Cook County school children had a two-hour delay to start school on Monday, April 16, due to an early spring snowstorm that crossed through the region dumping up to a foot or more of snow in some places. It was the first time this winter/spring that weather caused a delay of any kind in the kids’ school schedule. It was […]
Patty Dahl retires!
Patty Winchell- Dahl was joined by co-workers and friends for a cake and coffee reception at the Reservation Tribal Council Office in celebration of her retirement that was held Friday, April 13. While she served in numerous leadership roles in her more than two decades of employment with the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Patty’s recent years were […]
Grand Marais City Council discusses art
Can you define art for me? Good question said Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith- DeCoux to council member Kelli Swearingen. Swearingen’s query came during council’s April 11 meeting when the talk turned to whether the city could benefit from an advisory arts council. In the not-too-distant past, several works of art have been donated to the town or the city’s […]
Tofte holds local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting
The town of Tofte local Board of Appeal and Equalization invited the public on Thursday, April 12 to discuss information regarding assessment and classification of property. Although no one attended the meeting, Cook County Assessor Todd Smith and the Tofte Board of Equalization discussed seven claims that were submitted for review. Held annually, the meeting gives people a chance to […]
The Art Colony looks ahead to new leadership
The board of directors of the Grand Marais Art Colony regretfully accepted the resignation of executive director Amy Demmer at its April 12 board meeting. Demmer informed the board that she and her husband, David Demmer, and their two daughters will be moving to Duluth later this summer. The board expressed its deep appreciation for Demmer’s years of leadership and […]
Phifer drops from Minnesota 8th congressional race
Two Harbors native Leah Phifer has decided to end her run for the 8th District congressional seat. While none of the five candidates won the DFL endorsement at the 8th District convention held on Saturday, April 14 in Duluth, Phifer was the only one of them to lead on all 10 ballots and the only one to earn over 50 […]
Writer doesn’t like tone of Garry Gamble’s column
Garry Gamble cannot ruin the “coolest small town in America” and the most beautiful freshwater lake in the world, but he is ruining the Cook County News-Herald for me. Each week I look forward to the paper and hope the 2- to 4-column inches he has been granted will be gone, but there he is again, spewing his ultra-right opinions […]
Are you smarter than a 12th-grader?
In response to L. Geillinger’s letter on students of Parkland school in Florida and gun control, I believe he has it all wrong. David Hogg and his student friends who were at the school are all smart high school students and don’t need to read written facts when they speak. When David speaks about gun control and protest, he does […]
Writer asks questions about which guns should be banned
I read with interest James King’s letter to the National Rifle Association in the March 24 News-Herald. When I finished, I found that I had many questions that I wished Mr. King would have addressed. Perhaps he could be persuaded to write a follow up. For starters, Mr. King, you asked the NRA to take a stand against “automatic assault […]
We don’t all think alike
It saddened me today, when a customer and friend whom I had not seen for some time, came to have a meal at our establishment and told me the reason he had not been in for so long. Other people whom he dines with won’t come to our business any more because of opinions or views one person has shared, […]