In just one day, more than $14 million was raised for 3,434 Minnesota nonprofits—many in Cook County—during the first Give to the Max Day on Nov. 17. More than 38,000 donors participated in the day of giving. Every donation made through GiveMN.org—will receive a portion of a $500,000 match. “We are so thankful for the thousands of donors who helped […]
Busy people finding balance
The Reverend Mary Ellen Ashcroft, Ph.D., does a good job encouraging people to get “centered,” but she is the first to admit that she’s not always there herself. Ashcroft was the featured speaker at a Women’s Business Luncheon that was held at the Pie Place Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Thetitle of her presentation was Nurturing Your Inner Life: Practical Ways […]
Steenbakker on WDSE “C” is for Cookie
Have trouble keeping your hands out of the cookie jar? Then you better not watch the newest WDSE Cooks program “C” is for Cookie! Nineteen area cookie masters prepared their favorite recipes and you can see them all on “C” is for Cookie premiering Saturday, November 28 at 12:30 p.m. on PBS-eight of Duluth. Among them is Deb Steenbakker of […]
What’s cookin’?
Kitchen fire safety for the holidaysCooking equipment, most often a stovetop or oven, is the leading cause of reported home fires and home fire injuries in the United States and in Minnesota. As we head into the holidays, a time when family gatherings and festive food preparations increase, keep in mind the following tips from the National Fire Protection Association: • Be on alert! Stay […]
Higher Ed opens North Shore Campus
At the end of 2008, Cook County Higher Education took possession of the former First Baptist Church building at the corner of West Third Street in Grand Marais with ambitious plans for renovation. Some of those plans were put on hold with Governor Tim Pawlenty’s unallotment of higher education funding, however the work done to date has made obtaining higher […]
Community Fund announces Challenge Grant
When the Grand Marais Art Colony held its very successful Empty Bowl Dinner November 12, the beautiful bowls created for the event were made possible by community volunteers—and a grant from the Cook County Community Fund. Some of the soup that filled the bowls came from vegetables grown in the WTIP Community Garden by the “Stone Soup Gardeners, a children’s […]
Customer Service training in Cook County
An exciting—and free—customer service opportunity is being offered by Cook County Higher Education and the Cook County Events and Visitors Bureau. Participants may attend part, or all, of the two-part training offered in Lutsen and Grand Marais by Carr Hagerman and Kjersti Vick. After the training, participants will be “experts on Cook County resources as well as in authentic human […]
North Shore hospice group offers “Light up a Life”
“Light up a Life” is a series of very special events that take place all across the country in the weeks leading to Christmas that allow us to remember the lives of friends and family. Events are organized by local hospices and are open to anyone, whether their loved one was cared for by a hospice or not. North Shore […]