Arrowhead Electric rescues cat from precarious perch
When Cook County Law Enforcement Dispatcher Lindsay Mielke contacted the Maple Hill Fire Department with an emergency at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, February 17, she had to preface the information by saying the call was not a joke. A cat needed rescuing—it was stranded high atop a power pole at a home on School House Road in Grand Marais. Full Story
City looks at roof signs:
Are changes needed?
There aren’t a lot of roof signs in downtown Grand Marais, and city planners are trying to decide if they want to keep it that way.
City Administrator Mike Roth presented city councilors a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance during their Feb. 10 meeting. If approved by council, the new regulations would require that there be Full Story
County highway engineer enters resignation agreement with board
There’s big news in the Cook County Highway Department, but data privacy laws are going to keep the full story from being made known publicly. Full Story
Census takers count
Seeing all the television advertisements and reading press releases here at the paper about the 2010 Census, I am reminded that the Census Bureau doesn’t just count people and collect data every 10 years. The U.S. Census Bureau has staffers working year-round, every year, conducting a variety of surveys, compiling statistics on all facets of life in the United States. Full Story
Historical Reflections
If the state offered to buy a large chunk of private land and a county could choose either getting a lump sum worth about 25 years of what would otherwise have been paid in private property taxes or being paid annually – in perpetuity – something in lieu of but not as much as what would have been paid in private property taxes, which should it choose? Full Story
Community Calendar
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
Alpine Viking girls race to State
Molly Rider 23rd in State
It might be looked at as “Thomas the Train.” You know the story— the little train that could! The State Alpine meet is typically dominated by strong metro-based schools. Cook County was one of only two northern teams in a field of eight teams—the other northern school being Duluth Marshall. Full Story
Anders Zimmer competes in Michigan event
Anders Zimmer,
14, of Grand Marais, has been selected to once again compete for a spot on the U.S. Junior Olympic National team. At press time, Anders was heading to competition in Marquette, Michigan Feb. 17-20. Full Story
Vikings’ winning streak stretches to seven
Overall record now 20-2
The Cook County girls’ basketball team won three games in four days last week to improve its overall season record to 20-2. With three wins over Albrook, Duluth Marshall, and McGregor, the Vikings could lock up the number-one seed in the southern half of Section 7A with a strong finish in the final two weeks of the season. Full Story
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