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 CALE N DAR
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. […]
We all have homework
Unorganized Te r r itoryTomorrow I am going up to Cook County Middle School to take a picture of the bright young people who just took first place in the regional Knowledge Bowl contest. I don’t recall how many years I’ve had the honor of chatting with the Knowledge Bowl students, but I know it has been a few. It is really fun to […]
Finding a new home for Haidee
Spiritual reflectionsLast week I began my column with these words: “Life is full of changes, some of which affect us more profoundly than others. Whether they are anticipated or unexpected, changes often push us to grow and stretch, while also bringing new responsibilities and opportunities. I have found this to be true as I’ve dealt with the unexpected death of my […]
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 • Oc t. 16, 2000 • Cook County’s rate of unemployment for July 2000 was 2.1 percent, down from last year’s rate of 2.4 percent. There were 3,205 people employed in July this year compared to 3,198 employed countywide a year ago. June saw an unemployment rate of 2.6 percent. • Richard Swanson, attorney for the Joint […]
Herring Tales
O v e r t h e H i l lIn September 1969, Dick and I began our year in the wilderness on the edge of the BWCA in the Superior National Forest. Our small cabin had neither road access nor amenities. This is a reprint of one of many stories about our lives during that special year. Food was on my mind as I pushed the canoe from the […]
