As the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting was called to order on Tuesday, December 14, the fact that the Cook County commissioners had turned down the EDA’s request for an increase in its levy earlier that morning weighed heavily on the EDA board members. The EDA board now faces the challenge of cutting approximately $8,000... READ MORE >
Nancy Grabko of Community Fundraising Solutions (CFS), the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) housing coordinator, introduced a new CFS employee, Steve Grabko, to the EDA board on Tuesday, December 14. Steve Grabko will be working in the Grand Marais office one or two days a week to meet with clients and to help set up new... READ MORE >
The New Standards, a unique jazz trio whose holiday show sold out at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul not once, not twice, but three times, is bringing this entertaining performance north—to Papa Charlie’s at Lutsen. Jim Vick of Lutsen Mountains, familiar with the trio that has its roots in “rock, pop, and punk,” wondered if they wanted to do... READ MORE >
Trail Center Lodge on the Gunflint Trail has long been a favorite stop on the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon route—for mushers and sled dog racing fans. This year, Sarah Hamilton of Trail Center is offering an extra incentive for mushers to hurry to the midtrail restaurant—the first musher into the Poplar Lake checkpoint will receive $2,000. Hamilton laughed when... READ MORE >
It is a newspaper’s job to keep an eye on government. The people in government— city, county, state, or national— may not always appreciate a reporter playing watchdog—asking for clarification on ambiguous discussion after a meeting, insisting on copies of financial information, or reporting an unwise political move. However, it is a newsperson’s duty to carefully observe and share what... READ MORE >
On Saturday, December 4, a fully loaded logging truck skidded off the Caribou Trail, jackknifed, and hit a power pole in front of the Lutsen Fire Hall. Cook County Law Enforcement received the call reporting the accident from an anonymous party at 9:29 a.m. The caller said the driver was still in the truck, registered to Ernest Timber & Trucking.... READ MORE >
A special primary election was held in Grand Portage on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 to narrow the ballot for a February 8, 2011 special general election. On that February ballot will be Rob Hull and April (Clearwater-Day) McCormick running for the Reservation Tribal Council (RTC) secretarytreasurer seat and Arvid Dahl and Christina “Tina” Deschampe for the committeeman II seat. Hull,... READ MORE >
At the November 9, 2010 meeting, Jerry Baker from the state auditor’s office presented a report of the Grand Marais – Cook County Economic Development Authority (EDA) audit for the year ending December 31, 2009. He explained some of the findings and said that overall, the audit disagreements had been resolved. However, after he left, some of his findings led... READ MORE >
Local businessman Jeff Latz appeared before the Lutsen Town Board on Tuesday November 16 to explain a re-zoning request that he is taking to Cook County Planning & Zoning. Latz said he had recently purchased a six-acre parcel behind Clearview Store, approximately 460 feet from Highway 61, which was identified in the Lutsen Town Center planning process in the 1990s... READ MORE >
Grete Eliassen, awardwinning professional freeskier, film maker, and women’s sports advocate, has fond memories of growing up in Cook County. The 24-year-old credits her early involvement with a variety of sports and her time on the Lutsen ski slopes with giving her the foundation for her soaring athletic career. The Cook County News-Herald caught up with Grete on the phone... READ MORE >
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