10 YEARS AGO • MARCH 18, 2002
Cook County’s West End townships met last Tuesday and voted to approve a two-year $30,000 property levy that will be used to help pay for the operation of the Birch Grove Community Center located in Schroeder. When the night was over residents in Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder each agreed to levy $10,000 per township. There were 40 yes votes and six no votes in Schroeder; 17 yes votes and eight no votes in Lutsen; and 100 percent yes votes in Tofte. To have the plan work, all three townships needed to pass the levy.
About half a dozen DNR staff came to the March 11 county board of commissioners meeting and gave an overview of the plans under way in the state forests. There was some gloomy news. Unfortunately, they said, there is a $3 million projected shortfall in the annual revenue for the Minnesota state parks. Thus, all managers areanticipatinga5to10percentreductionof expenses this summer. This will mean a $6,000 reduction at Cascade alone and translate into fewer office hours and a shorter season.
20 YEARS AGO • MARCH 16, 1992
The Forest Service has made a decision to grant an easement to Cook County to reconstruct the Gunflint Trail from the Trout Lake/Kimball Lake Road to the Greenwood Lake Road. The project will cover close to five miles and the county proposes to do the work in two segments.
A plan to advertise for bids for the construction of the new Cook County Community Center was authorized by the board of commissioners. The highway department will act as general contractor for the project, which will be done by bidding out the work and volunteer labor. It is estimated half the work will be done by volunteers.
50 YEARS AGO • MARCH 15, 1962
A Lutsen woman is in the local hospital following an unfortunate accident at the veneer plant Friday afternoon. Her job was to retrieve veneer sheets from a power cutter. She reached in with her left hand as the blade came down upon it. She lost her hand.
Another landmark, the old Village Hall, will soon be demolished to make room for a new village library to be built at the site this summer. The village books and furniture have been moved to the Arrowhead Hotel, using the space formerly occupied by Gust Berglund’s Paint Shop. This will be a temporary location of the library until early fall when it is hoped the new building will be ready for use.
The Cook County High School band under the direction of Harold Ikola left yesterday for Fort William and Port Arthur, Ontario, where they took part for the fourth year in the annual Northern Ontario Music competition. So far, the band has won two firsts out of the three contests entered. Last year they took second.
90 YEARS AGO • MARCH 16, 1922
John Johnson of the Motor Inn mechanical department has been incapacitated for several days on account of burned hands, caused by a short in electric wires which he was installing.
The Grand Marais village fire engine was tried out last week and found to be in first-class working condition.
Chas. J. Anderson of Maple Hill is suffering from a bad cut on his face which he received while digging a well.
The county trucks left here Tuesday morning to open up the roads east as far as Hovland.
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