10 Years Ago
Sept. 17, 2004
A land exchange involving Cook County and the federallyowned Tip of the Trail resort was finalized Tuesday by unanimous vote of the county board. The exchange with the Forest Service was set to be completed in mid-July when the board was made aware that three septic systems on the property that were believed to be operational by appraisers were in fact non-functional. The board decided to abandon the land swap because the new findings put the county at a financial disadvantage. A subsequent inspection by the county sanitarian determined that there appears to be adequate soil in several places on the 5½-acre site to support a standard residential septic system, and some even larger.
April Clearwater-Day and Hannah Laky learned a lot more about government than they thought they would when they went to Minnesota Girls’ State at Bethel College earlier this summer. The seniors were chosen by the staff and administration to attend the week-long event at the end of the school term, joining more than 400 girls for a hands-on experience about state government and how it works.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 19, 1994
Cook County voters again showed their power at the polls last Wednesday as they turned out in large numbers to pick candidates for the general election in November. The turnout was 1,969 or 64 percent of the county’s 3,057 registered voters.
The Cook County school board approved unanimously a controversial discipline policy that puts a step between repeated suspensions from school and the final step of expulsion. The new discipline policy requires that after a student’s third suspension, the costs associated with any subsequent disciplinary suspension will be charged to the parents.
According to DNR area wildlife supervisor Bill Peterson, this year’s bear kill is down a whopping 44 percent. “I don’t know about other parts of the state, but on the North Shore from here to Beaver Bay, it’s down consistently,” said Peterson.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 17, 1964
Vandals stole all the flags from the Lutsen Resort golf course last week.
A rash of break-ins about town the past few nights have the officials searching for clues and the townspeople wondering how long this is to go on! At least nine places have been hit in early morning raids. A quantity of money was taken both from the school and from Midway, along with other articles. At the state garage gasoline was taken. Other items missing include ammunition, and a cash register. Village Marshal John Blackwell said no clues have been uncovered, but the investigation continues.
The fire siren called out volunteers to the Lloyd Goble home about 7 a.m. Monday. A chimney fire caused quite a bit of excitement but negligible damage.
90 Years Ago
Sept. 18, 1924
William Smith’s truck, while hauling gravel Tuesday, skidded and tipped over.
The Monday Fageol bus with about five passengers was ditched about 15 miles this side of Two Harbors. No one was hurt.
County Auditor Leng is in receipt of a notice from the Minnesota Tax Commission of a proposed increase of 20 percent in the assessed value of real estate in the Village of Grand Marais, which change applies to structures and improvements as well as lands. The department says they feel very sure the change is very conservative and not as high as the data in the hands of the tax commission indicate they should be.
The local light plant burned out its big dynamo Monday afternoon. Tom Florman took the part to Duluth to have it repaired, the remaining units being insufficient to furnish street lights for the village meantime.
The county gasoline grader is now being completely overhauled.
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