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Pat Campanaro serves as a business advisor with the Northland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and works through the Cook County Grand Marais EDA to help anyone seeking assistance start, manage, or grow a business at no cost to clients. QuickBooks and human resource counseling consulting services are also available through contracted subject matter experts.

BRIAN LARSEN On paper, a strategic shift in billing could significantly boost North Shore Health’s (NSH) annual Medicare reimbursement by approximately $800,000. This potential windfall is a direct result of the hospital’s plan to convert (on paper) nursing home beds to hospital beds.

Emily Westerlund was hired as a Cook County Assistant Attorney. She fills the vacancy created when Neil Pederson was promoted to fill the Cook County Assistant Attorney ll position.

Pruning apple trees during dormancy in winter is recommended to promote high quality fruit production. Learning how to properly prune apple trees gives growers the knowledge and skills to use pruning to maintain their desired tree shape and size, promote airflow and light to future fruit, and remove dead or diseased limbs. Local orchardists and backyard fruit growers are invited to attend a workshop on apple tree pruning in March.

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The remarkable Cook County High School boys' Alpine Ski team's unbeaten streak finally ended at the state meet on Feb. 11 at Giant's Ridge, when the Vikings narrowly lost to mighty Minnetonka, but secured a commendable second place with a score of 176-149.

Commissioners reviewed eight semi-finalist applications for the county administrator job that were selected by David Drown & Associates (DDA) from 41 applicants. Of those, four candidates were picked to be finalists and will be invited for an interview on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

On a blustery February 6, 2025, Governor Tim Walz announced $6.1 million in grants to expand access to childcareacrossthestate.The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded 25 organizations with Child Care Economic Development Grants, expected to expand child care capacity by 1,400 slots statewide.