Although this reporter felt an immediate affinity with Laurie Hertzel upon reading that she started her own newspaper at age 11, there is much to offer in Hertzel’s book for folks who didn’t aspire to be journalists from an early age. News to Me – Adventures of an Accidental Journalist is more than the interesting memoir of a young woman […]
Make-a-bowl to fill a bowl
The Empty Bowls dinner and silent auction, one of the most important fundraisers for the Cook County Food Shelf, will be held at the First Congregational Church on Thursday, Nov. 11, and people in the community are invited to come to the ceramics studio at the Grand Marais Art Colony this month to make handmade bowls for it. Make-a-Bowl for […]
Christmas auditions planned Oct. 18
The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson, directed by Sue Hennessy, on Oct. 18 at 3:30 p.m. at the ACA. There are roles for grade 1 to adult. Rehearsals will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Shepherds and angels need to attend Monday and Tuesday rehearsals only. Speaking […]
Book fair coming to Sawtooth Elementary
Sawtooth Elementary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Oct. 18 – 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funds raised will help purchase books for the media center, classroom libraries and students. Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event, which is themed Here’s […]
Historical Society annual dinner
Members of the Cook County Historical Society are in for a treat at this year’s annual dinner and meeting Oct. 19. Of course, the food and company will be terrific. But you definitely can’t miss the opportunity to hear guest speaker Walter Sve talk about his career as a Lake Superior commercial fisherman. Sve was born to Norwegian immigrants Ragnvald […]
Guest lecture series presents Kensington Rune Stone
Cook County Higher Education’s next guest lecture series is The Kensington Rune Stone on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Beatrice Kotz will present the topic and lead the discussion regarding the finding and deciphering of the Kensington Rune Stone, and present some important new scientific findings regarding this controversial discovery. What is the Kensington Rune Stone? Why […]
Yet another wood burner study for Grand Marais?
$113,500 additional county money spent to study a Grand Marais wood burner! $10,000 was already wasted on this study. Many thanks to Commissioner Bob Fenwick for suggesting private industry do this and for his nay vote for not dedicating $113,500 for more study. It would have been far more fiscally prudent to have used some of these funds to offer […]
Commissioners support golf course for personal reasons
It seems to me that if the place can’t operate without taxpayer funds, it should be sold to a private company. To fund and keep the Superior National Golf Course as a public taxpayer owned operation, who supported that? Who supported it so we have to keep paying for it? Bruce Martinson and Bob Fenwick! It seems to me that […]
Oberstar works hard for district
I urge all Cook County voters to cast their ballot for our incumbent congressional representative, Jim Oberstar. Jim Oberstar is everything you want in a congressman. He is deeply connected to his district, responsive to his constituents, hard working, willing to work across the aisle, and incredibly knowledgeable on a wide range of issues. Thelist of his accomplishments on our […]
Our turn to support the school
The upcoming school referendum has stirred much controversy in our community. Theback and forth of these arguments seem to miss one essential point. It takes a certain amount of money to educate the children in this county. Themoney comes from various sources. A major contributor is the State of Minnesota, which is funding less and less of the educational expenses. […]