With the passing of the June 1 filing deadline for candidates interested in running for office,a number of prospects have stepped forward. All three incumbent county commissioners have opponents. Two will face those opponents in a primary election. In District 1, incumbent Jan Hall of Hovland filed for re-election and will be challenged by former County Attorney Bill Hennessy of... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund will be releasing $26.1 million to 71 individual projects around the state. The bill containing the appropriations, which recently passed the Minnesota Legislature with bipartisan support, was based on project recommendations from the Legislative- Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). Governor Pawlenty signed the bill into law on May 15, thereby approving funds... READ MORE >
With the recent announcement by Judge Kenneth Sandvik that he will not seek re-election this fall, two candidates have stepped forward to fill the vacancy. Mike Cuzzo, a partner in the Cuzzo & Envall law firm and 26-year trial attorney, said he is seeking the position “because I think my broad experience and record as a trial attorney, arbitrator, mediator... READ MORE >
On March 12, 2010 at 3:23 a.m. the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office received a call reporting an injured party at the Minnesota Power Taconite Harbor Energy Center in Schroeder. The call was relayed to Cook County in a convoluted manner. The information was given to Cook County Law Enforcement from Lake County dispatch, which had received a call from... READ MORE >
Jeffrey Harris Forsberg, 50, of Grand Marais was found dead at his rental cabin next to TheBlue Moose in Grand Marais at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 31, 2010. His body was discovered by a friend who was worried when he could not reach Forsberg. Forsberg had told his friend the night before that he had been ill with the... READ MORE >
Douglas Schinn was named Civilian of the Quarter at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station for his dedicated and outstanding service during Operation Haiti Relief. TheNavy base was the center of the relief effort after the devastating Haiti earthquake last January. Schinn is stationed in Cuba as a civilian along with his wife, Lynn Kolstoe-Schinn. In 2001 he retired from a 21-year-career... READ MORE >
Strikepoint, one of the world’s top handbell ensembles, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 19 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (417 First Ave. W.) in Grand Marais. There is no admission charge, but a $10 donation is suggested. Think of a hand bell ensemble as a living piano, with each of 11 ringers responsible for up to nine notes. Audience... READ MORE >
The Finland, Minnesota Historical Society will host the Tullia Choir from Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland, Europe and Split Rock Lighthouses’s 100- year birthday party program at 2 p.m. June 14. The event will be held at the Finland Heritage Site, 5653 County Road 6. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be at Zion Lutheran Church. Admission is... READ MORE >
Cook County Higher Education, in collaboration with Cook County Law Enforcement and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, is sponsoring Alcohol Server Training. The workshop will be offered on Tuesday, June 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cascade Lodge meeting room in Lutsen and Wednesday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at Windigo Lodge Restaurant on the... READ MORE >
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Congressman Jim Oberstar are asking for a federal review to determine if the gray wolf in Minnesota should remain on the endangered species list. Minnesota’s wolf population has doubled over the past two decades and packs are now ranging as far south as the Mora area in Kanabec County. “Although wolf attacks on humans are extremely... READ MORE >
