After about a year of thinking and talking about improvements to the Highway 61 corridor through Grand Marais, city councilors set July 16 as the date for a three-hour workshop designed to set the “complete streets” project in motion. Councilors reviewed a design proposal from LHB and C.J. Fernandez at their June 25 meeting. City Administrator Mike Roth explained that […]
Park board reviews budget and capital improvement plan
Grand Marais Parks Department Manager Dave Tersteeg presented a review of the past five years of capital improvements (CP) to the campground and marina to the park board at its July 1, 2014 meeting. From 2009 to 2013 the park board budgeted $526,000 for capital improvements and of that $244,691 was spent adding four moorings to the marina, adding new […]
Gypsy moth quarantine now in effect
On July 1, 2014, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) enacted a quarantine for gypsy moths in Lake and Cook counties. Under the MDA’s guidelines people who plan to transport outdoor articles (boats, trailers, campers, nursery stock, patio furniture, etc.) from the two counties should inspect to ensure they are gypsy moth free before moving them to non-quarantined areas. After […]
Time to get involved in government
I had to write to compliment Rhonda Silence on her Unorganized Territory column in the June 28 edition of the Cook County News-Herald. It’s hard for me to understand why all informed Americans are not sickened by what is going on in our government. It is time for a change all right, and for all Americans to tune in and […]
Supreme Court decision mocks religion
The decision by the Supreme Court today, June 30, 2014, is amazingly ridiculous to say it politely. Granted that some members of religious denominations deem it against their beliefs to use contraceptives and therefor need to enforce it upon their employees with the sanction of the Supreme Despot. But it also leaves the door wide open for employers to enforce […]
Legislative help wanted for rumble strip removal
To Honorable State Representative David Dill: Last year Minnesota’s only Scenic Highway (NEPA-4f) through Lake and Cook counties had rumble strips installed on Highway 61. The resulting noise greatly disturbed the families living within a onemile corridor on either side of the highway, both day and night. MnDOT responded to this noise problem by partially filling in some of the […]
An honor system
Readers who are not writing a letter to the editor to the Cook County News-Herald this week will likely not notice that a subtle change has been made to our editorial policy. Regular submitters may not notice the change, as they already know the letter to the editor guidelines. They may not always follow those guidelines, which leads to a […]
Correction:
Jeanne Smith of Grand Marais finished the Garry Bjorklund half marathon in 2:03:49. Her name was accidentally omitted from the list of local Cook County finishers in the June 28 issue. The News-Herald regrets the error.