Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meeting. 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. 3/13tfn 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. 4-17tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. […]
Lucky 13
Did you get through Friday the 13th unscathed? I hope so. I hope you are not a paraskevidekatriaphobic. Instead, I hope that, like me, you didn’t even realize that it was the supposed day of bad luck until it was long past. Friday wasn’t a bad day at all. I had my bad luck day on Thursday the 12th when […]
Wilderness wisdom
“For me, camping is the Holiday Inn.” If I had a dollar for every time someone has said that to me, I’d be rich. Usually they say it when I’ve said something about going into the wilderness. Comparing a hotel to the Boundary Waters….it’s hard to know how to answer. But maybe it is a good question: Why would I […]
Historical Reflections
Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a call, or stop by our Grand Marais office. We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@boreal.org; or stop by our officeat 15 First Avenue West.
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Aug. 21, 2000 • High School Principal Mark Sandbo revealed last week that as many as five Cook County students received failing grades on last year’s Basic Standards Math Test when, in fact, they had passed. Students throughout the state begin taking Basic Standards tests in grade 8 in both reading and math. Without a passing […]
Blueberry Heaven
A snapping noise echoes through the forest. I set my berry-picking bucket down and listen. Is it a bear? I really don’t want a meet-up with a large wild animal since I’m alone in the woods, picking blueberries at an undisclosed patch somewhere up the Gunflint Trail. The sound does not repeat, so cautiously, I kneel and continue dropping berries […]
Whirligigs
This month, we continue our series from the book What Do You Stand For? A Guide to Building Character by Barbara A. Lewis. There are multiple traits encompassed in building a positive character such as caring, citizenship, cooperation, fairness, honesty, relationships, respect, responsibility, and safety. Citizenship will be the focus in this article. So, how do you become a good […]