Sawtooth Mountain clinic thanks community for COVID-19 emergency response and is available for all healthcare needs
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) thanks Cook County and Grand Portage communities for responding to the COVID-19 emergency and reminds everyone to make personal health their top priority. While it has made many sweeping changes to its operations and procedures to prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) physicians and caregivers stand ready and able to address all health […]
Cook County Highway Engineer to take position with MnDOT
Cook County Highway Engineer Krysten Foster recently announced that she is leaving her dual positions in Lake and Cook County to accept an offer from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT). Krysten has served as the highway engineer for Cook and Lake County since February 2018. Cook County sought to fill the highway engineer position following the resignation of Dave […]
Grand Marais city council discusses liquor store revenues
Grand Marais City Administrator Mike Roth addressed the city council on April 15 and went over March and April liquor store numbers. Due to Minnesota Governor Walz’s executive March 17 order, the local liquor store was closed for 13 days in March, said Roth, adding overall it was still a pretty good month. Governor Walz ordered that all non-essential businesses […]
Please don’t circumvent Governor Walz’s order to stay in place
We all want to support the community during the COVID-19 pandemic (“Some Airbnb’s still advertising for business,” Saturday April 11, 2020). While it’s possible renting vacation properties to people who are coming here for jobs may be legitimate, that determination should not be made solely by the owner of the property. When individuals who feel they know best what to […]
If you can, please lend a hand
Our greater Grand Marais family has been hit hard by the shutdowns by COVID-19 and, now, by the tragic fire that burned a hole in our downtown and our community’s fabric. Unfortunately, we know for sure that the COVID-19 impact will likely get worse before we can even begin to build our “new normal.” It is testing our patience, our […]
Local non-profits need donations to keep operating
I am worried. I am a volunteer at 1st and 2nd, our local thrift store where every person who donates work hours gives 100 percent of their wages to a Cook County nonprofit of their choice. Usually over 30 nonprofits benefit from these funds annually. We are led by a remarkably dedicated and positive group of volunteer managers who literally […]
The unforeseen …
We’re in the midst of navigating unforeseen troubled waters, the consequence of a perplexing pandemic. As former American editor and publisher Elbert Hubbard once put it, we’ve been “carried… by currents that are on no chart.” When the unforeseen invades our still waters, our “best-laid plans” and the “normal rhythms” of life must be cast aside under the pressure of […]
Mental Health Awareness Month proclaimed in Cook County
At the April 21 Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) Board meeting, PHHS Board Chair, Heidi Doo-Kirk proclaimed the month of May as Mental Health Awareness month in Cook County. “Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being,” read Doo-Kirk, PHHS Board Chair. “All Americans experience times of difficulty and stress in their lives that can […]
Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation approves grant to North Shore Health
North Shore Health (NSH) Administrator Kimber Wraalstad reported some good news when she announced that the Board of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation had revealed that they had approved a grant of $60,000 to NSH to support the Serenity Garden Project. Wraalstad said the funds would be made available to use as the work begins to create the garden. The […]