Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO JUNE 16, 2006 A mosaic created by fourth-grade students at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School was finally completed and put up on the north wall of the Whole Foods Co-op building. The mosaic entitled “Summer” features the sun and a plaque with all of the students’ names. By a vote of 44-12, Tofte has approved the purchase of […]
Back-to-back canoe rescues on Gunflint Trail
Gunflint Trail emergency responders were stretched thin when they faced not one, but two water rescues on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The first incident started with a 9-1-1 call to Cook County Law Enforcement at 12:37 p.m. from a SPOT emergency beacon coming from Duncan Lake. Not knowing what the emergency was, Cook County and Gunflint Search and Rescue (SAR) […]
Two men overdose on fentanyl in Lutsen
On June 13, 2016 at approximately 10:45 p.m. the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office and EMS responded to the Lutsen Resort employee housing building for a medical emergency. The report was that a person was barely breathing, unconscious and very unresponsive. It was learned that alcohol and fentanyl were consumed by the person and that was the reason for urgent […]
Craigslist leads to local burglary arrest
In May, 2016 the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a report of a burglary in the Grand Portage area. Deputies arrived to find that multiple items had been taken from a garage including tools, a garbage can, a 20 HP Mercury boat motor, and electric log splitter, 130-piece socket set, a bench grinder, 3 gas cans, a wheelbarrow, […]
Vehicle stop etiquette explained
What should you do if you are driving and get stopped by an officer? Sgt. Neil Dickenson of the Minnesota State Patrol says that first of all, always pay attention to your surroundings, especially looking in your rear view mirror every three to five seconds to be aware of any emergency vehicles approaching. “At first sight of the red lights […]
Townships: to give or not to give?
Can they or can’t they? The question seemed simple enough: Can the three West End townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder each give financial donations to help the financially strapped Birch Grove Community School located in Tofte? Over the course of the last year attempts to get the matter straightened out have led to a confusing tangle of information as […]
Lutsen to get AEOA money to rehab housing
Barbara Ackerson with the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) came before the county board on June 14 with the news that eight residential properties in Lutsen could receive rehabilitation funding. Ackerson, the community technical assistance manager for AEOA, said properties “owned and occupied by low and moderate income homeowners” in Lutsen can receive $24,750 to rehab their houses. An example […]
Arrowhead Cooperative updates members
With 3,485 members, 4,148 accounts and 2,151 subscribers in its telephone and Internet service, business is good and growing at Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AEC), said Finance and Administration Manager Jenny Kartes. Kartes and Operations Manager John Twiest gave an upbeat message to the AEC members who attended the June 11 annual membership meeting at the Arrowhead Center for the […]
