If it isn’t a record, it’s close, said North Shore Health Care Foundation president Karl Hansen. Hansen was referring to the 32 teams who had registered to play in the 22nd annual North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) two-day fundraiser held Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 at the Superior National golf course in Lutsen. While not all of the tabulations […]
Commissioners approve land sale to Grand Portage
Denny Fitzpatrick and Robert Nicholson came before the county board during the public comment period at the commissioners’ Tuesday, October 10 meeting and expressed their concerns over the recent racial incident at I.S.D. 166 and reports of past incidents of racism in the county. Nicholson, who said he has lived in Grand Marais for three years, read a statement Cook […]
Sheriff Pat Eliasen completes 113th session of National Sheriffs’ Institute
Sheriff Pat Eliasen of the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office completed participation in the 113th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Aurora, Colorado, September 18-22, 2017. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for sheriffs. This no-cost program is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA). Sheriff […]
Phifer announces plan to move forward with her campaign for Congress
In a phone conversation two weeks ago Leah Phifer said she would have to sit down and talk with Rick Nolan, the incumbent DFL congressman who is running for re-election in the 8th Congressional District, before she made a final decision to run against him or drop out. “We had a nice chat on Saturday (October 7) evening,” said Phifer. […]
Let’s walk together and grow community spirit
It was an honor to be asked to speak at a recent community gathering on Sunday, October 1, in Harbor Park, however, I was not one of the organizers for the event, simply a guest. I am grateful for your coverage of the event and appreciate your commitment to getting the facts straight. Thank you for helping me correct the […]
Some of this, some of that
While the day care concept isn’t being discussed anymore, there are still plans in the works to expand the Cook County Community Center. One currently being looked at would add approximately 3,600 square feet to the center. According to the latest concept drawing from Duluth architect Tim Meyer, the added space would include a 1,286 square foot social room, 715 […]
Peter & Paul
Let’s review the message that has been parroted over and over by the present county administration–and let me throw in one more “over” in an effort to be sure and represent things accurately: 1. We find ourselves stuck in this financial quagmire because past commissioners borrowed from the county’s reserve fund; monies that should have been left for us (present […]
Finding Our Worth
At our previous residence in the Brainerd Lakes area I used to keep chickens, but not the bedraggled, white laying machines that one would find in a modern egg factory. I used to go to the Murray McMurray Poultry catalogue and select one of the dozens of available breeds, some of which come in six different color varieties. The minimum […]