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, […]
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. […]
Twisted turkey tales
Congratulations to our Great Turkey Giveaway Contest winners, whose names were announced in the News-Herald last week. I hope they all had a marvelous turkey dinner. I chuckle every year when I see the goofy turkey adorning the Turkey Giveaway coupon page. It reminds me of the great turkey drops—both fictional and real—that I have enjoyed. The fictional turkey drop […]
Visitations of the heart
Our church has just finished its 11th consecutive year of mission partnership with our sister church in the village of Amatenango, Mexico. When people hear the word “mission” they often think of Christians going into the world to convert others to a certain religious belief system, but we don’t subscribe to that stereotype. We’re not interested in pressuring people to […]
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 · Nov. 27, 2000 • Lyle Anderson has coached football in Cook County since 1976, but the Nov. 10 loss to Browerville marked the end of his coaching career. After 25 seasons with the Vikes, Anderson has decided to hang up the whistle and close the playbook on a career that saw incredible coaching successes in recent […]
The calm of November
Never mind the “gales” of November, this month offers calm days too, but nobody ever writes songs about them. I’d like to go on record as an advocate for those beautiful silvery gray November days that slip by so unnoticed—the “calms” of November. One such day was Sunday, November 7, memorable not only as beautiful but also as the day […]
Q Comp: What is it?
Quality Compensation For Teachers is a program which was proposed by Governor Tim Pawlenty and enacted in 2005 by the legislature. This is a voluntary program that allows local school districts the opportunity to create a plan that meets the needs of their individual school. There are five components of the Q Comp law: . Career ladder/advancement options . Job […]