This was reprinted from the Dec 22, 1939 edition of the CC News-Herald. Remember Leng’s Theater? If you grew up in Cook County and are over 40, you remember the worn building between Bluewater Restaurant and Sivertson's Art Gallery.
20 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 19, 2003 v The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is presently out of influenza vaccine. Health care providers nationwide have been coming up short on this year’s vaccine, with most running out a week ago.
Brian Larsen On December 6, the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) finalized rates for the 2024 year. Starting on November 1, the board approved a two percent hike to the Electric Fund Budget.
On Friday, December 8, U.S. Senator Tina Smith and U.S.
Bruce Dahlman MD MSHPE ABFM The heart and soul of any small-community medical practice are the people it serves. Kate and I are so extremely grateful for you, our community.
Recently, the hospital board met in private to discuss potentially suing Cook County community members over various statements made about OUR public hospital. Any board member that votes to allow the silencing of the community through threats of a lawsuit should be removed, and any administration official that pushes a lawsuit against the ability of the public to speak out ought to be removed from their positions.
The Cook County Sherrif ’s Office and Public Health and Human Services Department issue a public service announcement regarding substances including Xylazine and Fentanyl in the drug supply in Duluth, Lake County and Cook County and how to access overdose-prevention materials locally.
It was a long time coming but perhaps inevitable with how easily COVID-19 spreads, but the first case of COVID-19 was recorded this past week at the North Shore Care Center. When asked about the incident, Todd Ford, Public Information Coordinator for the courthouse and hospital, responded, 'I am sure you recall that our Care Center residents made it through the entire pandemic and beyond with zero cases of COVID.
Lily Clare Wilson wanted to take the easiest physical education class to get her P.E. credits in college, so she took yoga. 'At first, I didn't see the benefits or goodness in it, but something inside of me must have liked it because I started studying yoga online,' she said from her comfortable new studio in the back of the now-rehabbed building on 9, 1st Ave West, downtown Grand Marais.
Saying he wanted to bring commissioner salaries in line with what they would have been if former commissioners had only granted themselves cost of living raises (COLAs) beginning in 2003, Cook County Commissioner Dave Mills called for a resolution to raise their salaries by $3,600 for 2024. For Mills, who withdrew two previous motions to increase commissioner wages, the third time was the charm.