Minnesota driver’s licenses can now be obtained at Grand Marais Pharmacy
When Buck’s (formerly Radio Shack) Electronics closed four months ago, Cook County residents were left without a place to obtain a Minnesota driver’s license in the county. The nearest location to pick one up or to renew one was in Two Harbors, 85 miles away. That changed on Monday, October 17 when the Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles notified Grand […]
Beargrease receives some new sponsors
The big news coming out of the 2017 John Beargrease Sled Dog kickoff held Sunday, October 16 at Castle Danger was that the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa was back as one of the major sponsors of the race. “The return of Grand Portage Lodge & Casino and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is huge,” […]
IRRRB supports three Cook County EDA projects
The Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) awarded the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) three grants totaling $600,000 at its Monday, Oct. 17 meeting. IRRRB grants include $200,000 that will be put toward the $891,403 project to renovate and construct an addition on the Cook County Airport arrival/departure building; $100,000 for infrastructure and site work to support […]
MNsure opening enrollment Nov. 1
Are you ready to get health insurance or stay covered? You can sign up for health and dental insurance through MNsure starting November 1. Need help? Free, expert in-person MNsure-certified navigators and brokers across the state are ready to assist you in your application. In Cook County, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (387-2330) has a trained MNsure navigator ready to answer questions […]
Gamble and Bursheim answer questions about coming election
With the presidential election only a few short weeks away, it is time to remember that there are other candidates running for office. In Cook County, District Two Cook County Commissioner Garry Gamble is up for reelection, and Myron Bursheim is running against him. The Cook County News-Herald asked each candidate the same six questions. Here, below, are their answers […]
Let it shine!
Many years ago when we were gathering together to form a nation and trying to define ourselves as a people, we chose to see ourselves as a light shining on a hill. The light should shine, not only for each one of us and our descendants, but also for the world to see and to follow our enlightenment. The light […]
Proud to pay school levy
After 39 years of teaching in Cook County, I am going to retire this year. Looking through old yearbooks, I count hundreds of teen-agers, many now parents, who have been in my care. Over four decades, I have seen this district go through painful budget cuts before. Never before, however, have those cuts threatened to be lethal. My own children […]
Nolan comes through for local vet
I’m a 70-year-old veteran. Fifteen years ago I was diagnosed with CLL (chronic lymphatic leukemia) attributed to exposure to Agent Orange from when I served in Viet Nam. I’m rated 100 percent disabled by the VA. During the past 15 years, I’ve been successfully treated for my CLL through the VA. Earlier this year my CLL became unresponsive to any […]
A vote for the levy is a vote to attract new families to the area
Recently I have worked with some families who are thinking of moving to Cook County. Their jobs allow them to work long distance using our excellent high-speed Internet service. Families often ask about the quality of our local schools. As a retired teacher it is easy to brag about our excellent, professional staff. Families thinking about moving here love our […]