Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center Administrator Diane Pearson has seen a lot of changes in the field of health care since she started her job in July of 1989. She reflected on those changes as she prepared to step down after 21 years at the helm. “We’ve moved along with the world of business into technology,” Pearson... READ MORE >
The beginnings of a fiber optic communications network are making their way up the North Shore. The North East Service Cooperative, awarded Round 1 “stimulus funding” from the federal Rural Utilities Service (RUS), will be building 915 miles of “backbone” fiber optic cable that will connect more than 85 northeastern Minnesota communities, including towns along Highway 61 all the way... READ MORE >
The Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) is working hard on behalf of Cook County. Last year, CCLEP helped the City of Grand Marais apply for a grant for a biomass facility that would generate heat and electricity for public buildings in Grand Marais. The city did not get the grant, but CCLEP did not stop pursuing the idea. One... READ MORE >
Diane Greeley of the Arrowhead Coalition for Multiple Use (ACMU) asked county commissioners Tuesday, August 17, 2010 to consider submitting a comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the South Fowl Lake Snowmobile Access project, a trail reroute on U.S. Forest Service land outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The45-day comment period opened Friday, August 13.... READ MORE >
The cast, crew, and orchestra of You Never Know, the Cole Porter musical that just finished its two-week run at the Grand Marais Playhouse, is very proud of its director, Sue Hennessy. On Saturday, August 7, 2010, Hennessy became Cook County’s 2010 Citizen of the Year. (See the article on her on the front page.) Thanks to Sue’s professionalism with... READ MORE >
The 2010 Fisherman’s Picnic boat parade, which took place at the height of the weekend— high noon on Saturday, August 7— brought an enthusiastic crowd a little sample of boating history. Floating past Bear Tree Park was a variety of watercraft ranging from the schooner Hjordis – “queen of the harbor” according to parade master Todd Miller— to a little... READ MORE >
Sue Hennessy, Cook County’s 2010 Citizen of the Year, spends most of her time at the Grand Marais Playhouse in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA), but from there, her positive influence has spread far and wide. According to Playhouse board member Jane Gellner, the Grand Marais Lions Club received more than a dozen letters nominating her to be... READ MORE >
People have opinions about everything, including where and where not to put up a storage building. Cook County Maintenance Director Brian Silence reported to county commissioners Tuesday, August 10, 2010 some of the opinions people have expressed to him regarding putting up a garage in the parking lot on the old Gunflint Trail (5th Avenue West) across the street from... READ MORE >
Around February 2012 or shortly thereafter, customers of the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) are likely to become very smart about when they turn on their dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers. The source of Grand Marais’ power, Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA), will be charging higher rates for usage during peak periods. They will even have “super peak”... READ MORE >
Lutsen property owner Lance Johnson lost his case against Cook County in Minnesota Supreme Court, but he showed no ill will at the county board meeting Tuesday, August 10, 2010. In fact, he offered his services as an attorney for projects on which commissioners might need help. Johnson brought the county to court in 2006 after his property along Highway... READ MORE >
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