Two Cook County wastewater treatment plants have been recognized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for maintaining a perfect record of permit compliance during 2015, the Grand Marais Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Heritage at Lutsen. The facilities are among the 288 facilities recognized by the (MPCA). MPCA Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Flood had high praise for the award […]
Personnel Planning for ISD 166
With the absence of Board Members Deb White and Sissy Lunde as well as board commitments following the assembly, the Cook County Schools – ISD 166 school board held an abbreviated meeting April 21, 2016. The gathering was attended by Board Chair Jeanne Anderson and Board Members Terry Collins and Chris Goettl. Community member Myron Bursheim spoke on the subject […]
Kindergarten growing at Great Expectations
At its Thursday, April 21 meeting, the Great Expectations School (GES) school board decided to add a second section of kindergarten for next year. The decision was not made lightly, according to GES Director Peter James, but the school is excited about the change. Before the school board decision, a letter went out to GES families informing them of the […]
County gets “One Watershed, One Plan” update
Dan Schutte, district manager of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Ilena Berg, Cook County water plan coordinator, appeared before Cook County commissioners on April 19 with an update on the “One Watershed, One Plan” pilot project. Schutte said there was great collaboration between groups, open conversation and a lot of transparency. “The full draft will […]
Viking bats come alive against Floodwood Polar Bears
Cook County took a 5-0 lead in the second inning of the Friday, April 22 away game against Floodwood, then watched as the Polar Bears came back to score four runs in the top of the third to make it close. At least it was close for a short time, anyway. Up 5-4, the Vikings added two runs in the […]
Eleven hundred miles with a pug in my lap
The first thing you have to understand when you travel with pets is that they are in control. Keeping that in mind, I offer a chronicle of this year’s family vacation with Abby and Magoo. Dick and I pack up 40 pounds of dog food, two twelve packs of Foster and Smith canned dog food, Flea and Tick treatment, heartworm […]
Get moving in May with Move It!
It’s spring, and time again for Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s “Move It In May,” an annual celebration of healthy living. This May the Clinic’s theme is “Taking Care Of Ourselves.” The Clinic’s Moving Matters will be offering programming that encourages community members to “Move It, Eat Well, and Be Well!” Hartley Acero of Moving Matters said the group is highlighting local […]
An adventure in Minnesota’s north woods in Moose Tracks and Wolf Shadows
“Seth stood still, unable to take his eyes off the scene. From what he could make of it, all the bears’ paws had been hacked off. The animals were slaughtered for their paws and perhaps a part of their innards”. Twelve-year-old Seth is out riding his horse in the woods near his house when he first encounters the disastrous impact […]
Community Calendar
Intensive Apple Growing Systems and Apple Pest Management With Cindy Hale: Sat., May 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center. Call Diane at 218-387-3015 to register. Cost is $10, bring your lunch. Annual National Day of Prayer At Cook County Courthouse steps May 5, 2016 from noon-1p.m. rain, snow or sunshine! Cook County Ruby’s […]
Sawtooth Elementary School at Math Masters Challenge
Jules Deneweth, Paul Dorr, Katie Peck, and Hailey Wiele, fifth grade students at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School, participated in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge at First United Methodist Church in Duluth on April 22, 2016. The team advisor is Duane Hasegawa. In attendance were 200 students who competed individually and as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems […]