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 6:30 pm Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen TownHall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings […]
Back-to-school rewards
Every year as the temperatures start to drop and the earthy scent of fall is in the air, I can close my eyes and clearly see myself as an elementary student anxiously waiting for the school bus. The memories of waiting for the bus, listening to a white-throated swallow singing overhead, holding my new notebooks and pencils are so vivid […]
Labor Day
I hate to think that summer is over. Labor Day for just about all of us means back to the grindstone. School begins its new year, religious education classes start up once more. These musings got me thinking about Labor Day itself and the whole concept of work. For many, work means drudgery, something that has to be done, and […]
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 · Sept. 4, 2000 • A family outing that included swimming in the Temperance River turned tragic last Friday when a 50-year-old father drowned after saving his 8-year-old son. Thisis the second time in two years that a parent has drowned at Temperance River while saving a child. • With wildfires raging out of control in 13 […]
Where oh where has the crosswalk gone?
Where is the crosswalk on the corner of Highway 61 and Third Avenue West? You all know the spot I’m talking about: the corner where Java Moose coffee shop is located: the triangular corner where Highway 61 splits off into main street on one side and continues as Highway 61 on the other. It’s the point at which traffic (meaning […]
Care Center hanging on to summer
Summer has gone by quickly for residents at North Shore Care Center. There was a lot of time spent outdoors on the patio for picnics, gardening, games, and live music. We will keep hanging on to summer for a few more weeks and look forward to warm weather for our Labor Day weekend picnic and outing. TheCook County Fair was […]
Old friends the best friends
I hesitated coming home for my 30th class reunion during Fisherman’s Picnic this year. Fisherman’s Picnic had lost its “lure.” Running into people I hadn’t seen in years and having short polite conversations; “How are you?” and “Where do you live now?” just didn’t appeal to me. However, with a little pressure from my mom, I was encouraged to give […]