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. […]
The fourth estate
It is a newspaper’s job to keep an eye on government. The people in government— city, county, state, or national— may not always appreciate a reporter playing watchdog—asking for clarification on ambiguous discussion after a meeting, insisting on copies of financial information, or reporting an unwise political move. However, it is a newsperson’s duty to carefully observe and share what […]
Of Poets and Poems
Before the marvel of this night Adoring, fold your wings and bow, Then tear the sky apart with light And with your news the world endow. ~ Jaroslav Vajda Last Sunday and Monday I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Christmas concert at Bethlehem under the direction of Bill Beckstrand. The music was entirely beautiful and the carol […]
Historical Reflections
Although this photo from the Cook County Historical Society is annotated simply “Santa arrived safely in town in 1949 and is assisted by Howard Joynes, ” there is much more to the story. If you look closely at the photo, you see the wing of a plane—right up against a building— the Shore Theatre. Long-time Cook County News-Herald staffer Dick […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Dec. 11, 2000 • LTV Steel Mining Company workers in Schroeder were called to a meeting last Wednesday and told the company would cease operations Feb. 24, 2001 — five months earlier than planned. According to company officials, the mine can no longer provide LTV Steel with taconite pellets of competitive quality and cost. Between 70 […]
But It’s Morning
As I pulled my car into the Country Inn and Suites parking lot, the predicted heavy snow began falling in earnest. Thank goodness, I’d reached my destination. My daughter, Betsy, and granddaughter, Natalie, were flying in from St. Louis to Minneapolis to join me for a “girls’ weekend.” My daughter and I have done this before; spent a “Mall of […]
Ever popular “Christmas Pageant” is back
It’s back! The most requested play the Grand Marais Playhouse has ever performed…The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Just in time to put us in the spirit of Christmas. This play tells the story of the Herdmans—six delinquent children who go to church for the first time after being told that they could get some snacks at church. They wind up […]
Nelson graduates from Bemidji State
Nicole Nelson has graduated from Bemidji State University with a master of science degree in mathematics. Nicole graduated at the conclusion of the 2010 summer semester. Located in north central Minnesota, Bemidji State University enrolls 5,000 students in over 13 programs on the graduate level.