The rush to fill up the Grand Marais Recreation Park for the late July/early August four-day Fisherman’s Picnic was busy and brief. At 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, people were good naturedly standing shoulder to shoulder in the Grand Marais Recreation building patiently waiting for the 8 a.m. office opening so they could secure reservations for festive Fisherman’s Picnic […]
North Shore Health is in a hiring mode
The employment ad in the Cook County News- Herald and online says it all, there are a lot of openings at North Shore Health. With 14 openings available, there are plenty of opportunities to pick from. With 112 full-time employees and a total of 150, those openings account for about 10 percent of the workforce. Needed is a director of […]
A look at Cook County workers’ 2018 pay increases
While federal employees are expecting to get a 1.9 percent raise in January 2019, the staff employed by Cook County will see a cost of living (COLA) average increase of 2.5 percent in the new year. A 2 percent COLA is fairly normal for government workers. But a look back at 2018 raises in Cook County, which came in the […]
Gear up and head up to watch the Gunflint Mail Run
Fans of sled dogs and the mushers who guide them should head up to Trail Center on Saturday, January 5 to catch the Gunflint Mail Run. With a full field of 30 teams entered in either the 12-dog, 100-mile race or in the 8-dog, a 65-mile run, there is bound to be plenty of exciting action to watch. The first […]
Second person graduates from substance abuse court
After years of battling substance abuse addiction, Curt Everson hit bottom. He needed help and it came through the court system, plus a lot of other providers who were ready to work with him. “Curt came into our program in August 2017,” said Aleesha Ward, 6th District treatment coordinator of the Cook County Substance Use Recovery Court. “Since its inception, […]
Questions
We were dialed in on the car radio, as we drove back from our family Christmas, when these words from a Charles Schwab commercial caught my ear: “Are you asking enough questions about how your wealth is being managed?” I couldn’t help but think, “There’s a question Cook County taxpayers should be asking themselves when it comes to how county […]
New Year’s resolutions for 2019
Here’s hoping you have a great 2019. The optimist in me says 2019 will be celebrated in many ways, but of course, every year brings some laughter and some tears. Will cancer be cured this coming year? How about Alzheimer’s? Polio? Will there be answers for a host of other maladies and health concerns that trouble us? The answer is […]
Winter storm drops 24 inches of snow on Lutsen Mountains
A winter storm that brought rain and sleet to much of Minnesota and Wisconsin was all snow and smiles for winter enthusiasts on the North Shore. In total, 24 inches fell in the higher elevations at Lutsen Mountains over Dec. 26 and Dec. 27, fueled in part by northeast winds over Lake Superior that created “Lake Effect” augmentation of the […]
Happy New Year: beginning of another year—2019!
Who knows what this year will hold? Will the stock market continue to fluctuate? Will our country continue to be so divided? Will my friend who is sick get better or worse? Will my grandson’s autism be helpfully treated? No shortage of unknowns—that’s for sure. Most of us never thought we’d see a time when children were taken from their […]