Royalty at Rendezvous
Rendezvous Staff photos/Rhonda Silence The youths who will serve as the 2009 Grand Portage Royalty were announced at the Grand Portage Traditional PowWow on Saturday, August 8. (Clockwise from upper left) Former Princess Chelsey Sorenson and PowWow Committee member Dana Logan help new Senior Brave Jaden Aubid with his honorary sash. Senior Princess Autumn Clearwater-Day in a beautiful yellow and orange shawl dress. Grand Portage Braves (L-R) Tiny Tot Brave John Pierre, Junior Brave Patrick Pierre Jr., Senior Brave Jaden Aubid. Tiny Tot Niimin LeGarde, a jingle dancer, looked very serious about her new duties. Full Story
County rezoning case on its way to state Supreme Court
On August 4, 2009, the county lost a court of appeals case regarding a rezoning request, but on the recommendation of the Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust (MCIT) and attorneys consulted by Cook County, the county board voted August 11 to allow the case to go to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Full Story
Housing program "not a shell game"
At the Tuesday, August 11, 2009 meeting of the Cook County - Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), the housing administrator hired by the authority expressed frustration at hearing that some local government officials had referred to the Cook - Lake County Housing Program as a "shell game. Full Story
Lutsen debates cemetery, broadband
At the Tuesday, July 21 Lutsen Town Meeting, surveyor Jeff Brett gave a report on the work he had done regarding a potential expansion of the Lutsen Cemetery. His crew has surveyed and Cook County Soil & Water has visited the proposed expansion site and it has been determined that approximately 180 grave sites could be added. Full Story
County board discusses Caribou Lake water quality
Water sampling of Caribou Lake has been going on for years, and property owners around the lake may be paying for it to continue. Cook County Planning & Zoning Director Tim Nelson proposed that the county assess a fee through the subordinate service district (SSD) that covers Agnes, Ward, Bigsby, and Caribou lakes. Full Story
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