Blandin grant to increase economic competitiveness through technology
Twenty people representing a host of community interests attended a workshop sponsored by the Blandin Foundation and the Cook County Fiber Optic Network Commission Wednesday, July 7, 2010 to gather ideas on how Cook County could use a $100,000 grant it has received to help the community make use of ultra-high-speed Internet connections. Full Story
Tim Cochrane’s book wins state award
Timothy Cochrane, superintendent of Grand Portage National Monument, has won an award for his book, Minong - The
Good Place.
The honor, for winner in general nonfiction, was presented at the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at UMD on May 16. Full Story
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The newly elected members of the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council were sworn in by Chair Norman Deschampe at the council meeting on Wednesday, June 30. Full Story
Patches and calcium chloride on county roads
Before leaving the area upon completion of Highway 61 roadwork, KGM Construction patched some potholes along the Sawbill Trail at the request of the Cook County Highway Department. The holes were transformed into mounds, however, but the road is better than it was before, Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad reported to the county board Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Full Story
Food Shelf seeks volunteers
The Food Shelf is in need of some volunteers to distribute food to clients during the open hours of 3 to 5 p.m. every Monday.
The Food Shelf is located in the lower level of the First Congregational Church (3rd Avenue and 2nd Street). Everyone is busy in the summer months, but hunger does not take a vacation; please consider volunteering. Full Story
Support growing for Dick Joynes memorial flag in Harbor Park
An idea has been simmering at Blue Water Café—what Gene Erickson termed “the headquarters of Grand Marais”—that would honor a deeply loved community member and invite opportunities for others to be honored as well. Full Story
UM-Crookston cost-benefit analysis of EDA nearly complete
In June, two good-natured representatives of the University of Minnesota’s Economic Development Department attended the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. The duo, Kenneth Johnson and Chris Roberts of the U. of M. Crookston campus, chuckled at the agenda item that said they were to give a presentation. Full Story
Local property owner sentenced in Peeping Tom case
Sex offender treatment was the order of the day for Lee Sorenson, a 54-year-old Twin Cities man with property in Cook County who pled guilty to peeping into the windows of a Cook County family a year ago. Under a plea agreement, Sorenson’s conviction was reduced from a gross misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. Full Story
Canadian with illegal drug accidentally crosses into U.S.
Benoit Morin, 29, of Drummondville, Quebec might be more careful about his directions next time he travels the Trans Canada Highway. On June 29, 2010, he and a female friend unknowingly went the wrong way off the Trans Canada Highway and ended up crossing the U.S.-Canadian border at Pigeon River. Full Story
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Devil Track Lake Property Owners Association (DTLPOA) president Dan Anderson donating a $1,000 check on behalf of the property owners association to Maple Hill Fire Department Chief Ed Hedstrom. Full Story
Teamwork rescues injured woman in BWCAW
A 23-year-old nurse’s canoe trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) was cut short when a fall resulted in a broken ankle—and a wellorchestrated rescue effort on Thursday, July 8. Full Story
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The Cook County Historical Society held its annual fishcake fundraiser at St. John’s Hall on Friday, June 25, 2010. Full Story
A small talk with Ray Nagy
The Cook County Historical Society will host a “small talk” with Ray Nagy at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 24 at the Historical Society Museum on Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais.
Nagy was in the US Coast Guard and on a rescue mission during the fateful storm in November 1958 when commercial fishermen Hammer and Aakvik were lost at sea. Nagy was lucky to make it home alive. Full Story
Bluefin Bay voted “best honeymoon” by Minnesota Bride
The North Shore has long been known as a fabulous place to have a wedding. It’s now also known as the best place in Minnesota for a honeymoon with Minnesota Bride
magazine honoring Bluefin Bay in Tofte with an award for “the best honeymoon in Minnesota” for 2010. Full Story
North Shore Health Care Foundation’s annual BBQ a success
Two weeks ago Karl Hansen worried whether there were going to be more than a handful of people at the North Shore Health Care Foundation’s (NSHCF) annual BBQ dinner held at Gunflint Lodge on Sunday, June 27.
“Registration was slow, very slow,” said Hansen, who is director of the board. Full Story
Showing that you care...
This column about caring is the first in a series based on a book called
What Do You Stand
For? A Kids’ guide to building
Character
by Barbara A. Lewis. The book shows kids how and helps parents teach and build strong character. It’s based on the positive traits of caring, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. Full Story
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Kids who participated in Vacation Bible School at Bethlehem Lutheran Church June 21 - 25 gathered for an evening of music with their Vacation Bible School leadership team, Rainbow of Promise, on June Full Story
Reading program for kids
All families with children birth to age 5 (who haven’t attended kindergarten) are invited to join the LOTS reading program, which began June 21 and runs until Aug. 5. Full Story
Foster family info sessions set
Many people think about becoming a foster or adoptive parent but put it off out of fear because of financial abilities, what level of needs a child might have, or the dark “unknown.” North Homes Children and Family Services understand these fears, and are focused on supporting and informing community members who want to help children, and are bringing informational sessions to seve Full Story
Gunflint canoe races set for July 21
Once again, the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races will benefit the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Thisyear’s event kicks off at 4 p.m. July 21. Full Story
Costume workshops offered by Playhouse
TheGrand Marais Playhouse is pleased to present an extraordinary opportunity — two workshops will be held on costuming for the theater with visiting artist Pam Knourek. Full Story
Clean water workshops offered
This month, three Cook County organizations will team up to offer free public workshops on clean water stewardship issues.
The workshops will focus on proper operation and maintenance of subsurface sewage treatment systems and strategies for employing best management practices on lakeshore property. Full Story
Where does your water go?
On the Water:
After we use water to drink, cook and clean, it goes to a wastewater treatment plant or a private septic system where it is treated before returning to the natural environment. Full Story
Grand Marais area fisheries continue survey work
Fisheries staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grand Marais area office have been conducting surveys and assessments on several area lakes during the last month and will continue through the fall. Full Story
MPCA seeks local water monitors
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking volunteers in Cook County for its Citizen Stream and Citizen Lake Monitoring programs. Volunteers will take to the water this summer to measure the health of Minnesota’s rivers and lakes. Full Story
Get involved in politics!
Does the upcoming election make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Full Story
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