What is Firewise? Firewise is an educational program that provides a set of tools to help property owners prepare for wildfires to reduce chances of future damage or destruction to their property. The program also has goals to educate people on the role of wildfire and its importance as well as promote resilient healthy forests.
Julie Dawn Hannahs (Clark), passed away on June 19, 2023. Julie was born in Indiana and made her way up the North Shore to Grand Marais, Minnesota then to Duluth, Minnesota where she went back to school and became an R.N.
Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) received a $70,000 grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation for the 2023-24 academic year. The grant is comprised of two components: a $40,000 grant for tuition scholarships for Cook County residents enrolled in long distance educational programs and a $30,000 grant to support CCHE’s student support services.
“Thisisaonce-in-a-generation investment in our community and the future of Nordic skiing on the trails at Pincushion,” said Chris O’Brien, President of the North Superior Ski and Run Club (NSSRC) and one of the eight Pincushion Groomer Capital Campaign volunteers working to raise the funds needed for a new Pisten Bully groomer for Pincushion. “The current groomer is 35 years old. It has served us for many decades, but it is failing, breaking down frequently and struggling to climb and groom the hilly terrain at Pincushion.”
The League of Minnesota Cities has recognized 35 state lawmakers, including Rep. Roger Skraba (R-Ely), and Sen. Grant Hauschild (D-Ely) as 2023 Legislators of Distinction. Chosen legislators are honored for specific actions that aided efforts of Minnesota cities during the past year’s state legislative session.
The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office was notified on August 14, 2023, of a body discovered in the Brule Lake area of the BWCA. The body was discovered by other canoeists who notified authorities of the location. Cook County Sheriff ’s Office deputies, USFS Law Enforcement staff, and Cook County Search & Rescue responded and identified the deceased as Justin Sperl, 32, of Marshall Minnesota.
Procedural Irregularities are “Danger Signals” Requiring Remand Staff report On Wednesday, August 2 the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) copper-nickel mine water pollution (NPDES/SDS) permit to PolyMet was arbitrary and capricious. Minnesota-based non-profit WaterLegacy found evidence that MPCA prevented the U.S.
It seems like yesterday the town was bustling with visitors combing tents full of merchandise just outside of the newspaper office, the sounds of Bingo call letters and numbers resonating through our office windows with shouts of Bingo, “We’ve got another Bingo but hold your cards while we check, “and music piped in from the harbor park coming through the open alley windows.