The Minnesota Department of Health (MnDOH) identified a number of deficiencies at the Cook County North Shore Care Center after a visit to the facility in September. The Department of Health was conducting an inspection on behalf of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a significant source of funding for the facility. Dignity and communication The Department of […]
Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund could benefit Cook County veterans
According to Cook County Veteran Service Officer Pat Strand, local veterans could benefit from a statewide initiative by citizens of Minnesota called the Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund (MMAF). Launched in August of 2005, the mission of MMAF is to “say thanks to Minnesota service members and their families who are making sacrifices in the defense of our freedoms in combat […]
Wintry weather wreaks havoc on state roads
At press time, Minnesota drivers were dealing with a third day of severe winter weather. The Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) reported that it had responded to 175 crashes statewide between midnight and 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Of those, 137 occurred in the Twin Cities Metro area. There were no serious or fatal crashes. MSP also has responded to […]
Fines, firearm seizures for some North Shore hunters
Deer rifle season came to an abrupt end for several hunters on the opening weekend of deer season 2013. Two men were caught hunting over bait on opening day, November 9, 2013. Working on a tip from the public, Conservation Officers Darin Fagerman and Mary Manning caught James Paul Nagorski, 35, of Lino Lakes, Minn. and James Zigmund Nagorski, 70, […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGODEC. 5, 2003 The Cook County commissioners hosted state lawmakers David Dill and Tom Bakk for a discussion Tuesday that included such topics as the reopening of Taconite Harbor, ATV legislation and election funding. A proposal to solicit bids for a storage building was sent back to the drawing board as the county commissioners expressed concern about the […]
Grand Portage man enters guilty plea for production of child pornography
Joel Ray Allard, 37, Grand Portage, arrested on September 5, 2012 for alleged sexual contact or attempted contact with minor females, sexual predatory behavior and inappropriate photographs of a sexual nature involving minor females, has entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court for one count of production of child pornography. Allard’s arrest came after a young girl told her […]
Pass the salt shaker and the sugar bowl please!
It is now fashionable to put sea salt on everything from dark candy chocolate bars to salted caramel apple cupcakes. But I have loved salty sweet treats for as long as I can remember. It started with salty peanut butter and sweet chocolate…. Yes, bring on the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! Bring on the salted nut rolls and the candy […]
WDSE Cooks! Presents “T” is for the Next 25!
Since the WDSE cooking show first went on the air in December 1995, WDSE Cooks! has been delighting viewers with hundreds of delicious family-tested “tried and true” dishes prepared by hometown cooks. Join host Juli Kellner for a culinary look back at the best of the best of shows from 26 to 50! From C is for Chicken and H […]