There are discussions circulating about a number of staff members at North Shore Health who have or are participating in the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota. There are a lot of questions regarding how this impacts our community as a whole and within North Shore Health. I understand the frustration about this and the requests that these individuals quarantine. […]
Jesus is the Truth
Jesus is the Truth.He’s the Light thatshines in the darkness.He’s everything He claimsto be,and He can set you free!Jesus is the Truth.Won’t you stop yourstriving and searching?He only asks that youreceiveand with your heartbelieveHe is the Truth.Marsha Hansen, Tofte
Not all teachers subscribe to distant learning
Dear Cook County Parents and Community: Not every teacher is in support of a distance-learning model for the 2020-21 school year. COVID-19 has presented almost every decision-making group with a “lesser of two evils” decision. We believe the decision to go to an immediate distance-learning model is the greater of two evils. Governor Walz, based on the data in Cook […]
Tampering with mail is a crime
Has your mail been late? Have you gone days without receiving something you ordered in a timely manner? Maybe you know someone who has had this happen to them. Maybe you’ve read about it, heard about it, or seen a story about it. Maybe it hasn’t happened to you yet, maybe you think it won’t or can’t happen. Turns out […]
Jaye White throws her support to Bursheim
First, I would like to thank everyone who voted for me and supported me in my run for County Commissioner District 2. While I am sad to not be able to serve my district as commissioner, I do not feel disheartened. This is because I am confident that Commissioner Myron Bursheim will do a great job representing District 2 with […]
Pastor Dale C. McIntire authors “Catching the Wind: A Guide for Interpreting Ecclesiastes”
Dale C. McIntire’s book, “Catching the Wind: A Guide for Interpreting Ecclesiastes,” is a comprehensive discussion on the book of Ecclesiastes and its underlying meaning and application for everyone interested in what the Bible has to say to life’s situations. McIntire, MDiv, DMin, is a pastor at Cornerstone Community Church in Grand Marais, Minnesota. His book is an in-depth analysis […]
Eagle gets “Owly” in attack on woman
When a juvenile eagle attacked a guest at Cascade Lodge and Restaurant, kitchen manager Bernie Banks came to the rescue, throwing his chef ’s coat over the eagle and pulling it off of the woman. In an interview with the Associated Press, Banks said, “I worked in Alaska for a few years and ran across moose and bear, but I’ve […]
Food Access in Cook County During COVID-19
Hello. I am Elsa Lunde, and I am wrapping up my 2020 summer service as an AmeriCorps Emergency Response Initiative service member with the Cook County Emergency Operations Center. During my term of service, I collected the following data on food access in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was able to interview two local food producers, one grocery […]
Historical Reflections
Steve and Abigail Hudler with a big fish. Abigail Hudler caught this 31 pound lake trout from an unidentified inland lake. Her father, Steve Hudler, is holding the monster fish.