Cook County High School Principal Adam Nelson welcomed the community to the commencement exercises of the Class of 2014 on Saturday, May 31, telling the graduates that this was a time of change for them, but adding that they have been experiencing change their entire lives. Nelson said the students have been experiencing change their entire lives— first crawling, then […]
Election filing for county offices closes, ballot is full
Election filing for Cook County offices closed Tuesday, June 3, 2014. There will be a primary election with six citizens running for the Commissioner District 1 and four citizens running in Commissioner District 5. In Commissioner District 1, the six candidates in the running are John W. Bockovich, Steve Fleace, and Harry Drabik, all of Hovland and Frank Moe, Jerry […]
Voters go to the polls in Grand Portage June 10
A primary in April 2014 narrowed the ballot to two candidates for each Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council position up for election. On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will vote for secretary/ treasurer, committeeperson I and committeeperson II. Running for secretary/treasurer is incumbent April (Clearwater- Day) McCormick and Dennis B. Morrison. […]
More rumble strips to be quieted according to MnDOT
A concerned property owner brought his concerns about the continued presence of rumble strips on Highway 61 east of Judge Magney State Park to Cook County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. John Gorski expressed alarm that the mitigation or removal of the rumble strips appears to have stopped. The Cook County News-Herald contacted Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Engineer […]
Council amends alcoholic beverages ordinance
Grand Marais city councilors approved the first reading of an ordinance May 28 designed to allow brewer taprooms within the city limits. City Administrator Mike Roth said the amendment is similar to provisions on the books in other cities, and is in response to requests to allow taprooms and off-sale of beer in “growlers.” The changes will allow licensing of […]
Will this go in the paper?
Although there are probably still pockets of snow deep in the backwoods of Cook County, for the most part it seems summer has arrived. I’ve finally moved the pansies and petunias I purchased at the Great Expectations School plant sale outside where they have sprouted in the recent rain. I’ve enjoyed some walks in T-shirt weather and we’ve had a […]
What about The Land of Empty?
As an inhabitant of the Land of Plenty I sing the praises of God along with the writer of Psalm 65:9-10, as quoted on the front page of the monthly Congo Church [First Congregational – United Church of Christ] publication, The Shining Light. How great a God and how grateful we must be for his blessings! As an inhabitant of […]
Rumble strips should be removed entirely
MnDOT has informed us that it will fill in the rumble strips to the Canadian border in July. I have contacted a few people who live on Highway 61 and they say that the filled in strips are not as noisy, but the noise still awakens them at night. They still want the rumble strips removed completely. Last fall, 192 […]
MnDOT’s rumble strip mitigation is inadequate
Conceptually, we so-called “grumblers” were led to believe late last fall that the strips would be filled in, eliminated, etc. Due to the weather, some sections of Highway 61 remained (as pointed out in the latest issue of the News-Herald) and the plan was to finish the work spring/ summer 2014. As of June 1, we note: There are sections […]