A late evening meeting of the Cook County commissioners and members of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the consultant hired to evaluate the Superior National at Lutsen golf course (SNL) on August 18, 2011, started with discussion of just who is managing the golf course. Commissioner Sue Hakes noted that the report by John... READ MORE >
Almost every Thursday morning you will see me making a mad dash up the hill from the Cook County News- Herald office to WTIP Community Radio about 9:30 a.m. That is when I’m scheduled to go on-air to give a brief News-Herald weekly update. I always misjudge the time and arrive in the studio to give the update, out of... READ MORE >
“An economically strong and vibrant downtown business district is vital to the community,” said Steve Grabko of Community Fundraising Solutions (CFS) as he prepared for the August 23 informational meeting on the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) Housing – Commercial Rehab program. Four business owners attended the informational meeting to learn about the grants and low-interest... READ MORE >
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is hosting an open house for its doctors on Thursday, September 1 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., inviting the public to stop by the lower level of the clinic and visit with the family practice physicians who keep our rural clinic going. The Cook County News-Herald sat down with the community doctors recently to find out what... READ MORE >
Singer/songwriter Tim Styles, a 2008 graduate of Cook County High School, returned to Cook County from Nashville this summer to perform at Betsy Bowen Studio’s What’s Upstairs and at Fisherman’s Picnic, delighting hometown fans with a concert that included songs from his newest release Just Bein’ Alive, an album that Styles describes as having a “live in the moment kind... READ MORE >
Looking for a laugh? Head to the Harbor Light Company Supper Club on Labor Day weekend for the North Shore’s Funniest Person Contest & Show, featuring some of the finest comedic talent in Minnesota, along with a chance to take the stage yourself if you are brave enough. Harbor Light proprietor Cheryl Walimaa said the idea for the comedy contest... READ MORE >
Cook County children are headed back to school on Tuesday, September 6 and the Cook County News-Herald reminds motorists to be aware of kids walking, biking, getting on and off school buses and being dropped off at area schools. The News-Herald checked in with area schools to find out if there is anything new that kids, parents, and community members... READ MORE >
There were four wildfires in Cook County in the last month—all human caused. Fortunately all four fires were spotted and extinguished quickly by people in the vicinity. On Thursday, August 11, there was a fire on Horseshoe Island on Lake Saganaga. That fire was noticed and extinguished by a volunteer Canadian fire brigade. The fire resulted from campers not using... READ MORE >
I don’t know how the subject came up, but I recently had a delightful discussion of parenting— and popcorn—with my younger son, Gideon. We discovered that we both greatly enjoy the all-too-few half-popped kernels in the bottom of the microwave popcorn bag after all the perfectly fluffy popcorn pieces are gone. I think those half-popped kernels— the ones that open... READ MORE >
A View of the Lake is a delightful book, sure to engage even those readers who don’t know Beryl Singleton-Bissell from the column she wrote for the Cook County News-Herald from 1998 to 2008. For those who know Beryl, the essays about her move to the North Shore may seem familiar—but it’s the familiarity of a dear old friend. This... READ MORE >
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