Monday, August 27, at about 4:30 p.m., Anne Mundell was busy arranging items in her kindergarten classroom. On her desk were small pebbles with letters of the alphabet written on them. With school almost ready to start, Anne had spelled the names of her incoming students by putting the alphabetized rocks together. It was adorable. “I will use the rocks […]
No levy yet for North Shore Health
Will the $800,000 per year levy for North Shore Health go up in 2019? Down? Or stay the same? Typically the hospital board sets the levy for the next year at the August board meeting, but despite discussing it on August 23, the board decided to wait, but it will be a short wait. The levy must be submitted by […]
Trouble at Rainbow gathering near Trout Lake
Pe ace, love, and unity, the three guiding principles of the Rainbow Family of Living Light didn’t seem to be so much on the mind of 20-year-old Spencer Fredrickson, who was attending a Rainbow gathering held in the Superior National Forest near Trout Lake last Sunday, August 26. Fredrickson, of Northfield, Minnesota, was high on three different types of drugs […]
WTIP series, Bringing Out the Best of Ourselves, finalist for 2018 Touchstone Award
WTIP Development Director The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation (DSACF) announced that the WTIP Community Radio series, Bringing Out the Best of Ourselves, is among the nominees for the 2018 Touchstone Award. The award recognizes leadership in generosity, promoting civic engagement and encouraging inclusiveness. Bringing Out the Best of Ourselves is a four-part podcast series exploring how we can strengthen […]
Sponsorships sought for Youth Frontiers program
Teachers, kitchen workers, maintenance personnel, secretaries and administrative office employees at Cook County I.S.D. 166 got to take part in an Honor Retreat on August 30 that was paid for by Dick and Joyce McFarland. Retreat time was spent getting to know new staff and bonding between employees. The next school project the McFarlands, who own cabins in Tofte and […]
Painting a Full Picture
Anyone— other than the “askers”— paying attention to this year’s budget process? According to Jim Culotta, research assistant for the National Association of Counties (NACo), “The budget is one of the most important documents a county government prepares.” I think we would all agree that the purposes and manner in which public funds are spent are matters basic to our […]
Check out B2B Aug. 18 “As I See It”
I would like to thank Rose Ann TerSteeg for her informative article regarding the proposed B2B Trail in the Aug. 18 issue of this paper. She thoroughly explained why the trail would not be in the best interest of Cook County residents, including the availability of the route now, the costs involved to maintain repair and monitor a 900-mile trail […]
North Shore Rollers thank Grand Marais Fire Department
In thanking all of the participants and volunteers who helped to make the Minnesota State Log Rolling championships a huge success, the North Shore rollers forgot to thank the Grand Marais Fire Department for filling the tanks for the log rollers. Aaron Mielke, we would like to thank you for taking the time out of your day to do this […]
Who is really paying for the B2B touring route?
In his response to my letter of the previous week, Dan Larson claimed that no tax dollars are going into the B2B touring route and then stated that the project was being funded through gasoline taxes. Does he think no one in the state pays gasoline taxes but the MN Four-Wheel Drive Association? He also managed to avoid the question […]
What did happen to virtue?
I enjoyed reading Garry Gamble’s article last week asking what happened to virtue in politics. As Garry pointed out our founders believed that virtue was necessary in government’s high offices, pointing out that President Washington believed in personal morality and by living according to moral standards. I doubt Washington would approve of someone who cheated on all three of his […]