10 Years Ago ·
May 8, 2000
• In a race against potential wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the federal government is positioned to lose, according to some state lawmakers.
Although fires are widely anticipated to light up the dry Superior National Forest and adjacent BWCAW this summer, the Forest Service will not begin cleaning up most of the trees and brush from last summer’s blow down until summer 2001 at the earliest. Blown down trees on state land, by contrast, will be completely cleaned up in the coming months.
“That’s how nuts it is and that’s why people where I live get so frustrated with these asinine policies,” said Sen. Doug Johnson of Tower.
• County officials held a special meeting April 26 with Aitkin County Administrator Scott Arneson about the benefits of hiring a county coordinator or administrator in Cook County. Arneson has done postgraduate work in government and business administration, and is completing a second master’s degree. He was invited to speak by Commissioner Wes Hedstrom.
“Communication is the key in any form of government,” Arneson said. “When that is gone, no form of government works.”
He said coordinators and administrators act much like chief operating executives in private industry and answered many questions about the budgeting process and economic development.
20 Years Ago ·
May 7, 1990
• With this edition, the Cook County News-
Herald
starts its 100th year of publication. In one year, the paper will celebrate its 100th birthday.
Did you know that Cook County once had two rival newspapers whose publishers fought it out, literally, on one fateful day in downtown Grand Marais?
• A group of West End residents appeared before the District 166 school board at its regular meeting to ask that fourth grade be added to Birch Grove Elementary School.
School superintendent Warren Rolek has recommended to the board not to add the additional grade because it would require a halftime teaching position at a cost of $15,000.
50 Years Ago ·
May 5, 1960
• Thefirst drowning accident of the year occurred Tuesday with the death of a Duluth man, 47, in Moose Horn Lake four miles north of Hovland. The victim was an immigration officer.
Thebody was found in 8 feet of water, about 150 feet from shore. It is believed the man tried to push the canoe up on the floating ice some distance from shore. What happened then, no one knows.
• Thesmelting has been terrific at the mouths of many rivers running into Lake Superior. A number of Trail people have gone down to join in the fun. A couple of scoops with the smelting net, have in most instances produced a pail of fish. Theyare delicious fried crisp in a pan of deep fat.
• Mrs. Paul Johnson returned Monday from St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, where she had surgery done, as a result of an injury received on the Ferris wheel at a Fisherman’s Picnic carnival here a year ago.
90 Years Ago ·
May 5, 1920
• Themeeting at the Village Hall Friday evening, called by John Woods, chief of the fire department, resulted in 20 men of the village joining and perfecting an organization.
It was decided that they meet every Tuesday evening for drill, also that they would give their first annual ball July 4th.
• Mrs. Horace Bartlette has had fine luck in hatching chicks with an incubator. • Thelast of the John L. Lundin property in the village has been disposed of, having been sold this week to local parties.
• Work started Monday on the Gunflint Road. Axel E. Berglund is locating the road and the construction work is in charge of George Bayle.
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