How has the nation’s economy been affecting local business people? How could fears regarding an economic slump affect business? Life coach Debra Joy Mueller spoke to area businesswomen at a luncheon at Chez Jude Wednesday, May 20, 2009 about how to shift gears from fear to success. The luncheon is sponsored monthly by Cook County Higher Education and the Northeast... READ MORE >
It wasn’t part of the car show downtown Grand Marais on Saturday, June 13, 2009, but Jonathan Hedstrom’s red 1988 Subaru station wagon made a splash that day anyway at its debut at the Small Footprint Living Fair at the Cook County Community Center. It was one of many exhibits featuring environmentally friendly products and practices. What makes the car... READ MORE >
In addition to dealing with issues that come up locally, Cook County commissioners go to bat outside the county on behalf of this community. At the May 29, 2009 county board meeting, Commissioner Bruce Martinson updated the board on his work to keep property taxes low in the face of proposals at the state level to raise Cook County’s tax... READ MORE >
Several members of the Cook County Events & Visitors’ Bureau presented an annual report to the Cook County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the conclusion of its first year as a special taxing district. Income so far for FY 2008-09, which ends June 30, has been $15,000 from Grand Portage, $17,121 from the Gunflint Trail Association, $25,898... READ MORE >
Some people may remember past years when they could dispose of appliances and tires for free at the Gunflint Transfer Station during an annual clean-up event sponsored by Cook County. This year, the county will not be hosting the event. Because of budget constraints and the fact that the county no longer owns the transfer station after its sale to... READ MORE >
Minnesota Power in Taconite Harbor is working hard to eliminate negative environmental impacts as it generates power for Cook County and beyond. Minnesota Power Chief Operating Officer Alan Hodnik and Taconite Harbor Plant Manager Dave Rannetsberger updated the Cook County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, May 26, 2009 on plant operations in Cook County. Hodnik thanked the board for its support... READ MORE >
"Past practice has been to give this unsuitable material to private individuals within the area.…" On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, the county board approved a request by County Engineer Shae Kosmalski for the county to adopt a policy on sharing extra dirt with residents who are lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. The measure... READ MORE >
Cook County fire departments will now have the benefit of tax dollars from properties they have always served but that were previously outside their fire districts. On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, the county board approved a request to officially extend county fire service to cover all private properties within the county. People not formerly taxed will now share the fire... READ MORE >
The University of Minnesota has asked the Cook County Board of Commissioners to write a letter supporting its application for a grant to fund a symposium on balancing environmental conservation with economic progress, but the board decided on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 to decline the request. A one-day symposium entitled Economics, Wildlife, and Climate Change in Northeastern Minnesota has been... READ MORE >
The Superior National Forest turned 100 this year. On February 13, 1909, Theodore Roosevelt, wanting to leave a final legacy after two terms in office, set aside 644,114 acres of land in northeast Minnesota, much of it burned-over or cut-over and considered by some to be land that nobody else wanted. Now the area is almost four times its original... READ MORE >
