4th Annual Apple Festival has a nice turnout
An apple a day keeps the doctor away; that’s the old saying. So, for folks who take some stock in that axiom and like apples because they are also healthy and delicious, the 4th Annual Apple Festival held last weekend in Grand Marais was a highlight fall event. Through her Johnny Appleseed Project, Carolyn Dry organized the festival. This year […]
Cook County High School student selected to perform in Bjorling Music Festival at Gustavus
Cook County High School student Rowan Lindholm (12) has been selected to participate in the 35th Annual Bjorling Music Festival at Gustavus Adolphus College. The festival, which takes place November 6 and 7, includes 208 high school musicians from 65 different high schools across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Students were selected for this honor out […]
Sullivan announces that Cook County will receive over $2 million in funding from the U.S. Treasury Department
Cook County Commissioner Board Chair Ann Sullivan had some exciting news to share at the board’s October 25 meeting. During commissioner reports at the end of the meeting Sullivan announced that Cook County will receive $1,019,951.31 annually, for both the 2022 and 2023 budgets, funds from the U.S. Treasury Department’s American Rescue Plan Act. Sullivan learned about the large grant […]
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Two bull moose seem to be getting along famously as a cow moose stands alone in the background.
Honoring our Veterans
“There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.” — Gen. James H. Doolittle On Friday, November 11th, we once again take time to honor the men and women of our armed forces. The following few paragraphs explain the history behind Veterans Day. In the early morning hours of November 11, 1918, in Compiegne, France, the Allied powers signed […]
A Vote for Rena Rogers Backs 3 E’s of Educational Leadership: Experience, Expertise, Education
In the Nov. 8 school board election, each of us has the unfathomable power to help determine the future paths all Cook County children will travel. Vote for the board member most capable of deeply understanding and deftly managing reality-based facts of 21st century learning and life. Vote to help prepare all children with the knowledge, imagination, cognitive skills, social […]
Ranked choice voting tends to put candidates in office who are willing to find common ground
I don’t believe in single-issue voting, but a big reason I am voting for Grant Hauschild for State Senate and Rob Ecklund for Minnesota House is that among their many other admirable qualities, they are advocates for ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting, a simple change in how we conduct elections, has the near-magical ability to return government to what […]
Car Seat safety
In the US, the leading cause of death for children ages 3-14 is motor vehicle crashes. The right car seat, used in the right way, greatly increases your child’s chance of surviving a car crash, but frighteningly, almost half of all car seats are installed incorrectly. Some car seats are held down using the seat belts, while some are held […]