Carol Jeanette Gervais, 75, of Tofte, died unexpectedly Thursday, December 5, 2013 at her home. She was born September 22, 1938 to Clarence and Ida (Sundquist) Johnson in Grand Marais, where she grew up and graduated from Cook County High School in 1956. She married Ronald Gervais on December 2, 1956 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Grand Marais. Carol […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGODEC. 12, 2003 The Cook County School Board approved the school levy certification at its regular meeting Monday. The final certified levy is $354,825, a very small amount compared to past years, according to superintendent Chuck Futterer. “It’s the maximum allowed, but it’s a decrease over past years,” he said. Dorothy Eliasen is retiring. The cheerful business manager […]
Lex Porter honored for service as Code Talker
Sworn to secrecy about his wartime activities, Lex Porter kept his word to the U.S. government. It was just this fall that Lex Porter’s family learned that he was a member of the famed Military Code Talkers in World War II. The family learned of Lex’s historic role when they received an invitation to Washington, D.C. to accept a posthumous […]
Cook County Search and Rescue hosts nationally recognized trainers
The Cook County Commissioners’ Room was crowded with 39 emergency responders from around the region on November 23 – 24, as Rick and Debra Slatten of WoodsTalk! LLC taught an extensive class based on their years of experience in the field of search and rescue. For two days, members of search and rescue squads, volunteer fire departments, First Responders, and […]
Seeing your way to better home lighting
Are you remodeling? Planning to build a house or cabin? Repurposing a room and need to figure out how to light it better? Expert help will be on the way if you call local lighting consultant Jim Miller. “The single most important part in any new construction or remodeling project is lighting, and it’s almost always one of the last […]
Birch Grove Community School asks Schroeder about locating there
Birch Grove Community School is scouting out alternative locations to the one in Tofte where a school has served area families for decades. School Board Chair Judy Motschenbacher and School Director Diane Blanchette asked the Schroeder Township Board on December 10, 2013 to consider the Schroeder town hall as a potential site. Blanchette said they are looking at numerous potential […]
Sediment reduction efforts continue on Poplar River as MPCA and EPA work on water standards
Work is wrapping up on a $580,000 Great Lakes Commission (GLC) grant to reduce sediment from the Poplar River, with extra projects being done after the initial projects planned for the grant came in under budget. Cook County Soil & Water District Manager Kerrie Berg reported to the Poplar River Management Board (PRMB) on December 9, 2013 that an application […]
Vikings win opener over Wrenshall
Sophomore forward Lily Gruber-Schulz scored a gamehigh 24 points to lead Cook County High School to a 53-41 victory in the Vikings’ first game of the year on Friday, December 6, 2013. Senior guard Breanna Peterson was equally terrific with 15 points and a fistful of assists, steals and rebounds. The young Vikings were a little winded on the court, […]