Sentence to Serve benefits local agencies
During the months of July through September 2009, 604 hours of adult labor benefitted county, state, and federal agencies in Cook County through the Minnesota Department of Corrections Sentence to Serve program.
The estimated market value of the work was $8,530. It saved 67 jail days that would have cost the state $3,484 at $52 a day. Full Story
Request for school-sponsored tennis program heads to committee
A group of tennis proponents attended the Monday, November 16, 2009 ISD 166 school board meeting to request that tennis be included as a school sport. Full Story
A Winterer's Gathering
There were educational and entertainment opportunities of all kinds at the North House Folk School Winterer’s Gathering November 19-22. Full Story
Weekly Weather
The one that got away! This digital trail camera at an undisclosed location in Cook County captured this lovely buck just before the end of deer rifle season—is he still out there? Full Story
County gets few bids for insurance
After bids were sent to 19 different life insurance companies this fall, Cook County received only one bid for employee life insurance. Full Story
Bell ringing — a holiday tradition
A holiday tradition will begin after Thanksgiving — the ringing of bells at Salvation Army kettles. This is the only fundraiser enabling Cook County’s Salvation Army service group to provide services in our community. If you could help by spending an hour or two at one of the big red kettles, you will make a critical difference in the outcome of this effort. Full Story
Property owners find proposed septic ordinance odoriferous
About 50 community members gathered at the courthouse Wednesday, November 18, 2009 for a Cook County Planning Commission public hearing on a proposed countywide septic system ordinance. Full Story
Tofte to recalculate rescue squad agreement
By all reports the cooperative agreement between the towns of Tofte and Schroeder for Rescue Squad services has worked well in emergency medical situations for 13 years. However, how the service was funded was deliberated at length when the joint emergency effort began. Full Story
Septics and signs discussed in Schroeder
Before heading off to Taos for the winter, septic installer Scott Robinson gave his final recommendations to the Schroeder town board Tuesday, November 10, 2009 for a new septic system at town hall. Full Story
“Give to the Max” raises $14 million for nonprofits
In just one day, more than $14 million was raised for 3,434 Minnesota nonprofits—many in Cook County—during the first Give to the Max Day on Nov. 17. More than 38,000 donors participated in the day of giving. Every donation made through GiveMN.org—will receive a portion of a $500,000 match. Full Story
Busy people finding balance
The Reverend Mary Ellen Ashcroft, Ph.D., does a good job encouraging people to get “centered,” but she is the first to admit that she’s not always there herself. Full Story
Steenbakker on WDSE “C” is for Cookie
Have trouble keeping your hands out of the cookie jar? Then you better not watch the newest WDSE Cooks
program “C" is for Cookie!
Nineteen area cookie masters prepared their favorite recipes and you can see them all on “C” is for
Cookie
premiering Saturday, November 28 at 12:30 p.m. on PBS-eight of Duluth. Full Story
What’s cookin’?
Kitchen fire safety for the holidays
Cooking equipment, most often a stovetop or oven, is the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries in the United States and in Minnesota. As we head into the holidays, a time when family gatherings and festive food preparations increase, keep in mind the following tips from the National Fire Protection Association: Full Story
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The Birch Grove Foundation once again hosted a gala evening at Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen. Full Story
Higher Ed opens North Shore Campus
At the end of 2008, Cook County Higher Education took possession of the former First Baptist Church building at the corner of West Third Street in Grand Marais with ambitious plans for renovation. Full Story
Christmas comes to Schroeder
Schroeder was the place to be to jumpstart the holiday season on Saturday, November 21, with the North Country Creations holiday bazaar and the holiday event at the Cross River Heritage Center. Full Story
Community Fund announces Challenge Grant
When the Grand Marais Art Colony held its very successful Empty Bowl Dinner November 12, the beautiful bowls created for the event were made possible by community volunteers—and a grant from the Cook County Community Fund. Full Story
Customer Service training in Cook County
An exciting—and free—customer service opportunity is being offered by Cook County Higher Education and the Cook County Events and Visitors Bureau. Participants may attend part, or all, of the two-part training offered in Lutsen and Grand Marais by Carr Hagerman and Kjersti Vick. Full Story
North Shore hospice group offers “Light up a Life”
“Light up a Life” is a series of very special events that take place all across the country in the weeks leading to Christmas that allow us to remember the lives of friends and family. Events are organized by local hospices and are open to anyone, whether their loved one was cared for by a hospice or not. Full Story
My Sister’s Place joins fight against ALS
On Sunday, December 6 from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m., My Sister’s Place restaurant in Grand Marais will be donating half of all meals served to the ALS Association of Minnesota. Full Story
Learn to make stained glass
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at the art of stained glass?
Here’s your chance to spend a day with Kathy Peterson as she takes you through the steps. Students will make a six-inch square Sun Catcher Snowman or Christmas Tree. They will learn to cut, grind, copper foil, and solder. Full Story
Census needs thousands of people to fill jobs
The U.S. Census Bureau will hire thousands of people throughout the Kansas City Region for the six states of Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas between now and next spring. Up to a total of 35,000 people will be on staff during peak times. Full Story
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook
County News-Herald to withhold
the identities of individuals
in Cook County Law
Enforcement briefs. Full Story
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows
that the majority of sportsmen and women
are law-abiding folks, there are a few who run
afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers.
Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some
of the miscreants the Conservation Officers
(CO) have encounter Full Story
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