WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the Sidetracks music show, Classic Country with Carl Solander, School News, and of course Viking sports. There’s also the always-informative AM/PM Calendar shows. But did you know that WTIP is one of your best sources of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? It is—our county […]
Local arts groups awarded state grants
The Grand Marais Art Colony received two grants and the Grand Marais Playhouse one grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC). The Art Colony will receive $4,000 to increase the hours of its part-time staff person. This will allow the administrator more time to focus on strategic planning for marketing and programming. A second award of $5,990 will be […]
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The community gave its hearty support to a church youth group chili cook-off fundraiser held Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais. The event raised about $1,000 to help Bethlehem Lutheran and Evangelical Free Church youth take a trip to the Twin Cities this summer and to benefit the Cook County Food Shelf. Those in attendance […]
Council discusses city budget woes
Any projects the city of Grand Marais undertakes next year will have to be scrutinized, scrutinized, and scrutinized again. That was the consensus of city councilors April 28 after Finance Director Kim Dunsmoor outlined the existing budget and a preview for 2011 during a special work session. City Administrator Mike Roth was absent. Dunsmoor explained that Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed […]
Depression can increase as seasons change
Although hours of daylight have increased and trees are starting to leaf out, the change of seasons can be a hard time for some people. Frequent weather changes and gray days can be tiring. Do you know the symptoms of depression? Do you know the difference between a case of “spring fever” and depression? The Human Development Center in Grand […]
Grand Portage receives defibrillators
Each year 250,000 Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest before they reach a hospital. Bystanders or emergency personnel can save many of these lives using CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). At least eight lives have already been saved by law enforcement officers or emergency medical personnel using defibrillators donated by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Mdewakanton […]
Early spring brings early opening for Gunflint Hills Golf Course
“We’re open,” Gunflint Hills Golf Course Manager Mike Kunshier reported to the Grand Marais Park Board Tuesday, May 4, 2010. “We opened up one day earlier than last year, to the day.” He said the course has never opened this early before. In addition to the sale of season passes, the course brought in about $2,000 in April. ” Kunshier […]
Hall and Grabko head multi-county housing group
Jim Hall, treasurer of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), has been appointed chair of the Northeastern Minnesota HOME Consortium. Cook- Lake County Housing Coordinator Nancy Grabko gave a report to the EDA board at its April 13, 2010 meeting, announcing the important appointment. Grabko said she has been appointed as vicechair of the multi-county organization. […]
Preventing sexual harassment— an important luncheon topic
Establishing a harassment policy is important, attendees at the April 28 Women’s Business Network learned, but more important is enforcing it and protecting someone who reports harassment. Candice Harshner, who has served as executive director of the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault for 12 years, and Sarah Fries, who oversees the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, […]
Local contractor writes about life on the Gunflint Trail
Nace Hagemann’s book, You Gotta Get Out of the Woods, must be one of the best books ever written about life on the Gunflint Trail. Not because it’s idyllic, but because it’s real. Self-published this year, it’s a collection of photos and musings bound to become a classic. “These may not be the perfect moose or wolf photos,” he writes, […]