Fourteen Elders were able to attend this year’s Wisdom Steps Convention in Morton, Minnesota at Lower Sioux’s Jack Pot Junction Casino & Event Center. We went from the top of the state to the bottom. The Elders raised money to help pay the cost of a shared coach bus with Fond du Lac attendees. This was great. Riding the bus […]
Incredible interaction at Cook County Senior Center
Our Senior Center is fortunate to have two young volunteers from the Cook County “Incredible Exchange” program with us this summer. The intergenerational interaction that has been going on is a pleasure and a benefit for all. The following are two interviews by our Incredible Exchange volunteers, Keenan Hingos and Kestrel Pollock. An interview with Walt Mianowski Keenan Hingos, age […]
July activities at Care Center
Summer is finally here, which means more time outdoors for the residents at North Shore Care Center. The elders have been spending time on the patios whenever possible for history and trivia sessions, games, making S’mores, and tending the gardens. July 2nd marked the halfway point of the year—Day 183 of 2014—hard to believe! July is also National Picnic Month […]
Election forums coming to WTIP
Coverage of the 2014 election begins this month. The Cook County News-Herald is joining WTIP Community Radio as it offers two live call-in candidate forums. The primary election is August 12 and mail ballots will be sent out mid-July. Before that, WTIP will be broadcasting two live call-in candidate forums. Join WTIP’s Jay Andersen and News Herald Editor Rhonda Silence […]
Get involved in politics!
Do recent events and decisions reported in Cook County News- Herald articles make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled due to holidays or conflicts with other governmental activities, so if you […]
Historical Reflections
Down Memory Lane10 Years Ago July 2, 2004 The county board voted Tuesday to grant a conditional use permit that will allow plans for a contaminated soil composting facility in Schroeder to move forward. The decision was made during a special meeting to consider the permit application to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the 15 conditions that must be met for […]
Vehicle enters ditch after swerving to miss a deer
A Grand Marais woman, Angela Marie Benton, 28, swerved to miss a deer and went into the ditch on Highway 61 between the Cook-Lake county line and Schroeder just after midnight on Friday, June 27. When her 2007 Pontiac Montana left the roadway, a wheel came off. Benton said she was not injured so no medical responders were called. She […]
Minor injuries for Canadian man struck by vehicle
Walter Caland, 76, from Ontario, Canada was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 61 at Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais at 6:42 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. Fortunately, he suffered only minor injuries—abrasions to his left and right forearms—and did not need to be taken to the hospital. Caland was struck by a 2000 Ford van driven by Randy […]
Excelsior man charged in February golf cart incident
Brian Martin Hoven, 43, Excelsior, was sentenced May 12, 2014 for charges stemming from a February 22 incident in which Hoven reportedly stole a golf cart from maintenance staff at Eagle Ridge Resort at Lutsen Mountains. When maintenance staff noticed an unauthorized person driving the golf cart, they drove after the vehicle in an attempt to stop it. The person […]
U.S. Border Patrol and Customs— busy at keeping our borders safe
On any given day at the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Pigeon River station at Grand Portage, agents check 50 to 100 trucks coming from Canada. The trucks are run through radiation detectors and scanned by an X-ray machine to see if any contraband is hidden. If anything is out of place or doesn’t look right, agents conduct a […]