Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 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. Meetings […]
Local dentist takes part in statewide “Smile” program
Grand Marais Family Dentistry is participating in the “Give Kids a Smile” program for the first time. This is a statewide program promoted by the Minnesota Dental Association where our dentist, Dr. Alyssa Hedstrom and her staff, volunteer their time, services and resources, free of charge, to children of the community in recognition of Dental Health Awareness Month. This program […]
Father-Daughter Dance set for Feb. 10
It’s time again for the 2nd Annual Father-Daughter Dance, sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 4110. Last year a great time was had by all — this year promises to be bigger and better. Grab your favorite girl/girls and head to the North House Folk School! The dance will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at North […]
ISD 166 PTA to host book fair event Feb. 14-17
Sawtooth Elementary School will host a Scholastic Book Fair beginning Monday, Feb. 14 and ending Thursday, Feb. 17. 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. The Book Fair will be open daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday […]
Viking girls fall to Floodwood in battle of Section 7A favorites
If you added up the inches of all five starters from the Floodwood girls’ team and all of the inches (in height) from the Viking girls’ team, you would find that Floodwood had a one-inch height advantage. One inch! And you know the old saying, “Give ’em an inch and they’ll take a mile!” That’s what Floodwood did on January […]
Mites skate strong at Portman Jamboree
It was a brisk weekend for outdoor hockey but that’s what Minnesotans are made for! The Cook County Mite 1 and Mite 2 teams journeyed down to Duluth for the Portman Jamboree on January 15 – 16 where hockey was in the air. The music from the loudspeakers had everybody in an upbeat mood, the Zamboni had the young kids […]
Peewees take home the 1st place trophy in Ashland
The Silver Bay-Cook County Peewees headed to a tournament in Ashland, Wis.—to compete in a tournament with the motto “A kid on the ice is seldom in hot water.” The Peewees started off the weekend with a large 12 – 0 win over Superior on Saturday morning. Later that day they took on the home team from Ashland and gained […]
Vikings beat Floodwood, lose heartbreaker to Ely
Both the Vikings and the Floodwood Polar Bears came out flat in the game played Friday, January 21 in Grand Marais. Neither team seemed to have much zip in the first half, but both teams came out much better in the second half and the crowd saw an entertaining game. Points were hard to come by. With more than 10 […]
Mariners Defeat Agates 11-1
The Silver Bay/Cook County Mariners hockey team entered its 2010-2011 season knowing that they would need skaters to step up on offense and in goal in order to compete. Their 11-1 pounding of rival Two Harbors on January 22 gave Bay fans a glimpse of both. Rather than relying on a single forward to score goals, the Mariners have spread […]
Our future “tomboy”
It is only the last week of January and I am already running out of room to push snow in our driveway. It doesn’t seem like we have gotten that much more snow than usual but a little bit at a time is adding up fast. If you are tempted to walk through the woods, you can expect to be […]