Motorists passing Cook County High School in recent weeks have been met with a traffic jam—and a preview of the 50th annual Bayfield Apple Festival Parade! The Cook County High School band has been invited to participate in the Apple Festival Parade and under direction of Band Leader Kerri Bilben, they have been marching up and down the streets around... READ MORE >
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, reporting that a semi had stopped in the middle of Highway 61 in Lutsen, nearly losing its load. When State Patrol Officer Leah Carpenter arrived, she found that the semi had not only nearly lost its large load of railroad ties, the shifting of the load... READ MORE >
An excavator on a flatbed trailer hit one of the three bridges near the Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder at 6:36 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, knocking loose chunks of the bridge and blocking one lane of Highway 61 for several hours. The 1997 Kenworth and John Deere excavator, owned by Stan Bautch Construction, were being driven eastbound by... READ MORE >
The sewing/knitting group at Zoar Lutheran Church gathered for a sewing party on Wednesday, Sept. 28 to sew pillowcases for St. Mary’s Hospital Pediatrics Unit in Duluth. The goal was to sew “a mile of pillowcase smiles.” At the end of the very productive day, the women had created 50 cheerful pillowcases. Several seamstresses took home materials so it is... READ MORE >
Two small fires were discovered in Cook County on Tuesday, October 4. Both were quickly extinguished, one by the Lutsen Fire Department and one by U.S. Forest Service fire crews. Superior National Forest Fire Management Officer Patty Johnson said a fire was spotted at Flame Lake by the Forest Service Beaver aircraft on a flight monitoring the Pagami Creek fire.... READ MORE >
Fire danger across Minnesota currently ranges from high to extreme. This means that wildfires can easily start and spread quickly. To reduce the potential for new wildfires; State, tribal, local, and federal land managers are implementing fire restrictions statewide. Effective 12:01 am, Friday, October 7, 2011, building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal fire or wood-burning stove is... READ MORE >
Artificial ice was introduced as an idea that could extend the ice skating season in Cook County, and a trial section of ice was ordered at a cost of $2,000. However, after receiving the sample piece of synthetic ice, the Cook County Amateur Hockey Association is unsure if it wants the county to proceed with the approximately $65,000 purchase of... READ MORE >
At press time on Thursday, September 29, the Pagami Creek fire was 64 percent contained. Although containment has been steadily growing, a few dry days and the gusts of wind on Thursday not only fueled concerns, but the fire itself. Light rain on Wednesday night helped some, but no one will relax in the northland until the fire is 100... READ MORE >
When I got up this morning I looked out my bedroom window, as I always do. I am so lucky to live on a nice five-acre wooded lot. I never know what I might see when I look out the window—birds of all sorts of course and squirrels and chipmunks. Occasionally there are deer. It’s a real treat to once... READ MORE >
In 2006 a hopeful group of medical care professionals, clergy, and interested citizens gathered to discuss the possibility of collaborating with St. Mary’s Hospital to bring a hospice program to the county. The partnership did not come to fruition, but what did come to be—Care Partners of Cook County—has become a critical piece of the health care in our community.... READ MORE >
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