The Sentence-to-Serve program has been saved by the county board. On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, commissioners voted to spend just under an additional $19,000 to keep the program in full swing. This represents a county share of almost $57,000, or 75% of the cost. Because of cuts to the Minnesota Department of Corrections budget, the state will now be covering […]
Hedstrom Lumber has trees
Arbor Day is over but it’s not too late to get trees to plant for the spring. Hedstrom Lumber Company has just received 5,000 white pine seedlings and 10,000 white spruce seedlings. The trees are free to the public and continue a long tradition of Hedstrom Lumber Company’s commitment to replanting the forest. “We have already sent out e-mails to […]
New hours, new look for Arrowhead Pharmacy
A bedrock Grand Marais business has decided to expand its hours, expand its products and improve its services to the community. Arrowhead Pharmacy is in the last stages of wrapping up an expansive (and expensive) three month remodel/ redesign. Gone are the old displays, rows, counters and countertops, and in their place are new flooring, new walls, fresh paint and […]
Recognition for WTIP reporting
When WTIP writes a story, it aims to highlight the human side of the issue in order to illustrate the impact and relevance to the area. Recently, WTIP’s News Director, Barbara Jean Johnson, received an award for two stories that exemplify that effort. Two of WTIP’s pieces received 2009 Minnesota AP Broadcasters Awards: Battling Extinction with Furry Critters and Chanel […]
Ham Run is green—and fun!
In addition to being one of the “greenest” events in the nation, the Ham Run Half-Marathon and related events—the Ham Run 5K and the Little Runts Run— is just plain fun, for runners and for spectators. Don’t miss this year’s race, which is not being held on the same weekend as the Gunflint Green Up, but instead kicks off spring […]
Birch Grove building a mosaic
Birch Grove Community School students have been hard at work on a beautiful new addition to the Birch Grove Center façade. Thanks to a generous grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, the BGCS students have been working with local artist Kelly Dupre and the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum to create four tile mosaic panels that will be displayed […]
Higher Ed starts guest lecture series
Cook County Higher Education CCHE) is starting a guest lecture series this year, a program at the North Shore Campus facility that provides an opportunity for retired professionals to share their expertise with the community at large. Each month a featured speaker will give a half-hour presentation in his or her area of expertise, followed by discussion with refreshments provided. […]
Local Overeaters Anonymous group has new beginnings
Fear, loneliness, hopelessness, and embarrassment are some of the many feelings experienced by people suffering from compulsive eating. These feelings can be hard or almost impossible to overcome alone, but Overeaters Anonymous (OA), a 12-step program, helps members throughout the world deal with these issues. Members of OA range from the morbidly obese to the anorexic. These individuals experience many […]
Youth Baseball registration due April 29
Parents are reminded to register their children for this summer’s youth baseball programs with Community Education before Thursday, April 29. There is a $15 late fee applied after April 29, and the absolute cut-off date is May 6. T-Ball for 5- and -6-yearolds will be held Mondays at 4:30 p.m. Game nights are Mondays at 4:30 p.m. If your child […]
Tax Day Tea Party at courthouse
For the second year in a row, Cook County citizens gathered on the courthouse steps on tax day, April 15, to add their voices to thousands across the nation who spoke up at Tax Day Tea Parties with their opinions on the financial, political, and, to a certain extent, moral direction of America. Sandwiched between a reading of the lyrics […]