St John’s Catholic Church was one busy place last Thursday, Nov. 15 as more than 400 people came to eat a simple but delicious lunch or supper of donated soups, loaves of bread and desserts as part of the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser held to fight community hunger. When the evening was done almost $27,000 had been raised, a new […]
Knowledge Bowl team makes big comeback
The Cook County I.S.D. 166 Knowledge Bowl team traveled to the Iron Range last week for their last tournament of the season, and like most good squads, they saved their best effort for last. “It was a big time showing for Cook County Knowledge Bowl,” said head coach David Liechty. “This was the most competitive fall season in years, and […]
Lawsuit against Department of the Interior progressing slowly
Jeremy Drucker, senior advisor, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, reports that the lawsuit filed last summer against the U.S. Department of Interior for its decision to reinstate the Twin Metals mineral leases, “is in its early stages.” The lawsuit was filed on Thursday, June 21, 2018 with Sawbill Outfitters and Hungry Jack Outfitters joining seven other northern Minnesota businesses […]
Storlie wins recount; Gresczyk decides against serving on city council
With only five votes separating them, Bruce Martinson decided to pay for a recount in the off chance he would gain enough votes to win the district 5 Cook County commissioner’s seat held by incumbent Ginny Storlie. The recount was held in the Cook County courthouse on Thursday, November 15 under the supervision of Cook County Auditor/ Treasurer Braidy Powers. […]
The Pleiadians are here
In something almost out of the X-Files, Christine Day came before the Cook County Planning Commission on Nov. 14 after neighbors complained her summer weekend groups were making too much noise while they were in-training learning how to communicate with extraterrestrials they call the Pleiadians. The property is located about one and one-half mile east of the Grand Marais city […]
What you don’t know can…
According to the Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, the oldest written version of the saying “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” comes from 1576, in Petit Palace by George Pettie, an English writer of romances: “So long as I know it not, it hurteth mee not.” I would suggest the opposite to be true, particularly when it comes to decisions […]
County Budget Advisory Committee— a perspective
As I See ItThe great concept of a Citizens Budget Advisory Committee was, in reality, a challenge. Basic sound committee structure and process were not the first order of business. It convened far too late to be effective. Originally intended to start in March, the first meeting did not occur until mid-June. We had no designated chairperson. We kept no minutes. Agendas rarely […]
Winter arrives for Winterer’s Gathering
By North House Folk School Director Greg Wright’s estimate, there were more than 600 folks who attended the vast array of activities and events at this year’s Winterer’s Gathering, which was held last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. While most of the events were well grounded, about 100 people attended recently retired Duluth News- Tribune’s “Astro Bob” King’s lecture about the […]
