20 YEARS AGOJULY 3, 2000 The Cook County courtroom was filled nearly to capacity on June 28 as spectators lined the gallery to watch Clarence and Phyllis Hammett outline and argue their case against the City of Grand Marais over the raise in the rates at the municipal campground before the summer of 1999. Due to the 20 percent Public […]
Grand Marais community blood drive
Blood donors are needed every day to sustain a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products. Blood is an essential part of emergency preparedness. We have implemented additional precautionary measures to ensure a safe donation environment, and we are looking for donors! There will be a blood drive on Tuesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
Blood drive in Grand Portage
A blood drive will be held at Ryden’s parking lot in Grand Portage on July 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To set up an appointment please email or call Debbie Bakke: (218) 370-8996 or (218) 475-2450 or email bakke@boreal.org.
Care Center slowly opens
WOW is all I have to say! We don’t have to wonder anymore when things will start to change. We don’t have to wonder when we will be able to see our loved ones. We received great news recently at the Care Center and across Minnesota, which has caused excitement for residents and family alike. We are now able to […]
Meet Myron Bursheim
Editor’s note: Every week we are introducing candidates who are running for Cook County Commissioner. Myron Bursheim is the current county board chair and is running for a second term as the District 2 representative. I grew up in Winger, a small town in rural northwestern Minnesota. I spent all my summers working on farms owned by my uncles. I […]
Cook County VFW Vikings get exciting win over Ely
After a scoreless first inning the Vikings put two runners across the plate in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead against the Ely VFW team in an earlier contest played at the Arleigh Jorgenson field on Friday, June 26. J Shannon started the scoring when he doubled in the first Viking. Looking strong, the Vikings added four more […]
Boys’ Babe Ruth team loses close game to Taconite
One bad inning doomed the Cook County/Silver Bay Babe Ruth baseball team in the team’s opening debut played at home on Thursday, June 25. The CC/SB team scored one run in the second and one in the fourth inning to lead 2-0 going into the 5th inning. That’s when Taconite exploded for six runs. A three run rally in the […]
Cook County VFW downs Taconite
The younger ball players took the field right after the Babe Ruth teams finished play. Cook County jumped to a 4-0 first inning lead and it held up for a 4-2 win over the Taconite VFW teams. Patrick Pierre took the win for the Vikings. He pitched four strong innings, striking out six, walking two, and giving up two hits […]
Sr. Babe Ruth CC/SB loses tough game to Ely
After the first inning of play, Ely and the Cook County/Silver Bay Babe Ruth team were tied 1-1. The game was played at home at the Arleigh Jorgenson field on Friday, June 26. After a long break from pitching, Andrew Miller took the mound and went two innings, giving up one run on two hits while striking out five and […]
Animal encounters
I settled in my lounge chair and gazed around the small clearing where we sat. Dick and I were at Tucker Lake for the weekend. We’d enjoyed a busy but rewarding day and now found ourselves relaxing. This is the same Tucker Lake on which we’d spent a year in 1969 and about which I’ve written a book. However, due […]