Three grass fires knocked down by local firefighters
As Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and U.S. Forest Service firefighters and air resources battled fires throughout the state last week, Cook County had its own fire starts—fortunately quick response by local emergency responders have quelled three grass fires. Full Story
MPCA honors outstanding wastewater treatment operators
Operators of two local wastewater treatment facilities were honored at the 73rd Annual Wastewater Operations Conference in Brooklyn Center, MN on March 25. Recognized were Tom Nelson from the city of Grand Marais and Ryan Brandt with Superior National Golf Properties of Lutsen. Full Story
Regional Arts Council seeks board members
The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is currently accepting applications from individuals wishing to serve on its board. The following five board positions will be open as of July 1, 2010: Aitkin County, Cook County, Itasca County, and two at-large board positions. Full Story
Bethlehem seeks applicants for scholarship
The Mission Endowment Committee of Bethlehem Lutheran Church offers one scholarship of $1,000 to a graduating senior of its congregation. Interested youth may pick up an application from the bulletin board outside the office of Jaime Ryan, youth director. Full Story
Duluth Steam defends its position regarding January communications outage
The fiber optic line break that squelched phone and Internet communication from here to Duluth on January 26, 2010 is receding further into the past, but resolution on who is responsible for it could take some time. Full Story
Tofte seeks funding for housing study
Since citizens at the 2008 Tofte Annual Meeting agreed that the township should pursue a senior apartment-assisted living facility, the town board has been researching ways to make it happen. Before extensive planning is conducted or significant funding sought, a housing market analysis needs to be done. Full Story
State decreases aid to county
The county will receive less financial support from the state this year than it budgeted, but it currently has the means to cover that deficit. County Auditor- Treasurer Braidy Powers reported to the county board Tuesday, April 13, 2010 that the loss of expected aid in 2010 is
267,388. Full Story
County budget staying in line for 2010
The county budget was right on track during the first quarter of 2010. A review of the general fund by Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers revealed that the county used 24.8% of its 2010 budget between January and March. Full Story
Sportsmen commend introduction of House clean water bill
A number of sportsmen and conservation groups have commended the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Repres ent atives that would restore Clean Water Act protections for streams, lakes, wetlands and other important waters. Full Story
Franken calls for Great Lakes protection funds
U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) has joined senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) in a letter calling on the chairman and ranking member of the Senate budget committee to include $475 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which has been cut to $300 million in the president’s budget proposal. Full Story
A surfeit of citizens running for co-op board
In April, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) announced that it needed three people to run for its board of directors. The cooperative was amazed with the results—10 members have expressed interest in serving on the board, seven of them for one position. Full Story
County ponies up to keep Sentence-to-Serve intact
The Sentence-to-Serve program has been saved by the county board. On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, commissioners voted to spend just under an additional $19,000 to keep the program in full swing. This represents a county share of almost $57,000, or 75% of the cost. Full Story
Hedstrom Lumber has trees
Arbor Day is over but it’s not too late to get trees to plant for the spring.
Hedstrom Lumber Company has just received 5,000 white pine seedlings and 10,000 white spruce seedlings.
The trees are free to the public and continue a long tradition of Hedstrom Lumber Company's commitment to replanting the forest. Full Story
New hours, new look for Arrowhead Pharmacy
A bedrock Grand Marais business has decided to expand its hours, expand its products and improve its services to the community. Full Story
Recognition for WTIP reporting
When WTIP writes a story, it aims to highlight the human side of the issue in order to illustrate the impact and relevance to the area. Recently, WTIP’s News Director, Barbara Jean Johnson, received an award for two stories that exemplify that effort. Full Story
Ham Run is green—and fun!
In addition to being one of the “greenest” events in the nation, the Ham Run Half-Marathon and related events—the Ham Run 5K and the Little Runts Run— is just plain fun, for runners and for spectators. Don’t miss this year’s race, which is not being held on the same weekend as the Gunflint Green Up, but instead kicks off spring on Sunday, May 2. Full Story
Birch Grove building a mosaic
Birch Grove Community School students have been hard at work on a beautiful new addition to the Birch Grove Center façade. Thanks to a generous grant from the Lloyd K. Full Story
Local Overeaters Anonymous group has new beginnings
Fear, loneliness, hopelessness, and embarrassment are some of the many feelings experienced by people suffering from compulsive eating. These feelings can be hard or almost impossible to overcome alone, but Overeaters Anonymous (OA), a 12-step program, helps members throughout the world deal with these issues. Full Story
Youth Baseball registration due April 29
Parents are reminded to register their children for this summer’s youth baseball programs with Community Education before Thursday, April 29. There is a $15 late fee applied after April 29, and the absolute cut-off date is May 6. Full Story
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