“Rows of properly hydrated apple trees make great fire blocks,” said Ray Block, who was standing in the middle of his neatly kept orchard located near the shore of Lake Superior. “Plus,” he said as took a bite out of a plump red Honey Crisp, “there is always the reward of eating them or giving them away as presents.” With […]
Bakk seeks legislation to help with legal fees for county attorney’s prosecution
During discussion with Senator Tom Bakk and Representative David Dill at the Tuesday, October 21 county board meeting, commissioners asked if there was any possibility that the county could be reimbursed by the state for the legal fees incurred in the prosecution of former County Attorney Tim Scannell. At the latest board meeting, Commissioner Bruce Martinson said that he had […]
Cook County businesses Celebrating Optimism
The Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Gakiiwewigamig Oon— Portage Hall—was packed with business owners and community members from one end of Cook County to another on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the 5th annual tourism and business celebration hosted by the Cook County Chamber of Commerce and the Cook County Visitors Bureau. The event was dubbed Celebrating Optimism. After a […]
Scary stuff to think about
By the time readers pick up this issue of the Cook County News-Herald, Halloween will be over. All of the little princesses and pirates, cuddly critters and creepy creatures, and ghosts and goblins will be done with parties and treat gathering. The silly spooky stuff is done and it’s time to get back to reality. And unfortunately, reality for today’s […]
A New Jerusalem?
Dear Pastor McIntire–Since you brought your religious opinions to the forum of Letter to the Editor, permit me to respond in the same way. You are of the opinion that Jesus is not progressive, referring to his words about him not coming to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them. You state that we ought to look […]
From North Shore to Southern MN, community is important
This is a letter from Nikki Meyer. My husband, Neal – whom many of you may know from his time at the Credit Union or Bluefin Bay, and I moved our family from the North Shore two years ago. We headed for Truman, a little town in southern Minnesota. Most people have never heard of Truman, except perhaps recently if […]
Compelled to comment on Highway 61 work
Hey MNDOT, with all your planners, engineers, surveyors, technicians and inspectors working in Lake and Cook County these past few seasons, good job! And to KGM Construction, with all your foremen, truck drivers, equipment operators, flaggers, laborers, bridge builders and all the subcontractors that you kept going this summer and last season…nice work! I feel compelled to say this only […]
WTIP talks to Commissioner Hakes
WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the North Shore Morning show with the pop quiz and the evening North Shore Digest. There’s Small Change Trivia and the Monday Night Mix. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? It is! Our […]
