From simplest form of LifeLOVE evolved a Husband-Wife.One in covenant they’d be,LOVE’S true image: ONE in THREE.LOVE endowed them Freedom’s Choice:“Listen you may to any voice!The Choice you make, it must be known,Is no one else’s but your own.”“In this you truly Image me!I too am bound from Eternityby what I say, by what I do.To my own Self, I […]
Just say no to rumble strips
Morrie Luke MnDOT assistant traffic engineer told county commissioners that shoulder rumble strips would be installed on Highway 61 in August; when asked if MnDOT would hold public meetings he said no! MnDOT press release of May 6, 2014: “We will defer installation of centerline rumble strips on new projects in District 1 until all research is complete, said Duane […]
An open letter to the citizens of Cook County
As I See It—I am of the opinion that our most important right, as Americans, is one of the rights afforded us under the First Amendment to the Constitution, the right to free speech. The right of free speech provides us the opportunity to freely express our viewpoint, to publicly disagree with each other and the powers that be, to speak truth to […]
Schroeder town board holds reorganizational meeting
Schroeder Township held its reorganizational meeting on April 9 selecting a chair and vice chair, designating a polling place, town depository, compensation review and updating the contact list. Tina McKeever was selected board chair and Bruce Martinson vice chair. The North Shore Federal Credit Union was picked as the township’s depository, the Schroeder Town Hall as the polling place, and […]
Life is what all innocence deserves
3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ~1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (ESV) Of first importance. […]
Superior Trail Races—
How an event extends beyond the weekendIn 1991 an ambitious group of volunteers created the Superior 100 Mile Trail Race on the North Shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota. The concept was pretty simple, yet would prove to be forward thinking and well ahead of its time. The idea was this – runners would run continuously, day and night, through Lake and Cook counties, through […]
Historical Reflections
At the Grand Marais Garden Club’s pre-Easter meeting in April 1961, a contest was held featuring specially designed hats. The winners were, from left, Mrs. Ade Toftey for the silliest hat, with a long-stemmed rose; Mrs. Paul Johnson, for the most beautiful hat; and Mrs. Edwin Thoreson for the cleverest creation featuring miniature earth-moving equipment. Judges for the event were […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOAPRIL 18, 2009 Dean Deschampe and Geraldine Kozlowski received the most votes in the special primary election for the Reservation Tribal Council of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Tuesday, April 14. The candidates will now face each other in the general election on June 16. The election was held to fill the unexpired four-year […]
Superior Response:
Delivering training and recognition to first respondersThis year marks the delivery of the 30th annual Cook County Emergency Services Conference. The two-day event brings together EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, Dispatch, Search & Rescue, STOP Teams, Emergency Management, Community Emergency Response team volunteers, border protection agencies, emergency chaplains, elected officials and others who play a role in responding to emergencies, to train and learn together. The conference […]