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Last week, just before finishing its work for the day the setting sun painted the sky and silhouetted the Coast Guard lighthouse. One final gift for residents and visitors before the next cycle would begin.
Celebrate the joy of snowmobiling at the 18th annual Grand Portage Lodge and Casino Snowarama for Easter Seals kids
Snowmobilers will hit the trails on February 11, 2023, for the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids. Once again, the Thunder Bay Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids will head south of the border to Grand Portage, only 45 minutes from Thunder Bay, attracting snowmobilers from across northwestern Ontario and Minnesota to enjoy some of the finest […]
ISD 166 Principal Megan Myers announces resignation
Cook County I.S.D. 166 P.K.-12 Principal Megan Myers announced her resignation effective June 30, 2023, at the Thursday, January 19 school board meeting. Myers began working at I.S.D. 166 in September 2018, replacing P.K.-12 Principal Dr. William (Bill) DeWitt, who resigned August 16, 2018. When asked why she was leaving, Meyers responded, “My plans are to look for an administrative […]
Cook County Prepares to Kick-Off a year of support for local childcare providers
Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) along with the Cook County Economic Development Authority (EDA) are preparing to launch a series of efforts to strengthen local childcare systems in 2023. Alison McIntyre, Director of Cook County Public Health and Human Services states, “Childcare is an essential resource for our local families, workforce and community. Families throughout Cook County and the […]
Family thanks North Shore Health and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic staff for care of their father
We would like to thank all of the staff at North Shore Health and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic for the excellent care given to our dad, Howard Sivertson. Thanks to all the doctors, nurses, physical therapists, ambulance drivers, and EMTs that came to his aid more than once this past year. Special thanks to Traci Allen home health nurse, and to […]
Cook County Recycling – Quality over Quantity
Recycling has proven to be a dynamic industry over the past several decades, not only locally or around the northeast region of the State, but also across the entire nation and even internationally. What started out in the 1970s as a simple push to help clean up the environment has ultimately transitioned into big business and global commodity trading. Sometimes […]
Local Electric Co-op Directors obtain National Recognition Certificates
Directors Roger Opp, Donna Lunke, and Michael Valentini of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Arrowhead Cooperative) recently received the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). An ever-changing business environment has imposed new demands on electric cooperative directors, requiring increased knowledge of changes in the electric utility business, new governance skills and a solid knowledge of […]
Registration for 2023 North Shore Farmer Meet-Up now open
The University of Minnesota Extension will host a gathering for local farmers and agricultural producers who are operating in Cook County or the surrounding North Shore region to network and learn from each other on February 17th in Grand Marais. The meet-up will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center at 317 W 5th St, […]
Study shows eating freshwater safe isn’t safe
Can eating fish caught in freshwater be dangerous to your health? Yes, say research scientists studying polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have leached into drinking water supplies and local waterways. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) came out with a recent report that says even eating one freshwater fish may contain enough of these pollutants, so it would be the equivalent of […]