The Grand Marais City Council met on Jan. 25 and approved the 2017 IRS reimbursement schedule for mileage at 53.5 cents per mile. Council approved John Books to a three-year position on the Grand Marais Library Board and also appointed Judie Johnson to a two-year term on the board. Lisa Gergets was the lone applicant for the opening on the […]
School board approves procedures and policies for Native Americans residing on Indian lands
Cook County School Board (CCHS) ISD 166 met in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center for a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19 to discuss the school’s policies and procedures for Native American youth living on tribal lands and other I.S.D. students who live on federal lands. The meeting lasted just eight minutes. The district receives federal funds through Public Law […]
Commissioners approve AIS contract
At the Cook County Board of Commissioners January 24 meeting commissioners’ approved an amendment to the AIS (Aquatic Invasive Species) contract. One of the changes calls for the Cook County Land Commissioner to act as the fiscal agent instead of Cook County Soil and Water for the AIS grant. A second change is to increase the wages from $20 to […]
Cook County Substance Abuse Court up and running
Since its inception in August 2016, Cook County Recovery (Treatment) Court has been very successful. Called drug court in some states, the primary purpose is to use the court’s authority to reduce crime by changing a defendant’s substance abuse behavior. Eligible respondents who agree to participate and follow the recommendations receive dismissed charges or reduced sentences. Aleesha Ward, 6th District […]
Motions approved at the Jan. 17 county board meeting
. Commissioners approved designating the Cook County News-Herald as its legal newspaper for publishing legal notices or 2017. . Commissioners approved a motion to amend the agreement with Nesgoda Services for Clearwater Road hazardous fuel reduction by extending the date of completion to June 30, 2017 and for the West Twin- Kemo lakes hazardous fuel reduction for the same date. […]
Boys win Koo Koo Invite; girls finish in 4th place
After his first slalom run Will Lamb was three-hundredths of a second out of first place. A faster second run more than made up that difference and Lamb took first place at the Vikings’ Koo Koo Invite to lead the boys’ team to a first place finish over some exciting competition. Lamb beat last year’s Section 7A champ Ryan Nordin […]
Songwriter Leah Thomas receives award
Songwriter Leah Thomas was recognized for two songs in the 2016 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition. Skylarkin’ and Angel Motel both received Honorable Mention in the Soft Rock category. Skylarkin’ was recorded by SplinterTones in 2016 and is on their self-titled album. Angel Motel is available on Amazon, iTunes, and Spotify. All songs entered in the annual SongDoor International Songwriting Competition […]
Have you ever?
Waited until 12 inches of heavy snow fell on your car before you bought a windshield scraper? Had your car’s 3,000- mile oil change done at 5,000 miles? Or more? Desperately tried to get your printer to work on Dec. 23 so you could get your Christmas letter in the mail? Waited until your prescription ran out before re-ordering only […]