that they are are not suited for a second addition, said Dick Grabko of Community […]
“Kind chair man” represents North Shore well
On Tuesday my husband and I stopped for lunch at Cascade restaurant. While there new chairs were brought in and the old chairs loaded on a truck. I asked one of the men where the old chairs were going. He said they were for sale. I expressed an interest for one. He said, “Well you can have one.” He left […]
If biomass fails, taxpayers will pay
I love how the Cook County News-Herald editor picks and chooses who can break the word count rule as she picks and chooses who and what agenda the Herald will support and how to best shape the news to best suit her agenda. Luckily, I can deal with an unfair playing field filled with unfair rules and favoritism. The biomass […]
Shoplifting hurts struggling businesses
Many a year ago when I was a teen I remember going to Duluth on a shopping adventure with my friends. The problem with that adventure, however, was that my friends had plans that it would be a “shoplifting” adventure. Buckling under peer pressure, I fell in with the program. I was terrified. But, I tried my hand at it […]
Forced to unplug
It was refreshing to spend last weekend in Grand Portage. There are many reasons why I enjoy Rendezvous Day but one of the best things is that traveling to Grand Portage means you truly are unplugged. Since there is still no cell phone tower, my “smartphone” doesn’t work in Grand Portage. And for some reason the Internet service at the […]