Election filing opens with good response
The filing period to run for office in 2014 opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 and all of the county offices that will be on the ballot have at least one candidate except Soil & Water Conservation District supervisor District 4. The deadline to file for county offices is Tuesday, June 3. In Commissioner District 1, three candidates have filed, […]
Leif Lunde named interim sheriff
Leif Lunde will be Cook County’s interim sheriff at the end of June when Mark Falk steps down from the position he has held since 2005. Although the county commissioners accepted Falk’s resignation May 13, they deferred a decision on naming his successor. Falk appeared before the board May 20 to further explain his situation and recommend that Lunde, who […]
Bicycles, special events and street standards on city agenda
Grand Marais city councilors hosted a roomful of people at their May 14 meeting and dealt with a wide variety of topics. First to speak was Maggie Barnard of the Cook County Visitors Bureau, who submitted a street and sidewalk use permit application for the annual Classic Car Show. Barnard said the application is unchanged from last year, and she […]
ISD 166 approves new industrial arts instructor
School District 166 held a special meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 to approve the hiring of a new industrial arts instructor. Superintendent Beth Schwarz asked the board to accept the recommendation of the people who conducted interviews—High School Principal Adam Nelson, School Board Member Deb White, Superintendent Schwarz and community member Bob Pranis—to hire Peter Johnson. Johnson currently lives […]
LaVerendrye County
The name of our newspaper sometimes causes confusion. Not here in Cook County, but outside of the county. At least once a week we get phone calls or emails from someone wanting to place an obituary or classified ad—from Cook, Minnesota or from Cook County, Illinois. The Cook County, Illinois inquiries must come to us via the Internet. Someone in […]
Electronics recycling day a big success
I want to thank the Recycling Department for having a free day to dispose of electronics. It was a big success. Now I’m hoping they will have a free day to dispose of refrigerators, washers, etc. Then people won’t have to pollute their yards or be tempted to throw them in the woods. Irene ThompsonGrand Marais
Hospital should look at future healthcare trends
The Cook County Hospital and Care Center is currently planning for a renovation of its facilities. I suspect that the hospital is trying to modernize its facility to 21st century standards. The very preliminary price tag is $20 million. This is a significant amount of money for a hospital that averages less than two inpatients daily. I encourage hospital management […]