Correction
In the January 28 news story about Tofte Township, it was stated that the Cook County/Grand Marais EDA was taking the Tofte housing project to the county board. It was supposed to say the EDA was taking the Lutsen housing project to the county board. The Cook County News-Herald regrets the error.
Give me that ol’ time religion! Really?
Many years ago in a congregation far, far away, a gentleman approached me on a Sunday morning to register a complaint. He wanted some “feel good” religion; he wanted hymns and songs that were uplifting. He wanted a word from God that would encourage and comfort. “You, however, Pastor, for weeks now have been finding all the passages of the […]
Free tax filing help now available
The IRS-sponsored VITA/TCE Tax Aide Volunteers will again this year help members of the community with their 2016 Federal and State Individual Income Tax returns and their Minnesota Property Tax and Rent Refund forms and can E-file for them in almost all cases. All persons with moderate to low incomes and all seniors 60-plus are eligible for free assistance under […]
Forrest Kevin Bader
Forrest Kevin Bader, 60, of Joplin, Mo., retired master chef and restaurant proprietor for many years in Overland Park, Kansas and Grand Marais, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Joplin after a long illness. He was born in Baton Rouge, La., on May 25, 1956. He grew up in Haysville, Kansas and Garden Plain, Kansas. His mother, Verna F. Bader, and […]
John F. Olson
John F. Olson, 58, of Grand Portage, passed away peacefully at his home Jan. 27, 2017 surrounded by his family after a two-year fight with multiple myeloma. John was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota on Nov. 18, 1958 to Fredrick and Elaine (Deschampe) Olson. John worked for Grand Portage Construction for 28 years and was also a member of the Grand […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGO FEB. 2, 2007 A 23-year-old Minneapolis man was killed in a snowmobile accident last Saturday night on Devil Track Lake. The man was traveling alone when he apparently hit a bank and was thrown from his machine into a tree. He was found dead at the scene. Great River Energy filed a conditional-use permit application with Cook […]
Beating cabin fever at the Care Center
The residents of North Shore Health Care Center are staying warm and will be enjoying a full month of activities to beat cabin fever. We have a lot of fun and excitement planned for this month along with some new events on the calendar. Everyone will be encouraged to wear red on Friday, Feb. 3 to support Heart Health Awareness […]
Grand Marais Public Utilities negotiates new mercury limit
The Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is in the process of negotiating a wastewater permit for the next five-year period that will include stricter measures of mercury allowed back into Lake Superior. This new mercury limit comes federally from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is enforced locally by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). At the January 18 […]