Grand Portage family loses belongings in fire
Cook County Law Enforcement received a 911 call at 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 27 from a resident on Townsite Road in Grand Portage, reporting a house on fire. The occupants—renters Darlene and Oscar Gonzales–were able to get out of the home safely. No one was injured in the fire, but a family cat went missing. It is hoped that […]
Local health improvement efforts get funding support through SHIP
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that it has awarded $1.3 million over the next two years in funding through the Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) to Healthy Northland. The funding will be used in Cook County to support better health for all residents. SHIP funding is available to Community Health Boards, which work in partnership with communities, workplaces, […]
Information Technology director outlines accomplishments
After 18 months on the job, Cook County’s Information Technology (IT) Director Rena Rogers came before the Cook County Board of Commissioners on December 22, 2015 with an update about the accomplishment of her four-person staff. Those accomplishments were, in the words of Commissioner Jan Sivertson, “very impressive.” Rogers said when she took over the IT department there was a […]
IRRRB awards two grants to Cook County
On December 21, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) awarded more than $1.5 million in grants throughout the region, with two awards going to Cook County. Cook County received $100,000 to help pay for Phase II Cook County Airport runway improvements. Those upgrades consist of widening and extending the runway from 4,200 to 5,000 feet. The expansion and […]
Holiday housekeeping confusion
One of my earliest memories is cleaning house with my mother on New Year’s Eve day. Mom has always said that whatever condition your house is in at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, that is what it will be like for the entire year. I remember frantically changing linens, dusting knickknacks, washing dishes, dust mopping the hardwood […]
Music education is important
As a parent of a Cook County Middle School and an elementary student, I can’t stress enough, how important music has been in the curriculum of my daughters. My seventh-grader has excelled in band, found a love for music that she didn’t realize she had, until her first year of band in sixth grade. This, I owe a great deal […]
Building a 21st century Broadband infrastructure
Technology is reshaping the ways we live, work, play, and communicate. The Internet is connecting communities and creating opportunities we couldn’t have imagined even a few decades ago. Today, you don’t need to live off an interstate highway or in a major city to find a good job, launch a new business, or take college classes. But without a reliable […]
First solar electric system for Grand Marais PUC
Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux and the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) installed Grand Marais’s first solar electric system in November. Owners of Art House Bed and Breakfast, Arrowsmith DeCoux and his family— wife Rose and son Ennis— are very involved in the community and they view the installation as a community statement and basically the right thing […]
