Rapping with a Blitzen Somewhere in the North Pole, carrying his signature notebook and pen, Rob Perez is inside âSantaâs Stablesâ. Rob walks past seven stalls until he arrives at Stall Eight. Rob knocks politely on the outside of the stall. After a bit of rustling, a Reindeer sticks his head out of the window.
» Corrections/Clarifications to the 12.6 County Commissioners November 28 meeting highlights article: The article stated: (previous County Administrator) Joerke and several department heads were classified at 260, the top pay scale grade. Correction: Joerke was the only employee classified at 260. No other department heads are at 260. Most fall at 240 or 250. This is correctly stated later in the article. The article stated: Commissioner Stacey Johnson had some concerns about the pay grades after meeting with DDA the day before the county board meeting. Clarification: This was brought to the Commissioners at the November 19th Committee of the Whole meeting. Johnson says, 'we just learned about this last week', but is referring to the one-on-one interviews with Patrick Melvin from DDA. This can be misconstrued as just learning about the pay grade concerns the day before. The article stated: Human Resource Director Alison Plummer said former County Administrator Jeff Cadwell didn't create the Keystone system. She noted that any system could be better, but she thought it was fair, and it would be a burden to start over again. Plummer also stated: 'All systems have pros and cons. We are used to using the system and do not think it is flawed. Any system could be better but it's not a horrible system.'
School was closed on Monday because of an expected snowfall of 12 inches or more and high winds. While the snow totals were off a bit, it was windy, and the roads and sidewalks were slippery. Arctic cold will slip into the picture this week, and the wind chills will be between -20 and -30 degrees. The arctic weather will paint your windows a dazzling white and make your cheeks a rosy red if you are out and about. And more snow is coming this weekend as some cold air leaves us alone for just a bit. It's time for sledding, skating, snowshoeing, skiing, snowmobiling, and chasing fish under the frozen lakes. And, of course, shoveling snow, our new favorite winter exercise! Remember, safety first in these extreme conditions.
The Grand Marais Art Colony has opened a call for Arrowhead artists to apply to exhibit work at Studio 21 summer / fall of 2025. The Art Colony welcomes any permanent residents of the Arrowhead region to apply to show for one month June - September, at its gallery store. Counties included in this call are Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis, as well as the Fond du Lac Grand Portage, Bois Forte, and Leech Lake nation within Itasca county. Artists are selected by an external jury and the application deadline is January 12, 2025.
Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) revolves around a locked briefcase and its golden– glowing contents.
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!
