Changes coming for county board
The Tuesday, December 2, 2014 county board meeting started on an extremely sad note, with the announcement that County Administrator Jay Kieft had died just the day before. Commissioner Garry Gamble said, “We are all saddened at the news of Jay’s passing.” Gamble spoke of the process of hiring the county administrator and the commissioners’ hopes and goals for the […]
Commissioners work with highway department to reduce levy
Cook County commissioners again spent several hours reviewing the 2015 county levy on Tuesday, December 2, attempting to find ways to keep the levy increase at 7 percent with as little use of the county’s fund balance as possible. Budget discussion got under way with County Engineer David Betts, Assistant County Engineer Sam Muntean, Highway Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad and […]
Grand Marais Municipal Pool comes down
As the Grand Marais Park Board met at Rec. Park office building demolition of the building across the road that had housed the Grand Marais Municipal Pool was almost complete. Edwin E. Thoreson, Inc. was the only company to submit a bid to demolish the pool building. After two full days of work, the building was pretty much down by […]
Remembering a good man
Cook County’s first county administrator, Jay Kieft, passed away Monday, December 1st, a year from his first day in the newlycreated position. During his abbreviated tenure, he was able to elicit the trust and respect of county commissioners, staff and the community; his first step in being able to effect positive change as Jay believed change happens through relationships. His […]
Community comprised of wonderful people
On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy carried out a surprise military attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Roosevelt referred to this day as “a date which will live in infamy.” Each year, we pause to honor and remember those who lost their lives on the historic day we refer to as Pearl Harbor […]
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 […]
It’s all in the mug
I don’t know if it’s because it’s cold outside and we’re enjoying our warm drinks more, but it seems a lot of conversations center on coffee cups lately. Last week I shared thoughts about the growing popularity of the “Big Hug Mug” and this morning as I was getting ready for work, the Today Show folks were talking about a […]
WTIP talks to Commissioner Hall
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 with a variety of local hosts. 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 […]
