School District operating referendum on November ballot
Cook County voters will decide whether or not School District 166 will receive more money over the next five years when they cast their ballots on November 2.
The board at its July 21 meeting approved a resolution for an operating referendum in the amount of $650 per pupil unit. Full Story
Photo
Leroy and Nancy Ullrich were fishing on Poplar Lake when they spotted this moose cow coming across the lake on July 19. Nancy said the lake was so shallow she just strolled past them. Full Story
Courthouse rain garden to be redone
The one-year-old courthouse rain garden is getting a makeover, and this time, the project will be closely supervised by county commissioners and staff in consultation with American Legion representative Don Wilson.
The county received complaints about the visual impact of the rain garden after the service honoring veterans was held on the courthouse lawn on Memorial Day. Full Story
Grateful for festivals
Although this issue of the Cook
County News-Herald
contains the schedule and information about the upcoming Fisherman’s Picnic, as I write this column we are on the eve of the North Shore Dragon Boat Festival in Grand Marais. If I appear a little confused at times, it’s because I’m always running a little bit ahead of myself. Full Story
Between a rock and the hard place – a good place to be
In the past few weeks all those who journey to Duluth on Highway 61 have been confronted with the road construction that maintains and improves access to our North Shore world. On this past Monday, as I sat frustrated and waiting behind the stop sign which the road worker held, I had time to ponder those signs and their messages to me. 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
Canoe Race tradition continues under sunny skies
The tradition of competition between paddlers on the Gunflint Trail continued on Wednesday, July 21 with hundreds of people lining the shore at Gunflint Lodge to watch the action. For the first time in three years, the weather cooperated and all of the race divisions were held. Full Story
Jenny Atkinson on the comeback
“Mommy, Mommy, I beat Jenny! I beat a world champ!” This exclamation is heard again and again. Proud words from grinning, dripping, wet little urchins who have been taking log rolling lessons from Jenny Atkinson, an eight-time log rolling and boom running world champion who hails from Stillwater, MN, but makes her summer home near Clearwater Lake, 20 miles up the Gunflint Trail. Full Story
Where are the fish biting?
This issue of the Cook County
News-Herald
hits the stands on the opening day of Buck’s Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish Contest. Stop by Buck’s Hardware to register for the contest, which runs from Saturday, July 31 to Saturday, August 7. Full Story
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