Cook County Chamber canoe raffle winner picked
Murray the Moose drew the winning ticket Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Cook County Chamber Foundation’s effort to raise funds for the 2018 Great Place Project. “We sold more than $17,000 in tickets,” said Jim Boyd, Chamber Foundation executive director. The foundation is the 501c3 charitable arm of the Cook County Chamber. “After expenses,” Boyd said, “we should have about […]
Durable, intimate and joyful
Real faith is way, way more than just an organized set of beliefs. It is a lifestyle that delights God and empowers the life of the Believer. True faith is durable, intimate and joyful. True faith is durable. A durable faith works to sustain hope in God’s goodness… even if circumstances tempt us to look for better elsewhere or to […]
Alice Semrud Powell
Alice Semrud Powell, 79, of Grand Marais, died peacefully Thursday, October 19, 2017, at North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais surrounded by family and friends. She was born May 27, 1938, at the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. Alice grew up in Hopkins, Minn., lived in Chicago for a couple of years, then attended Minneapolis Art Institute (now known as Minneapolis […]
Cook County nonprofits receive $19,200 in grants
The Cook County Community Fund announced it was giving five grants totaling $19,200 to local nonprofits for community-based improvements and projects proposed during the fund’s most recent grant round. The funds will help local projects including health, arts and children’s initiatives. The organizations that received grants, their funding levels and their projects are: . North Shore Health Care Foundation, $4,250 […]
School board extends Dr. Crandall’s contract through 2018
The I.S.D. 166 school board extended superintendent Dr. William Crandall’s contract through 2017-2018, raising his 2016- 2017 salary from $47,977 to $56,464. Dr. Crandall’s workdays at the district also increased from 78 last year to 90 this year. This is Dr. Crandall’s second year at the helm of the school district. In a joint powers agreement between Lake Superior Independent […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOOCT. 26, 2007 Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, is “exploring the possibility” of running for governor in 2010. “I will make a final decision sometime next summer. But yes, I’m considering it,” the chairman of the Senate Tax Committee said. Members of the Grand Marais City Council and Cook County Board of Commissioners got together Tuesday afternoon to talk […]
Littfin elected to Great River Energy board
At the June 7 annual meeting for Great River Energy Mike Littfin, a board member of Arrowhead Cooperative, Inc. was elected to the Great River Energy 24-member board of directors. Highlights of the annual meeting include president and chief executive officer David Saggau revealing a revised rate projection that showed annual increases of less than 1 percent through 2030, which […]
MNsure opens November 1
Since October 16, MNsure’s online plan comparison tool is available with updated 2018 plan information. This tool will allow Minnesotans to shop and compare plans in advance of open enrollment. Minnesotans can begin purchasing policies Nov. 1 to Jan. 14. “This tool is a great way to prepare yourself for open enrollment,” said CEO Allison O’Toole. “We encourage Minnesotans to […]