COUNTY CONNECTIONS
The 2024 Cook County Budget The 2024 budget season began on April 11 when the county board approved the budget calendar. Preliminary department budgets were due on May 26 with the deadline for final department requests on June 29.
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Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.
Power of Produce Club
Todd Ford, CC Public Information Coordinator The Grand Marais Farmers Market is introducing a new free kids program called the Power of Produce Club (PoP Club). This program was created at the Oregon City, Oregon, farmers market in 2011.
Last Civil War Veteran buried in Cook County will be honored July 29
Private Andrew Jackson Scott, AKA Edwin G. Secor, the last Civil War veteran buried in Cook County, Minnesota will be honored in a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, at Saint John’s Catholic Cemetery at Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Weekly Weather
Weekly Weather Date High Low Precipitation From Josiah Avery, East County Road 14 July 11 74.3 45.9 0.00 0 July 12 73.2 48.0 0.00 0 July 13 70.2 48.2 0.00 0 July 14 74.8 54.1 0.07 0 July 15 73.8 55.2 0.04 0 July 16 65.5 48.4 0.17 0 July 17 68.0 54.0 0.07 0 The News Herald staff and readers wish to express their appreciation and gratitude to Dana Austin of Poplar Lake for providing weather reports these past many years. Dana's reports added interesting detail to the drama of Cook County weather.
Rec Park numbers up
Last year was a banner year at the Grand Marais Rec Park but so far revenues are 10 percent higher this year than last June, reported Grand Marais Parks Director Dave Tersteeg, who added, “Yearto- date revenue is trending up about 12 percent over 2022.”
Historical Reflections
July 2, 1990 NEW GROCERY STORE OPENING SOON The shelves are being stocked at the new Gene’s I.G.A. east of Grand Marais.
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGO JULY 18, 2003 v The pristine cold clean waters of Lake Superior are among the region’s most important resources and serve as an important tourism magnet. However, some of Superior’s beaches have been shown in tests conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to be anything but pristine, at least part of the time.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church.
Call for Artists: North Shore Health request for submission
Todd Ford, Public Information Coordinator Artists will be selected to install works of art in designated public locations within North Shore Health September 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024. North Shore Health (NSH) has enjoyed a proud history of displaying the creative work of local artists in their facility’s public areas.