The word everyone at the IRRRB and Lutsen Mountains Corporation (LMC) would like to avoid is “rehabilitation,” but as state representatives have told me, the IRRRB cannot legally do that. The IRRRB can create cute new logos and self-promoting newsletters conveniently omitting the word “rehabilitation,” but they in actuality will always be the “Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.” That […]
Lives Remembered
Edwin Otto Joesting, 91, of Grand Marais, died quietly in his sleep at the North Shore Care Center on May 1, 2009. He was preceded in death by his treasured wife, Maud, in 2005. Ed was the youngest of seven children born to Frederick Henry John Joesting and Katharine Wilhelmina Decker Joesting. He spent his youth in Owatoma, Minn., and […]
New Arrivals
General Parker Higgins was born at 11:27 p.m. Jan. 17, 2009 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth. He was 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and 19 inches long. His parents, Winchester and Lesli Higgins, both of Grand Marais, couldn’t be happier but wish time wouldn’t go so fast. Grandparents Sandy Petty of Grand Marais, George Shumpert of Lompoc, Calif., and Paul and […]
New Beginnings
Ryan Petz of Hovland and Michelle Matters of Eagan were married January 10, 2009 at the Historic Church of St. Peter in Mendota Heights. Sean Petz, Tim Beaster, and Tristan Beaster were all part of the wedding party. Ryan recently finished his first year pursuing a MBA at the Carlson School of Business with an emphasis on Entrepreneurship. Michelle will […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Moondance Coffee Shop, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, First […]
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. […]
Students of the Month!
At the end of each month, the Cook County Middle and High School faculty select one boy and one girl from each class to represent the schools as their students of the month. Students are nominated for showing unselfish acts of kindness and/ or admirable student academic conduct. Congratulations to the March 2009 students of the month from all of […]
Kieran Scannell All-Conference in Track
The CCHS track team journeyed down to Two Harbors on Wednesday, May 13 for the 11 team Polar League Track Championships. It was rainy, foggy, windy and cold in Grand Marais when we left, but sunny, 70 and breezy in Two Harbors for the meet. It almost felt like spring. We knew the meet was going to be tough for […]
Subsection Track: End of the Season
Except Senty and ScannellThe South Subsection Track Meet, like the playoffs of most CCHS sports, represents the end of the season for most athletes. Only about 20% of the athletes move on to the Section 7A finals. Of that select group, only about 15% move on to the state meet. Only the top 3% advance to state. With a large group of young […]
Lobbying efforts payoff for tennis court
Due to enthusiastic advocacy on the part of Grand Marais resident Hal Greenwood, the Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA) has been granted $50,000 from the State of Minnesota. Thefunding will allow the nonprofit group to go forward with a major upgrade of three of the county’s five courts on Community Center grounds in Grand Marais. “It was gosh darn a […]