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. […]
A meaningful memorial
Every few years, the publication date of the newspaper falls on September 11, as it does this year. Seeing September 11 printed on the dateline always brings back memories of the desperate day nine years ago when the nation watched in horror as planes crashed into solid walls of glass and steel and killed thousands of our fellow Americans. I […]
The Church Of Heavenly Lite
Why do you worship at your present church? Most of us, I think, would say, because I was born and raised Lutheran, Baptist or Catholic, etc., and so that’s where I’m most comfortable. But your response might not be correct. Jeffrey MacDonald in his Thieves in the Temple writes about a huge problem facing Christianity today: Faith has become a […]
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. 11, 2000 Minnesota DNR biologists will examine a six-pound five-ounce brook trout that might be the new state record. Thefish was caught in the Pigeon River by a Grand Portage man. • Industrial and commercial land within the city limits of Grand Marais will see a state-ordered 10 percent increase in tax valuation next year. […]
Kiss me quick – I might bite!
Our family spent the last few days before school on a family vacation in the south. New Orleans, Louisiana to be exact. I had visited this great city during Mardi Gras several years ago but I must admit it was kind of nice to spend some time in the French Quarter without the beads, the costumes and the thousands and […]
Playhouse plans Town Meeting
Despite the fact that we have been celebrating our 40th anniversary this past year, attendance for the Grand Marais Playhouse productions this summer has been down. Does this spell gloom and doom for the Playhouse? We don’t think so, but we will be focusing on what we can do to continue to keep our Playhouse afloat and to meet the […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News- Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Saturday, Aug. 28 1:19 a.m., Lutsen: Deputy requested at Papa Charlie’s parking lot for a lot […]