The warmer weather is certainly welcomed by residents at the Care Center, and we are looking forward to spending more time outdoors. There will be plenty to watch outside this summer as our construction progresses. The finishing touches are being put on the first wing of the Care Center, and we anticipate occupancy in that wing sometime towards the end […]
Helen V. Ford,
Helen V. Ford, 81, Grand Marais, died Saturday, May 28, 2016 in the North Shore Care Center. She was born January 15, 1935 to Julius and Caroline (Jacobson) Bergstrom in Hovland, where she grew up, graduating from Cook County High School in 1953. Helen married Troy Ford in 1955 and raised their family in the Chicago area, before returning to […]
George Martin Huschle
George Martin Huschle died on May 25, 2016 at his home in Grand Marais. He endured two years of cancer treatments with grace and dignity. Born October 17, 1941, he enjoyed a happy childhood surrounded by family and many friends. He attended St. Mary’s Grade School, Cathedral High School, and St. Cloud State University where he earned a B.S. and […]
Terry W. “Lash” Marwick,
Terry W. “Lash” Marwick, 65, of Eveleth, husband of Carol Backlund, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, Saturday, May 28, 2016 in his home. He was born on November 12, 1950 in Virginia. Lash was a 1969 graduate of Roosevelt High School, a 1973 graduate of UMD, receiving a degree in sociology and a 1980 graduate of the […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO JUNE 2, 2006 For the first time in more than 35 years, a sitting governor came to Cook County this week, and, if the community’s response was any indication, interest was very high. Gov. Tim Pawlenty flew into the Grand Marais- Cook County Airport shortly after 7 a.m. May 26, had a working breakfast with community leaders, […]
Commissioners receive YMCA facility report
At the county board meeting held May 24, Nancy Schultz, principal owner and president of CR-Building Performance Specialists, Incorporated (CR-BPS) presented the results of the facility and energy assessment of the county-owned YMCA that was conducted over the last year. Currently the YMCA is valued at $8.33 million, said Schultz. Because the blended building (the gym and cardio/weight room and […]
Can locally grown food find a market in Cook County?
With 38 percent of Cook County’s gross sales tied to the purchase of food, it would seem that there is a lot of room for local producers to tap into that market and make a good living. But of the $78,239,999 spent on food products in Cook County in 2013, local growers produced and sold less than 1 percent of […]
Cook County Republicans attend state convention
Cook County delegates Marion McKeever, Harris Mills and alternate Mary Petz carried Cook County Republican resolutions to the Republican State Convention at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on May 20-21. While some party activists stressed their discomfort with the possibility of Donald Trump being at the top of the ticket, said Petz, a motion made at the party’s State Central […]
Car runs off road into Poplar River
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call of a car “way down in the ditch” at the Poplar River in Lutsen at 7:16 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24. The 2003 black Hyundai Elantra was discovered by Lutsen volunteer firefighter Ben Belland who noticed a badly damaged guardrail on Highway 61 on the lakeside of the river and stopped to investigate. […]