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Grand Marais resident Butch Schulte was taking his early morning walk on Wednesday, July 15, when he came across several facemasks on the ground in the downtown area. Each mask had a nasty message on it, which stopped Butch in his tracks. Butch went home to get something to use to pick the masks up and brought pictures to the […]
Commissioners hear from the public about wearing masks
The Cook County Commissioners Tuesday, July 14 meeting got off to an interesting start when interim County Administrator Rena Rogers announced she had some letters to read during the Citizen Comment period. A bucketful of emails, a bouquet full it would seem. Rogers informed Commissioner Board Chair Myron Bursheim that the letters might run over the allotted 30 minutes for […]
Cook County Community Foundation announces 2020 grant recipients
Eight deserving nonprofit organizations were awarded more than $20,000 in grants for projects to strengthen the Cook County community. The Cook County Community Foundation (CCCF) announced its 2020 grant recipients today with more than $20,000 in funds being distributed to Cook County non-profit organizations for various community service initiatives. Grants are awarded through a competitive grant application process and recipients […]
Serenity Garden planners host on-site open house
All of the hard work and planning to build a serenity garden in the underdeveloped courtyard between the North Shore Health hospital and care center is taking shape. According to one of the main drivers of this project, Mary Sanders, the serenity garden will be, “A peaceful space in nature for reflection and healing.” And, added Sanders, “That vision is […]
Writer thanks Sue Hennessy for her service to the community
I was appalled to read about the disrespect Sue Hennessey had to deal with recently at the hands of the school district. And incredibly relieved when it was reported last week that the ACA would retain their current (and necessary) space in the building. I would not have been surprised to hear it was the last straw for Sue. But […]
Advisory Group says “Yes” to wearing masks
Cook County’s Public Health and Human Services Advisory Council has adopted a resolution to encourage the wearing of protective face coverings in this time of pandemic. Covid-19 is not simply a disease that I might catch. It is a disease that I might also give. The risk of becoming infected is more than the risk I take for myself. It […]
Bluefin Marais?
At the July 8 Grand Marais City Council meeting, the City Council tabled a vote on a sweeping new zoning ordinance. They did this because several councilors were afraid that the public was largely unaware of the content of the ordinance. They were correct. The goal of the new ordinance is to ease restrictions that inhibit the creation of affordable […]
Thank you for your service, Tim Kennedy
We all need to send a big “Thank You” to Tim for his 18 years on the Grand Marais City Council. That is a lot of meetings and a lot of hard work. We will miss his impute as he did a great job. Thank you, Tim. Francis (Frankie) Jarchow, Grand Marais
Not just eye and lip service
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, we’ve come to depend on county government more today that ever before. This makes it especially important that county commissioners not only be qualified for the office, but dedicated to it as well. While no particular job experience or education is known to be the best preparation for success as a […]