Fire destroys home on County Road 48
At 9:53 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2009, Carl Foster called the Cook County Law Enforcement Center to report what appeared to be a large fire down the road from him on County Road 48. He called back again one minute later to say that it was a really
big fire.
Indeed it was. A glowing sky and smoke could be seen from just outside the city limits on County Road 7. Full Story
County weighs in on proposed 1% sales tax
City Councilor Jan Sivertson, organizer of the 1% sales tax referendum campaign, and Jim Boyd, champion of the broadband Internet network that would be partly funded from the proposed tax, urged county commissioners Tuesday, October 13, 2009 to let the public know they support the tax. Full Story
Lutsen man charged with armed robbery
Edwin Olaf Vick, 73, of Lutsen, has been charged in connection with the armed robbery that occurred at the Grand Portage Trading Post on October 1, 2009.
Vick was charged in Cook County court on October 14 with aggravated robbery in the first degree, assault in the second degree with a dangerous weapon, and theft of movable property without consent. Full Story
A taxing decision
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for about six months, you have probably heard a lot about the proposed 1% countywide sales tax. I can’t imagine that anyone in the county will open his or her mailbox in the coming week to find a referendum ballot and say, “Now what is this?” Full Story
The Journeys of our lives: Volume 3 –
“Boboes and the Way of the Round-About”
… continued from last
week:
TheBoboes entered back onto the pathway of Orgueil. Treufel and his assistants led the travelers onward into there new Land of “Unlikeness” for many days. Morning blended into morning and week into week. The weariness of travel was broken only by the pleasant fellowship that continued to develop among the pilgrims. Full Story
COMMUNITY CALEN DAR
Cook County AA Meetings
Mondays:
Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30).
Tuesdays:
Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Full Story
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town Meeting
Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn
Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings
Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Full Story
Wins at Two Harbors and tournament for volleyball
On October 6, the Viking Volleyball team traveled to Two Harbors to take on the Two Harbors Agates. The Vikings played kind of sloppy but were able to pull off a win in four games 25-19, 19-25, 25-14 and 25-18. Leading the way for Cook County at Two Harbors was Brea Boomer with 11 kills and a huge 24 digs and Christina Nelson with 13 kills and 14 digs. Essa Jacobsen had 10 kills. Full Story
Exciting football action at Barnum
The Cook County Vikings football team traveled to Barnum on Friday, October 9, to take on the (4-2) Bombers. The Vikings were looking for their first win of the season and played their best game of the year, but unfortunately dropped a hard fought 30-26 decision. Full Story
Sawdust Disease?
The Gunflint Trail is no place for the weak at heart. It has a tendency to weed out the softer people who require comforts that simply are not available up here. Don’t get me wrong; I spent many years migrating like the loon. I sometimes still consider following them south again. Full Story
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