It may be a while before people enjoying outdoor sports near the Cook County tennis courts, Community Center, and ball fields will be able to find a drink of water outside. At the August 27, 2013 county board meeting, Commissioner Garry Gamble reported on his visit to the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) where he was told the city... READ MORE >
The county has seen a lot of staff turnover in recent months. This is good news for people seeking certain types of jobs but difficult for some departments to keep up with. Public Health & Human Services Director Sue Futterer reported to the county board on August 27, 2013 that Child Support Officer Michael Garry had resigned after being recruited... READ MORE >
Community members who have disagreed over how stringent the county’s new septic ordinance should be may want to weigh in at a public hearing on the issue that has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 25 in the courthouse commissioners’ room. The proposed ordinance was drafted by the Cook County Planning & Zoning Department with input from county commissioners,... READ MORE >
My friend Ev Fuller died a few years ago, but she left some great things behind when she went. She left her husband Al, three grown children, several grandchildren, a dog named Charlie, and a book that she had written. Ev’s life wasn’t easy. When I started spending time with her, she was on oxygen and breathing was difficult. That... READ MORE >
“All the road restrictions are finally lifted,” Cook County Highway Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad told the county board on August 13, 2013. “It’s almost time to close them again!” Highway Engineer David Betts said he was trying to decide whether winter had started again or if it had never ended, but then he said he thought we had summer a... READ MORE >
The county board is trying not to let Cook County Community YMCA costs get out of hand. On August 20, 2013, a motion by Commissioner Sue Hakes authorizing Branch Executive Director Emily Marshall to spend up to $300,000 for furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E)-—the amount budgeted—as long as individual purchases were within 10 percent of the amount budgeted failed for... READ MORE >
The Cook County 1 percent local option sales tax for recreation and infrastructure continues to bring in more each year since it was started. In the first six months of 2011, it brought in $433,206.98. In the first six months of 2011, it brought in $474,637.62. In the first six months of this year, it brought in $523,814.42, a 10.4... READ MORE >
The county asking the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to waive the standard $1,000 hookup fee for a water fountain to be installed outside the Cook County tennis courts by the new Cook County Community YMCA seemed like a simple request. But a visit by County Commissioners Garry Gamble and Heidi Doo-Kirk to the August 21, 2013 PUC meeting... READ MORE >
The Minnesota State Patrol reported that on July 25, 2013, Pirjo Biloski, 61, of Thunder Bay passed away from complications from the injuries she received from a motorcycle crash the month before. The accident took place just after noon of June 13 on the straight stretch of Highway 61 between Cascade River State Park and Spruce Creek. Biloski had been... READ MORE >
Ice sales in July were down 38 percent from last July at the Grand Marais Campground, but the sale of firewood was up 25 percent. Campground occupancy was down 6 percent, mostly because fewer people were tenting. Boat fuel sales were down 39 percent. At the Gunflint Hills Golf Course, the greens have fully recovered from the long winter’s damage,... READ MORE >
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