Cook County Republicans hold BPOU convention
Cook County Republicans held their Basic Political Operating Unit (BPOU) on March 15, meeting in the upstairs of the Harbor View Apartments meeting room with about 25 in attendance. Cook County Republican Chair Trent Spry was back from the military to lead the convention. Spry is the youngest G.O.P. chair in Cook County history, two years out of high school. […]
Senator Bakk announces his retirement from the legislature
After serving twenty eight years in the Minnesota House and Senate, Senator Tom Bakk (I) Cook, Minnesota has announced he is retiring at the end of the year. Bakk made his announcement on Thursday, March 17. Posted on his Facebook page, Bakk said, “Representing the people of the Arrowhead region has been one of the greatest rewards of my life, […]
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Troop 4112 Lakes and Pines recently had an amazing sled-dog adventure at Points Unknown in Hovland. Girls and leaders were treated to magical dog sled rides in the falling snow and the opportunity to socialize with the dogs and fluffy new puppies. Pictured are Annabelle Anderson, Arvis Thompson, Kenna Conley, Emily Arnold, Winifred Walters, Holly Belmore, Lily Belmore, Miah Arnold, […]
Severe weather awareness week
It’s spring in Cook County: the snow is melting; the rivers are beginning to flow; and there are signs of pussy willows, flowers and trees blossoming. And, of course, our much-anticipated warmer weather is coming. Warmer weather brings the potential for severe weather, and we in Cook County need to be prepared. To that end, the Minnesota Department of Public […]
Gratitude
For the past ten months Go Dog North Shore (GDNS), a local 501 (c)(3) non-profit, has been raising funds to construct a new purpose-built dog park within the City of Grand Marais. The park will consist of a one-acre wooded space with trails and a six-foot high fence that will provide residents and visitors a place to exercise and socialize […]
The Holy Grail of clean power for Cook County
Considering the wind turbine comments in last week’s letter to the editor, I find it interesting how our collective memory fades. Since the aughts, the possibilities of wind turbines on the hills over Lake Superior has been studied. Much of those studies were led by Cook County’s own Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP). You can find the various studies […]
Free Walk-In COVID-19 community testing pop-up events
Cook County Public Health announces that they will host a series of free Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing events focused on reducing the potential for increasing community spread of COVID-19 due to spring travels or upcoming social gatherings with friends and family. The first free event took place March 24. The second event will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, […]
Canada backs off on testing requirement
This is no April fools’ joke, Canadians will be coming back to northern Minnesota in the very near future. Come April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated Canadians will be able to visit the U.S. without having to provide proof of a negative COVID- 19 test. The government may include random testing, but Canadian travelers won’t have to provide the results of […]