The city of Grand Maris will receive $51,800 from the Minnesota ReLeaf Grant Program, a plan of action that aims to help communities achieve 'climate-resilient communities identified in the Minnesota Climate Action Framework by planting and maintaining a diverse and sustainable community tree canopy.” The goal is to reach 30 percent overall tree canopy cover in Minnesota communities by 2030 and 40 percent by 2050. The money will come from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ReLeaf Community Forestry grants, 2023-2027--with no required local match. According to the DNR ReLeaf program, funds were given to “local units of government and non-profit organizations in Minnesota that encourage and promote the inventory, planting, assessment, maintenance, treatment, improvement, protection and restoration of trees and forest resources to enhance community forest health and sustainability, reduce atmosphere carbon dioxide levels and promote energy consumption.”

Cook County will have to wait until sometime in January and maybe longer to have an official gun range The Flintlock Range Association (FRA) requested a Conditional Use Permit to operate an outdoor sports park, including shooting ranges and courses with public and private events, on 360 acres of county-owned land. Still, it was delayed because of two issues.

To allow our employees some much deserved rest, we will not be printing a paper next week. While there will be no printed edition or e-edition online, please be sure to check the website throughout the week. News and events will be posted for all of our subscribers to keep you informed and updated on community happenings. We appreciate your continued support and wish you a peaceful holiday season.

ISD 166 School Board held a meeting on Thursday, December 14, 2023, and one of the items on the board’s to-do list was to have a public hearing before certifying the 2024 tax levy for the school district.

Every winter, hundreds of thousands of anglers head for the frozen water to fish. Most ice anglers clean up after themselves, but some don’t — and it’s their behavior that was the impetus for a new litteron- ice law the Minnesota Legislature passed earlier this year.

Race organizers have postponed the Gunflint Mail Run Sled Dog race because of a lack of snow and warm temperatures. The Gunflint Mail Run Board of Directors will post weekly updates on the Gunflint Mail Run websites with the hopes of announcing a later date for the race to be held.