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The public response was greater than expected to the offer of free hand sanitizer to local businesses. Jim Wiinanen (L) and his boss, Cook County Emergency Management Director Mike Keyport distributed almost 110 gallons of free hand sanitizer on Tuesday, July 28, at the CCEM Office which is located at the Cook County Community Center. Plans were to give more […]
County Board approves surveillance system and tax abatements
Based on the recommendation of the Building Committee, Cook County Commissioners voted to purchase a camera surveillance system for the Highway Department to replace the old surveillance system, which had failed. The vote came on July 28, after the system had already been purchased at a cost of $11,875. The meeting was held remotely via You Tube. The Committee of […]
Park Board vetoes fireworks and music in Harbor Park and says no to water skipping
Following the governor’s most recent edict covering rules and regulations to hold outdoor events, the Grand Marais Park Board voted 4-0 to deny a special event permit to the Grand Marias Lions Club to host fireworks or have music played in the Harbor Park over what has traditionally been the Fisherman’s Picnic weekend. The decisions were made at a special […]
Nighttime lane closures August 2 and 3 due to Highway 61 sign replacements
MnDOT’s district wide sign replacement project will be requiring nighttime closures on August 2 and 3. Work will start at 8 p.m. and be completed by 6 a.m. On Sunday, August 2, overhead signs on Highway 61 in Two Harbors and Silver Bay will be replaced. On Monday, August 3, overhead signs at London Road and 26th Avenue East in […]
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Just because there won’t be a Fisherman’s Picnic this year doesn’t mean there won’t be any T-shirts to commemorate the year the four-day festival wasn’t held. The shirts were made and will be sold by Mike Swindelhurst at Set Out Printing. Mike’s brother-in- law, Bruce Futterer, did the artwork and designed the shirts. They come in multiple colors and some […]
Incumbents file for elections
The two week filing period for the school and hospital boards and the Grand Marais city council is underway and the incumbents for seven offices on the November ballot have started to state their filing intentions. There will be at least one open seat on each of the three boards. The filing period ends Tuesday, August 11. The incumbents were […]
In denial …
On February 24, 2011, Italy’s Supreme Court upheld the criminal conviction of the industrious and dynamic Cardinal Roberto Tucci. What was his crime? Polluting the environment with electromagnetic waves from transmission towers occupying over one thousand acres of land surrounded by suburban communities. The case sprang from a medical report released in 2001 by a public health agency that showed […]
Cook County lodging taxes down
No surprise here, but with the state-wide COVID-19 restrictions established for lodging and shopping, the Cook County one percent local option sales tax was down considerably for April and May this year compared to the same time during 2019. April was down -39.2 percent and May was off -37.6 percent. Year-to-date the county is down -6.2 percent over last year […]
Writer encourages folks to vote for Bursheim
There is an excellent field of diverse, thoughtful and skilled fellow citizens seeking the District 2 position on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After four years’ observation, close attention to candidates’ published positions and the recent WTIP candidate forum addressing well over a dozen vital issues, I’m quite encouraged — and will vote for incumbent Myron Bursheim as the […]