With the tourist season about to begin, work has begun in earnest to bring the park up to speed, said Grand Marais Park Manager Dave Tersteeg to the park board at its May 7, 2014 meeting. Although there is some hiring to be done, returning crew members have been busy cleaning up the park. One bathhouse is open and there […]
Remembrances of Representative Jim Oberstar
Northern Minnesota residents were shocked and saddened to wake to the news on Saturday, May 3, 2014, that former U.S. Congressman James Oberstar, 79 years old, had passed away in his sleep at his home in Potomac, Maryland. Representative Oberstar was in the Cook County News-Herald frequently during his 36-year career as Minnesota’s 8th District representative and before that, his […]
City Council approves permit for remote control sailboat enterprise
Remote control sailboats are coming to the Grand Marais harbor! City councilors approved an application for operation of the six-foot-tall vessels at their April 30 meeting. The permit allows Ami Alcala and her son Harley to operate the rental business from a section of cityowned beach at the end of First Avenue between Harbor Park and the Trading Post—the same […]
Update to Land Use Guide Plan begins
Cook County has begun the process to update its Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan, which was revised in 1997, by conducting the first meeting of the plan update committee on Tuesday April 22, 2014. Chair of that committee, Shari Baker, also chair of the Cook County Planning Commission, gave the Cook County News-Herald an explanation of the process under way. […]
Another “know it all” quote
Regarding the John Wooden quote— It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts—at the end of the April 12 Unorganized Territory by Rhonda Silence, here’s another for your collection. This is from my math prof years ago: “The reason Universities contain so much knowledge is because freshmen bring in so much and seniors take out so little.” […]
Java Moose is home away from home
On April 24, I was at my home away from home – the Java Moose. You never know who you’ll meet. Last year I had a great conversation with Karie who used to work at White Pine North. Yesterday I met Jan. Like myself she is going through a struggle with breast cancer. We had an amazing conversation. Thank you […]
Instead of complaining, get involved
I get a little sad when I pick up the News-Herald and see another letter to the editor expressing all that is wrong with Grand Marais. Writers seem quick to point out some perceived crumbling of our infrastructure and then suggesting all could be saved with lower taxes. I am a taxpayer here too and, like everyone else, would like […]
A voice from a father’s heart
Regarding the April 26 letter A voice in the wilderness from Jake Hjorth: Jake, your understanding of history and humanity is very different than mine! The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites, drowned the first born males and with whips inflicted cruel labor upon them. As a nation Egypt and her citizens treated all other people cruelly and cannot be considered innocent. […]
