WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the Sidetracks music show, Classic Country with Carl Solander, School News, and of course Viking sports. There’s also the always-informative AM/PM Calendar shows. But did you know that WTIP is one of your best sources of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? It is—our county... READ MORE >
The fifth annual ATV Fair and Convention has been scheduled for Saturday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at a new location for 2010 — the Anoka County Fairgrounds in Anoka. The fair will include a Head to Head Mud Races by Northwoods Racing series in the grandstand.... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has opened many–but not all–of the roads and trails temporarily closed to highway licensed vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway vehicles (OHV) used in Minnesota state forests this spring. “Until the frost comes out of the roads and trails, the soil stays soft and may be susceptible to damage,” explained Mary Straka, OHV program... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s North Shore has been the clear top vote and “favorites” getter since an unscientific tally of Lake Superior’s Top 10 Destinations began 17 years ago. Now this year, a portion of that experience – Grand Marais, Minnesota – earned enough in the tally to get its own top-place nod. The 2010 lists are revealed in a 132-page sourcebook for... READ MORE >
Dewey Pihlman, who lives on Seagull River near the end of the Gunflint Trail, shared this late evening photo of a wolf in his neighborhood. Pihlman has seen several deer near Gunflint Lake since last November, so when he first spotted animals along the road, he thought it was the deer. As he slowed down, he was surprised to see... READ MORE >
The Minnesota gray wolf should be removed from the federal government’s endangered and threatened species list and returned to state management, according to a petition filed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR filed the petition with the Washington, D.C. office of the U.S. Department of the Interior on March 17 and asked the government to make... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has awarded $502,041 in grants for 13 projects that protect and preserve the coastal resources of Lake Superior. Locally, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will receive $96,392 to restore the historic structures at the Cascade River Wayside near Lutsen; Arrowhead Regional Development Commission, $14,996 for planning and designing enhanced recreational access and parking at the... READ MORE >
Does your nonprofit organization need financial help? If so, consider a grant through the Cook County Community Fund. This year the Community Fund is able to offer limited grants to qualified nonprofit organizations in Cook County. These grants are made possible by individual donors who have established either permanent endowment funds and/or given unrestricted gifts to ensure that the Community... READ MORE >
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic continues to offer a sliding scale payment plan for its patients. Suzanne Davies, program coordinator, said the clinic is in its 32nd year of providing the Primary Care Sliding Fee Scale Program. New this year is extended dental and mental health visits with local providers. This program is made possible through a grant from the US... READ MORE >
The National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (NARC&DC) has announced that Jim Hall of Laurentian Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council in Duluth has been inducted into the National Association’s Hall of Fame for his outstanding contributions to the RC&D Program. Hall, a former Cook County commissioner and Lutsen resident, was chosen because of his tremendous commitment to... READ MORE >
