It’s time to start travelling again, as the weather warms up and the roads are dry. Join us locally, as we go for lunch to the Harbor House on April 18 at 11:30 a.m. Our lunch trips for May will take us to the Wunderbar and Raven Rock Grill (watch for upcoming information). Working with quilters in the community, I […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOAPRIL 11, 2008 The Border Patrol in Grand Marais won’t be getting a new building anytime soon. In fact, the General Services Administration announced Tuesday that the solicitation for plans to build the structure has been cancelled. Instead, the Border Patrol will use a satellite facility at the Coast Guard Station for its administrative offices while retaining the […]
Visit Cook County hosts board retreat
What’s the best way to advance an organization? Retreat. A board retreat that is. Many of us have heard of board retreats and in planning for the first ever Visit Cook County retreat, the work done in advance is equally as important as gathering a busy group of board members. Being a younger organization of eight years and having achieved […]
Cook County board approves bonding
Commissioners approved the capital improvement plan (CIP) that called for the issuance of $9,545,000 general obligation bonds at the board’s Tuesday, April 10 meeting. The majority of the money will be used to fix county roads with some dollars going to repairs on the courthouse, law enforcement center and improvements to the Cook County Community Center. Consent agenda items passed […]
Gondola evacuation focus of emergency exercise at Lutsen Mountains
On Saturday, April 7, Cook County Emergency Management, Lutsen Fire Department & EMS, and the Lutsen Mountains ski patrol welcomed the Minnesota Aviation Rescue Team (MART) to work through how the special helicopter rescue team could assist to get people out of the gondola cars in the event of an emergency. MART is a joint effort of the St. Paul […]
Boy: a worthy read
You may know Anna Hamilton as a restaurant owner, a realtor, and a strong voice in community matters, but Anna Hamilton has now joined the ranks of authors with her moving debut novel Boy. Originally from Iowa, Hamilton sets the stage for these 134 pages in farm country, drawing on her roots as she builds a story around Old Man […]
An interview with the author
Anna Hamilton is one busy person. The owner and operator of Hughie’s restaurant, Anna with her sister Sarah, who owns Trail Center restaurant, is active in many community events in Cook County. Still, she found time to write a book. Anna took a few moments from her busy schedule to answer questions posed by the Cook County News-Herald. What inspired […]
This is America
I’m tired of all the negativity about this country. I’m also tired of the mainstream media that reinforces these feelings. But I wasn’t thinking about any of these things as I carefully climbed the bleachers to sit with my daughter and family and watch Natalie, my oldest granddaughter, at her middle school honor students’ presentation. The gymnasium was huge as […]
Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster to appear at Arrowhead Center for the Arts
Three-time “Best Blues Album” Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster of Austin, Texas, is a singer/songwriter/ guitarist who has sung duets with Bonnie Raitt, performed with the Allman Brothers and shared the stage with Susan Tedeschi. Foster is the recipient of seven Blues Music Awards, three Austin Music Awards, the Grand Prix du Disque award from the Académie Charles-Cros in France, and […]
FDLTCC law enforcement career expo set for April 18
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is hosting the 15th annual Law Enforcement Career Expo and Campus Visit Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Lester Jack Briggs Cultural Center on campus. The event is open to the public and admission is free. The Law Enforcement Career Expo is designed to provide information […]