Wandering into the Grand Marais Playhouse one Tuesday afternoon, I sat down and ended up laughing myself silly! High school students were on the stage speaking “gibberish.” Gibberish? A language of its own—a way of communicating with sounds, voice inflections and one’s body. I had come to watch the rehearsal for Cook County High School’s One-Act play, which as of […]
SCHOOL MUSINGS
School finances are like oatmealSome folks say school finance is complicated. I’m not so sure. Complex and confusing, yes, but with a little effort and good questions it is understandable. School finance is a bit like oatmeal. Some people love it, others not so much. It is mushy, unpredictable, sometimes bland and sometimes sweet. There’s little, if any, uniformity and of course it is […]
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, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]
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. […]
