Cooperation Station receives Lloyd K. Johnson grant for nature-based program
Cooperation Station, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit daycare in Grand Marais, has received a Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation grant in the amount of $36,000 for the further development of its program. The goals of the grant are to focus on providing a quality program in nature-based play, resiliency, and early-childhood development. Cooperation Station is the only known nature-based program in the […]
Poplar River achieves success
“This is terrific news,” said Tom Rider, president of the Poplar River Management Board (“PRMB”) on October 19, when the board received the news the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) had recommended the delisting of the Poplar River from the Impaired Waters list. There are 5,101 impairments on that list, only 110 have ever been “de-listed”, and including the Poplar […]
County board talks about bonding for projects
Cook County commissioners looked at $11,244,501.80 in proposed 2017-2018 bonding projects at the board’s Tuesday, October 17 meeting. Topping the list were four projects from the highway department that totaled $5,697,000. Those jobs include County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42-45 engineering which is estimated to cost $54,900; CSAH 17 construction $4,423,000; CSAH Brule Run Bridge replacement $625,000; and engineering for […]
PUC discusses preliminary budget
Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) met Wednesday, October 18 and looked over an initial budget for 2018. City Administrator Mike Roth attended a Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) meeting the week before and reported that SMMPA wasn’t calling for a rate hike for next year. But instead, SMMPA presented a variety of circumstances that could cause a rate […]
Listening
Considered one of the 25 greatest pianists of all time, 86-year-old Austrian pianist, poet and author Alfred Brendel – largely self-taught after the age of 16 – performed with major orchestras around the globe, including 81 performances at Carnegie Hall, one of the most celebrated venues in the world located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Alfred certainly understood […]
Racial bullying in Cook County schools must stop
The recent news about incidents involving racial bullying in our schools concerns many Cook County residents including me. Anyone who attended the first rally to protest these incidents understands that this is a serious, ongoing problem. It’s not something new. The current political climate may make it more likely that this kind of hate speech and behavior occurs but that […]
Thanks to First Responders, EMTs and police
I would like to thank the following people and organizations for all their help after I was injured in a gas explosion on Friday, October 13, near Tofte. First, thanks to our great neighbors and friends, Louise Trachta and Dave Munson, for their help in getting me to an ambulance and for their care and concern. Thank you to the […]
Your Legal Rights: Reporting abuse of vulnerable adults
In southern Minnesota, a woman who was previously suspended from the practice of law was appointed as a guardian for dozens of vulnerable adults. In one case, she drained over $22,000 from a ward’s bank accounts and left him to live in squalor, with no food. She was convicted of several felonies after she financially exploited her wards out of […]
