Only one bid was received by the Cook County Highway Department for production of gravel in Hovland’s Irish Creek pit this summer. Northland Aggregate was awarded the contract with a $30,310 bid for 7,000 cubic yards of Class 1 aggregate, well under the Highway Department’s $50,000 budget. At the county board meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Commissioner Bruce Martinson said... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais-Cook County Airport Commission has prepared an update to the Airport Master Plan for the Grand Marais-Cook County Airport. The Master Plan is a long-range plan for development and/ or improvement of the airport. The plan identifies proposed action for the facility including extension of runway 9-27 from 4,199 feet to 5,000 feet; development of a runway safety... READ MORE >
Danna MacKenzie of the Cook County Broadband Initiative (CCBI) attended the May 12, 2009 Schroeder Township meeting to explain the significance of potential broadband internet service to Cook County. She said defining why the service is needed is difficult. “It’s a little like when Boreal Access, the local internet provider, started,” she said. “We couldn’t explain how reliant we would... READ MORE >
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 to draft a letter of support for a grant application that would bring broadband internet capabilities to the entire county. County Information Technology Director Danna MacKenzie reported to the board that federal stimulus dollars are available for bringing broadband infrastructure to communities that don’t have it. The Cook County... READ MORE >
Sugarloaf Cove will host a trail clean up and improvement event in celebration of American Hiking Society’s 17th annual National Trails Day on June 7. Work begins at the Cove at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m. Participants can join in at any time. Lunch will be provided for participants. No registration is necessary. This program takes place at... READ MORE >
One hundred years ago, on Feb. 13, 1909, the Superior National Forest was designated by President Theodore Roosevelt. The public is invited to join in a celebration of the centennial year at an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 27 at the Tofte Ranger District Office, 7355 West Hwy 61, Tofte. Historic photos and displays, birthday cards... READ MORE >
Beth Schwarz, currently director of education and licensing at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, has accepted the position of ISD 166 superintendent. She signed a three-year contract at a salary of $95,000 a year. She will officially begin July 1, 2009 but plans to make trips to Cook County before then. Elementary class sizes After a meeting was held... READ MORE >
The Cook County North Shore Care Center held its third annual “Senior Prom” on May 12. The evening included swing music by the North Shore Community Band.... READ MORE >
The opening of the Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder and the beginning of summer programming and exhibits is guaranteed to take museum visitors on interesting journeys. For starters, a locally curated exhibit about the geology of northeastern Minnesota’s North Shore area brings visitors back to the creation of fossilized algae stirred with the ingredients of jasper some two billion... READ MORE >
The North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais, in collaboration with Lake Superior College, will be offering the Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide training course beginning Thursday, May 28. The classes, taught by instructor Mark Abrahamson, will meet from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday and Thursday afternoons and every other Saturday beginning May 30 from 8 a.m. to... READ MORE >
