A family from Winona, Minn. escaped serious injury when their vehicle left the roadway and rolled over just east of the Cook – Lake county line on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The first report to Cook County Law Enforcement reported a vehicle in the ditch, possibly with a trailer. A second call reported two vehicles in the ditch. However, it […]
East end responders rescue injured woman on hiking trail
A broken cell phone call came in to Cook County Law Enforcement dispatch at 1:18 p.m. on Friday, September 27, asking for help for a hiker with a broken foot about a third of a mile in on the Superior Hiking Trail in the Hovland area. Hovland and Colvill emergency responders were paged, along with Cook County Ambulance. Rescuers headed […]
Get emergency information through “Global Connect”
The Sheriff ’s Office in Cook County uses several means to provide information to the community during emergencies such as floods, wildfire, power outages and the like. In addition to announcements over WTIP radio, from the Cook County News- Herald and Boreal Access online and NOAA radio, Cook County law enforcement dispatch can use its emergency notification system powered by […]
Report on biomass feasibility study now available
Dovetail Partners, which has been working with the Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) over the last couple of years to study the feasibility of biomass energy projects in Cook County, has published a report on its findings. The study also included biomass feasibility in the city of Ely. The study investigated biomass energy options, impacts and tradeoffs for the […]
Housing workshop rich with information
Eight percent of homeowners and 10 percent of renters in Cook County pay at least half of their income for housing each month. A minimum wage earner would have to work 80 hours a week to afford rent of $757, which is considered to be the cost of a “safe, modest” apartment in Cook County, according to the Minnesota Housing […]
EDA housing program extends deadline for West End housing survey
At the September 10, 2013, meeting of the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), housing program administrator Nancy Grabko of Community Fundraising Solutions (CFS) said she needed help from West End communities to complete an application to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for funding to rehabilitate homes in Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder. This week Grabko […]
Vikings run well at Hibbing
It was a tough week at cross country practice beginning with mile-long hill repeats up the Gunflint Trail. Watching the kids run this workout gives you an opportunity to see just how tough our Vikings really are as they push through the pain. Despite a hard week, they continued to show their strength and ability to work through discomfort when […]
Spiders I have known
What do Beowulf and Siegfried have in common other than Nordic names? Each has eight legs and a serious hunger for flies. Siegfried and Beowulf are my latest spider “friends.” I use the term loosely since nobody gets very close to the heart and soul of a spider, but sometime this summer, both spiders, known as deck spiders, liked our […]
Dairy Queen Blizzard sales set local record
On August 8, the staff at the local Dairy Queen made many blizzards, about three times more than they would make on a normal summer day, but this wasn’t a normal day, and maybe, said Dairy Queen Manager/Co-owner Rob Hackett, it was a record for the store. Whether it was a record or not, it was a great day, said […]
Grand Marais Art Colony hosts first annual Tour d’Art
The Grand Marais Art Colony’s first Tour d’Art, held September 28, 2013, was a grand success. The event featured four homes from Schroeder to Grand Marais whose owners, according to Executive Director Amy Demmer, designed their dwellings around their art collections rather than placing art as an afterthought. Fifty-seven art enthusiasts traveled in Arrowhead Transit buses from home to home. […]