Council debates home-based business
Grand Marais city councilors held a spirited one-hour debate May 12 concerning the pros and cons of allowing a home-based business in a residentially zoned neighborhood on the west end of town. In the end, council passed a motion directing city staff to prepare a conditional use permit with a number of stipulations, and to present the revised version to them May 26 for a vote. Full Story
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A community Bike Rodeo was held at the Cook County Community Center on Wednesday, May 12. Young bicyclists and family members gathered despite high winds and chilly spring temperatures. Full Story
County commissioners concerned about bullying behavior in school
County Commissioner Jan Hall expressed a concern to her fellow county board members Tuesday, May 18, 2010, that was not necessarily in the purview of county government. She said she has been receiving calls from constituents who are concerned about bullying in the ISD166 school district. Full Story
Say no to streetlights
In January 2009, then- County Engineer Shae Kosmalski introduced a plan to the Cook County commissioners to use federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding to install streetlights at a number of intersections throughout Cook County. Full Story
CORRECTIONS:
In Cory Christiansen’s May 15, 2010 Tails from the Trail,
it was incorrectly stated that Minnesota fishing regulation changes meant no walleye fishing would be allowed on lakes outside or partly outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) including all of Clearwater, East Bearskin, Magnetic, Saganaga, Seagull and Snowbank after March 31, 2010, with the same wint 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 meeting. 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. 3/13tfn
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. 4-17tfn Full Story
Vikings lose to Polar Bears and Cardinals
The Cook County baseball team dropped two games last week to bring its overall season record to 4-9. On Monday, May 10, the Vikings lost 11-10, in an extra-inning heartbreaker at home against the Floodwood Polar Bears. Cook County then traveled to Cotton the next day and came up short, losing 9-6 to the Cardinals. Full Story
An e-mail from Colly
This past week I was humbled and convicted by an e-mail I received late Friday night. That e-mail was from Colly Norman, a 2002 graduate from Cook County High School. Full Story
Hooks & Slices
from Gunflint Hills Golf Course
The spring meeting of the golf club met on May 11 with Leonard Goodell presiding. Dates were set for leagues and mixed golfing events. Full Story
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