Fewer hours for pool?
In response to a cut in state aid to the City of Grand Marais, Park and Recreation Manager Dave Tersteeg presented to the park board on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 a list of suggestions on how the rec park could cut costs and increase revenue. Reducing pool hours was on the list of ways to cut costs. Full Story
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Sawtooth Elementary third graders spent time at North House Folk School the week of May 18 creating their own paddlers on canoes. The project is based on Paddle to the Sea, a 1941 book by Holling C. Full Story
City noise ordinance sent back to drawing board
" This is kind of a crazy thing we're getting into "
After reviewing a draft noise ordinance during their May 27 meeting, Grand Marais city councilors sent it back to the drawing board for further revision, saying it was far more complicated than what they had envisioned. "We want to keep it as simple as possible," said Councilor Bill Lenz. Mayor Sue Hakes agreed. Full Story
Honoring "Fish"
" It's a sad and happy day. "
When Larry "Fish" Deschampe's School District 166 colleagues decided they wanted to honor him upon his retirement after 28 years, they knew it would be tough to surprise him. " So they let him know there was going to be some sort of presentation. Full Story
Passports, 1% tax, and lynx
Eleven elected officials and five employees representing Cook County, the City of Grand Marais, Grand Portage, and Cook County ISD 166 schools met Thursday, May 28, 2009 in the Grand Portage tribal headquarters on a wooded hill overlooking Lake Superior. The entities discussed issues of mutual interest. Full Story
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