According to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s website, as of Monday, October 10, Fond du Lac hunters had taken 22 bull moose. The season opened September 24 and will run until December 31, or until 25 bull moose have been harvested. In addition to the general moose hunt, the Band will seek to take another 3 […]
Commissioners bicker over Cook County administrator ’s evaluation
Cook County administrator Jeff Cadwell’s first yearly job evaluation ended okay for Cadwell, but the process used to conduct it was a mess. Cadwell was hired in May 2015, and the process used to perform the evaluation was discussed somewhat heatedly at the board’s October 11 meeting. Commissioners initially agreed that the board chair, Heidi Do-Kirk, and Human Resource Specialist […]
Indigenous People’s Day
On Monday, October 10 Cook County celebrated Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus Day. The City of Grand Marais also celebrated Indigenous People’s Day, as did Cook County High School (CCHS), with Ojibwe students bringing artifacts and items important to them to help commemorate the day. East end county commissioner Frank Moe opened the Tuesday, October 11 county board meeting […]
EDA requests hike in levy money from the county
Scott Harrison came before the county board on October 11 and asked the county board to consider increasing the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) levy from the $180,000 they received in 2016 to $269,290 for 2017. Harrison cited several significant projects that the EDA needed help with this year but added he didn’t think the EDA would request […]
Athletics at Cook County Schools: The Real Scoop
As a lifelong resident of Cook County, a former student-athlete of Cook County schools, a current coach of two varsity athletic programs, and a parent of four children in our school system, I feel compelled to give everyone an accurate picture of what a failed levy vote would do to the academic and athletic programs at Cook County schools. The […]
Affordable Care Act is not working
I am writing this letter because I am so angry and I need to vent. I just received my renewal for my health insurance, and I couldn’t believe what I was reading. I am a female over 60 but under 65. I worked my entire life and still do. I have to buy my insurance. I was informed by Health […]
Foraging for fall fungi
As the nights grow colder and the leaves change color, we know that fall has arrived. Fall marks the beginning of a new school year, football season, hunting season, the end of those pesky mosquitos, and every four years, the political chaos referred to as “The Race to the White House.” Of all the seasons, fall is my favorite. I […]
Education appreciated
I value education. I value my son’s education and the education of my community. One of the most valuable pieces of education we can give our children and our community is that of fiscal responsibility. As a community and a nation we’ve repeatedly forgotten that the foremost solution to financial problems is living and operating within and sometimes beneath our […]
Student-to-teacher ratios
I am a retired actuary living in Grand Marais and an enthusiast of the strong curriculums offered by our Cook County schools. Also, I enjoy our Lake Superior influenced climate—warmer winters than in the Twin Cities. Beginning in 2003, Minnesota’s state government reduced all K12 school funding. Larger school districts hurriedly secured property tax levies to match the state’s shortfalls […]