The board of directors of Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) has approved a 4 percent increase in its wholesale electricity rate for its 18 municipal utility members effective Jan. 1, 2010. It is unknown what effect the decision will have locally. Jan Smith, secretary for the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission, said the city’s PUC board doesn’t begin its... READ MORE >
On October 5, 2009, Assistant County Attorney Molly Hicken moved to dismiss charges against Dennis Neitzke of Grand Marais with the condition that no same or similar incidents take place within one year. Neitzke had been scheduled to appear in court on October 7 to face a misdemeanor domestic assault charge following an altercation with his daughter-in-law at his home... READ MORE >
On Friday, October 9 at 8:19 a.m., WTIP North Shore Community Radio launched a new signal, WGPO 90.1 FM, in Grand Portage. Approval for building the transmitter was granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last fall. Station Manager Deb Benedict said, “WTIP has been trying since the midnineties to get our signal to Grand Portage. One of the reasons... READ MORE >
Learn to be a better photographer with Bryan Hansel during two classes offered by Community Education this fall. Hansel will cover what to take a picture of, photographic composition techniques, exposure control, manual camera controls, and specific digital techniques and tools during the first course, Nov. 4 and 11. Students will learn about a concept, spend the next week on... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold a huge silent auction at 6 p.m. October 24 to raise funds for its 40th season at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. The2010 season will be announced and comic readings and musical performances from upcoming shows will be presented, Critter De Jour will perform and hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be available. Auction... READ MORE >
Coffee, Kringla, Ole, & Lena: Samples from Scandinavian America is a light-hearted educational exploration of contemporary Scandinavian America. Award-winning Swedish filmmaker Stefan Quinth has previously brought to the Midwest films about Swedish and Norwegian horse-and-sled drivers, Kodiak bears, and Aleutian-Scandinavian Americans. He returns with a 50-minute program illustrated with film clips from closer to home, exploring the experience of immigration,... READ MORE >
Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW) will hold its annual meeting at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, in the Trail Center picnic shelter, on Sunday, October 18 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. NMW Vice-Chair Sally Nankivell of Grand Marais said, “We would love to have a good turnout from Cook County. We would like to receive input from the Cook County... READ MORE >
Members of the Arrowhead Coalition for Multiple Use (ACMU), a grassroots group formed to “promote sensible management and recreational use of our public lands and waters,” sought to demonstrate its mission in the 2009 Grand Marais Fisherman’s Picnic parade. ACMU members marched behind a banner, calling on Northland forest users to “Respect Your Neighbor.” According to ACMU Secretary Diane McDonnell... READ MORE >
The University of Minnesota, the Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership, and the Flute Reed Partnership are hosting a Woodland Workshop which will provide information for landowners interested in property tax reductions to protect forested property. The public is invited to come learn what tax incentive programs are available in Cook County. The class will be held at the Hovland Town... READ MORE >
Learn how to make your own holiday greeting cards in a two-day class at the Art Colony. Kelly Dupre, who each month provides the News-Herald with the delightful family feature, Whirligigs, will teach Holiday Cards Nov. 7 and 8 in a course designed to give students’ friends and relatives their very own handmade greeting cards. Students will learn how to... READ MORE >
