Great Expectations and Birch Grove recognized as “High-Quality Charter Schools”
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has named Birch Grove Community School (BGCS) in Tofte and Great Expectations School (GES) in Grand Marais among 22 “High-Quality Charter Schools” that are eligible to participate in programs from Minnesota’s Federal Charter Schools Program Grant Project. Out of 149 charter schools in the state, the 22 top-performing charter schools were identified as having […]
County hears Tofte planning & zoning request
Cook County Planning and Zoning Administrator Bill Lane came before the Cook County commissioners Feb. 10 with a request for a conditional use permit for the township of Tofte to establish a 12-unit senior housing complex on 29.37 acres of property adjacent to the Birch Grove Community Center. The township hopes to put up two sixunit duplexes built by Dynamic […]
Tofte looks at a host of public projects
A special public meeting was held February 5, 2015 at the Tofte Town Hall to discuss plans to improve the Tofte Town Park and Gitchi-Gami State Trail (GGST) routing and wayside design projects that have been in the works for some time. About a dozen people attended. Justin Otsea, a project manager from the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC), Andy […]
Local ‘Safe Routes to School’ efforts advanced with MnDOT mini-grant
This spring will bring more than warmer temperatures and greenery; it will also bring a stronger Safe Routes to School program in Grand Marais. Sawtooth Elementary School and Great Expectations School received good news this past week: both schools will receive a mini-grant from the Minnesota Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The schools have been working […]
A good foundation at Birch Grove
Since this issue of the Cook County News-Herald is our Valentine’s Day edition, I should write a column about the joy of receiving truffles or roses or handcrafted valentines from the grandkids. But instead I’m going to write about something else near and dear to my heart—our local schools. We have some amazing schools, thank you teachers and staff at […]
Grand Marais Ole Opry was worth the wait
I would like to commend the staff and helpers at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts for being able to accommodate the overflow crowd at the Grand Marais Ole Opry. The workers really hustled to find seats for everyone, and the audience was cooperative and helpful in pointing out available vacant spots. As the happy recipient of one of those […]
Hospital insurers should be held to evidence-based standards
Last week’s News-Herald brought a very thoughtful editorial by Dr. Delfs, who identified the issues involved in the hospital board’s decision to end planned deliveries at North Shore Hospital later in this year. She said, “This practice [providing OB care in remote areas] is no longer acceptable in a world that has become increasingly risk adverse. The actual risks have […]
