Citizens of Cook County have been hearing a lot about a proposed new touring route for off-road vehicles lately that would link the shores of Lake Superior to the northern North Dakota border near Canada. Most of the recent information that is out there about the Border-to- Border Touring Route is negative and comes from a group formed locally to […]
Three school board seats will be up for election
It’s still early, but now is the time to think about running for a seat on the I.S.D. 166 school board. The filing period for affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District 166 will begin on July 31, 2018, and will close on August 14, 2018. The school board member(s) election will be […]
May was a good month for donations to I.S.D. 166
Any month is a good month to give to the school district, but this past May more than a dozen donations came in to I.S.D. 166 to help support a variety of summer programs and school projects. The Grand Marais Lions Club donated $1,000 for Spanish Camp. Lake County Soil & Water sent $80 to be used to help pay […]
I.S.D. 166 MCA test scores for 2018 are in
The MCA 2018 test results in reading and math are in, and it is clear while some gains have been made, some areas in certain grade levels for I.S.D. 166 need improvement. “Our weakest area is in mathematics,” noted superintendent Dr. William Crandall in his report to the school board. “Our high school and elementary increased in these areas but […]
God calls us back from troubles and harm
O give thanks to God, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures forever. (Psalm 107:1) Lately I taste God’s love and goodness as I munch on fresh chives, dandelions, wild strawberries and hear it in the song of white-throated sparrows and the hum of bees as they find nectar in newly emerging blossoms. I see it in the […]
Sheriff’s band pledges over $2,500 for Special Olympics
Five of Minnesota’s standing sheriffs performed a live concert at the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) annual Summer Conference at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, Minn., and turned the performance into an opportunity to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics. The band performed a two-hour show for the nearly 200 conference attendees, and by suggesting a voluntary nominal […]
Park board discusses repairing the boat launch ramp
The golf course is up and running, although right now it’s not particularly pretty, reported Gunflint Hills golf course supervisor Mike Kunshier to the park board on Tuesday, June 5. Last winter was hard on the course, but by July 1 the golf course should be up to snuff, added Kunshier. Camper/boater concerns Two gentlemen from the park came before […]
Schroeder Township to leave TSSSD
After several years of discussions, the steps needed to allow Schroeder Township to leave the Tofte, Schroeder Sanitary Sewer District (TSSSD) are falling into place. That was the news coming from Schroeder Township supervisor Bruce Martinson at the Schroeder supervisors’ May meeting. Before all of the pieces fall into place, the township must call for a public meeting and following […]