Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School in Grand Marais has received national attention for its innovative outdoor exercise program. TheAlliance for a Healthier Generation, a program to fight childhood obesity, founded by American Heart Association and William J. Clinton Foundation in 2005, selected Sawtooth Elementary as one of the program success stories to be featured on its website. The website shares the […]
Rewards all around for CCHS Academic Club
Seven Cook County High School 10th through 12th graders helping middle school students with their homework – and reinforcing their own academic knowledge along the way – were recognized for their volunteer spirit Thursday, November 19, 2009. Carol Youngberg of the North Shore Federal Credit Union’s Silver Bay office traveled to Cook County to acknowledge their contributions. “I really thank […]
Birch Grove gets Educational Alliance grant
Birch Grove Community School has received a $750 grant from the ExxonMobile Educational Alliance program to support the school. Paul Goettl of Clearview General Store in Lutsen worked with the school administration to secure the grant. The grants were made possible by funding from the ExxonMobile Corporation. The ExxonMobile Educational Alliance program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobile retailers […]
Founder of children’s dental health program honored
Stacey Anderson of Two Harbors, a registered dental hygenist, has received the 2009 Cherokee “Inspired Comfort Award,” in recognition of her work to establish a dental health program to prevent and reduce dental disease among uninsured children. Children in kindergarten and first grade at Sawtooth Elementary School in Grand Marais are beneficiaries of the program known as “Just Kids Dental […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, November 23 11:13 Stihl chainsaw stolen from garage on Friday or Saturday. Worth about $600. 17:01 […]
Photographers help celebrate beauty of Great Lakes
Biodiversity Project’s Great Lakes Forever program and Budweiser have announced the winners of this year’s photography contest to select the best professional and amateur photographs of the Great Lakes. Thegrand prize winners in both categories will have their original photographs printed on the 2009 Great Lakes Forever/Budweiser beer coasters to be distributed to bars and restaurants in eight Great Lakes […]
Cut your own Christmas tree
One of the many benefits of living in the northland is being able to go out to the forest to cut your own Christmas tree. The ritual of hiking through the woods with your family and choosing your personal tree from among the millions of spruce, fir, and pine can greatly enrich a holiday season. However, there are rules to […]
Historic friendships
For many years, I’ve had a standing lunch appointment on the first Tuesday of each month with my former classmates. There is a core group of five women from the Cook County Class of ’75 that meet, although the invitation is open to all of our high school friends. When a classmate is home visiting, we try to get them […]