North Shore Living
Hello! My name is Jean Marie Modl and I am the new Activities Director for North Shore Health. I have lived in Grand Marais for 34 years and it has been a great place to call home.
August 2024
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
School Board Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a Work Session Meeting Thursday, September 5th, 2024 at 5:00 pm, in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.
Historical
10YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 2014 * Living with the chance of wolf encounters is nothing new to Cook County residents. However, in recent weeks an apparent increase in the number of incidences involving pets and livestalk has caused the Minnesota Department of Natural Recourses (DNR) to establish one “wolf control zone” and to consider setting up anther.
COVID rates on the rise
Across the U.S., 1.2 million new cases of COVID-19 are reported daily. That translates into 1 in 41 people actively infected, or 2.5 percent of the population.
Grand Marais City Council disapproves a second Bjorkberg PUD and preliminary plat
The Grand Marais City Council met on Wednesday, August 28, 24, to vote on a new Bjorkberg PUD and Preliminary Plat request and conditional use permit for water and sewer hook-up to the city. During the council's August 14 meeting, the council voted 3-2 to deny a Scandinavian- themed townhome buildings with 19 housing units.
As I See It
A New School Year, a New Vision for Our Schools: Understanding the Upcoming Bond Referendum As the new school year begins, our community is also preparing to make an important decision that will shape the future of education in Cook County. On November 5, 2024, residents of Cook County Public School District will vote on a bond referendum proposing significant investments in our PreK-12 school building.
. . . and on it goes
I walked my grand-dog to the local post office one day last week, 5 blocks there and 5 blocks back. On our way home, I noticed Revie’s leash was tangled a bit, so setting my mail aside, I proceeded to straighten it out.
President Biden gets benefits to the military
My brother was a Marine, deployed to Viet Nam 12 times. He died of agent orange. I miss him dearly. To me he is a hero. He was neither a “sucker nor a loser”, contrary to what the GOP candidate for President says. My brother’s application for VA benefits was “lost” two times. He died while filling out his third application. (See Project 2025, page 644) Thank heavens President Biden has seen to it that our military gets the benefits they deserve. Remember this while voting.
West End pickleball at risk
For several years now the fastest growing sport in America, Pickleball, has been played by a substantial group of Cook County West End residents at the Birch Grove Community Center. They play on the outdoor tennis court and, until recently, on the indoor gym floor, both of which have been “lined off” for the court dimensions to play the game. Recently, the Town of Tofte has had the aging floor in the gym replaced with a new and enhanced surface. However, with the removal of the old floor the dimensional lines demarking the pickleball court have been eliminated. At this time there appears to be some reluctance to re-do the pickleball court lines, even though the pickleball participants, who only use the court at most two times per week, have offered to participate in the cost of the re-lining project. Also, participants do pay a fee for use of the indoor court.