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. […]
It’s not a tree!
My husband Chuck and I were among some of the thousands of people who visited Duluth this holiday season to walk through the wonderful waterfront light display “Bentleyville.” It truly is a delightful addition to a beautiful city. I really like Duluth—if I had to live in a city, I wouldn’t mind living there. I like Duluth’s funky mix of […]
Marvel with Mary
O Lord, you have created all! How did you come to be so small? To sweetly sleep in manger-bed Where lowing cattle lately fed? From Heaven Above, by Martin Luther 1483-1546 Her family brought her to be baptized; little did they know that she would be typecast to be the Christ-child in our annual Christmas pageant. I mention typecast because […]
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 · Dec. 25, 2000 • A few northern Minnesota deer hunters found a note from the U.S. Forest Service on their deer stands this fall. The note said, in essence, move it or lose it. “They said the stands were in violation and would be removed after deer season,” said a Twin Cities man who found one […]
Choirs and Christmas
Some people sing loudly in the privacy of the shower. Others croon without inhibition alone in their cars. I belt out music in the solitude of my living room with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as they perform their annual television Christmas Concert. I sang in my high school choir. With great gusto, but never a lead singer, I sang heartily […]
Eric Larsen reaches summit and goal
Eric Larsen had a busy—and chilly— year. On October 14, 2010, from 29,035 feet, he became the first person ever to reach the South Pole, North Pole, and summit of Mount Everest in a continuous 365-day period. Called Save the Poles, Larsen’s mission is “to connect people with our last great frozen places and the environmental issues that are impacting […]
Have a safe and healthy winter
Joni Kristenson RN/PHN, the Cook County public health coordinator, shares the following suggestions from the Centers for Disease Control for facing the long winter ahead. Food and Safety Checklist Have a week’s worth of food and safety supplies. If you live far from other people, have more supplies on hand. Essential items to have on hand: . D rinking water […]