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. […]
Finding kindness
There is a very nice letter to the editor this week about a search for a missing Bible. Although the Bible was eventually found, the letter writer expressed appreciation to Jeff Sylvester of the Recycle Center, who went above and beyond in the search. I’m not surprised. I’ve known Jeff since we were both kids in junior high. He was […]
Grand Marais rec park has good season
Grand Marais Recreation Area statistics for August and for the entire season so far are looking good. At the Tuesday, September 7, 2010 meeting of the Grand Marais Park Board, Assistant Director Amber Wright reported that the campground has brought in $12,514 more than last year. Monthly site rentals were down 7%, but daily rentals were up 7%, and weekly […]
We have poverty in Cook County
One of the powerful books of the 60s was Michael Harrington’s The Other America: Poverty in the United States. Among other things Harrington said in his book: The millions who are poor in the United States tend to become increasingly invisible… It takes an effort of the intellect and will even to see them… That the poor are invisible is […]
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. 25, 2000 • As happens with all good things, Cook County high school’s winning streak of 34 football games came to an end Sept. 15 with a 13-12 loss to Nashwauk. • TheCook County Board gave the go-ahead to a proposed 49-unit residential development in Lutsen Sept. 19, voting that there have already been sufficient […]
Too many kitties!
My neighbor’s sweet little boy came running into the house declaring Madam Marie “laid” more kittens! As I lay laughing on the ground pulling out baby kitten after baby kitten from under her porch, I remembered my favorite riddle, let’s see if you can solve this…Theschool bus driver picked up seven little girls, each of the seven little girls had […]
It’s about our kids. . .
For years Minnesota has taken great pride in education excellence. However, the economic crisis has begun to erode our reputation as a state that values education. Funding has not kept pace with inflation and in many cases declining enrollment has reduced aid to districts. Creative state budget balancing tactics have led to delayed funding and shifts in aid, forcing districts […]