Plans to add child care center being considered
Meyer Group, an architectural firm in Duluth, Minnesota recently submitted two drawings depicting the addition of a county-built child care facility to the Cook County Community Center. One plan shows the child care at the front of the building. The other illustrates the addition at the back of the building. The front plan is an estimated 8,000 square feet and […]
Lance Johnson announces run for governor
He said he had been thinking seriously about throwing his hat in the ring for the governor’s race for nine months, and at his 60th high school class reunion held July 22 in Zumbrota, Lance Johnson formally announced his intentions to run for governor as a Republican. Johnson, an attorney who splits his time between Lutsen and Woodbury, has worked […]
One Roof Community Housing to put up four homes in Grand Marais
Sometime mid to late September four modular houses will be built in Grand Marais and offered for sale to the public. The homes are being constructed and sold through One Roof Community Housing out of Duluth. They will be adjacent and to the west of Homestead Cooperative. One Roof Housing purchased the property from the Johnson Trust. “This is workforce […]
Times set to meet with commissioners to discuss upcoming county budget
Cook County commissioners have just over one month to set the 2018 levy, and with that, they are seeking input from the public to help in their decision-making. Once the levy is set it can go down but not up. The county has until the end of December to send the state its final levy. Currently, commissioners are looking at […]
Lutsen Township passes 2018 levy
In light of the Cook County commissioners looking at passing a double-digit levy, Lutsen Township supervisors decided to give their citizens a break and set the 2018 township levy at $127,325, down from the proposed $171,720.36. The 2017 levy for Lutsen was $200,945.36. Supervisors made their decision on August 15 at the continuation of the annual meeting that was held […]
Spinfluence
Guzzling an outrageously expensive bottled water – purchased at the San Francisco airport while Renée, my helpmate in life, and awaited our scheduled flight home at the conclusion of a May 2014 County Leader Forum–we wandered into one those “gotcha shops” tucked conveniently along the extensive airport corridor. While looked for a healthy snack–like Snickers bar–she approached me with book […]
WOW bike program continues to grow
Thanks, thanks, thanks… WOW, the bike loan program for international foreign workers has really proven a success. The UCC/ Cong. Church’s outreach program continues to steadily grow. WOW volunteers estimate that the total season’s bikes loaned will be over 90! Started in 2010, used bikes from the county, and even Twin Cities, have assisted in inventory growth. Recently, some individuals […]
Unkind words hurt everyone
Last week Boreal.org re-posted an article from the Cook County News- Herald honoring Bruce Kerfoot’s selection by the community as Senior Citizen of the Year. Unfortunately, we inform you that one community member chose to use Boreal.org to post comments about that article that were rude, vulgar and wholeheartedly inappropriate for our community. The staff and board of Boreal Community […]
Writer defends request for reasonable customer service
Not to drag out this topic, but some of Ms. Hamilton’s responses were not to the complaints in my letter or those of the previously published letter. While she has valid defenses for some of the complaints that she has perhaps heard, I saw no complaints about long lines or parking in either my letter or the previous one. I […]