According to the Memorial Blood Center, one blood donation can save as many as three lives. You can be a hero to someone through the simple act of donating blood. Two opportunities are coming up to help fill the need in the Duluth/ Superior and Arrowhead Region. The “bloodmobile” will be visiting Tofte and Grand Marais in March. The Memorial […]

An informational session about funding opportunities available in 2011 will be presented at 2 p.m. March 8 at East Bay Suites in Grand Marais. The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits – Northeast Chapter will share information about services they provide to nonprofits. At 3 p.m., Judy Poss will present “The Gift of Hospitality” regarding building relationships with donors. If you are […]

The second annual Cook County Chili Cook-Off will be held March 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center. Last year’s event featured an interesting variety of entries—chili with lots of meat, chili with white sauce, and chili made with wild game. And the proceeds went to a good cause. This year promises to be […]

Students in grades 4-7 are encouraged to join “Grandpa” David Hahn to learn the basics of pencil drawing in a fourweek class beginning March 1. Students will draw a variety of still life objects while working on different drawing techniques including 3D, realism, still life and landscape. The sessions are co-sponsored by Community Education and the Grand Marais Art Colony. […]

Applications are now being accepted for Isle Royale National Park’s 2011 Artist- In-Residence Program. Superintendent Phyllis Green said the program provides artists the opportunity to become part of a long-established tradition of interpreting the national parks through works of art. The program is open to professional artists whose work can be inspired by the park’s unique character. The program offers […]

Dylan Days of Hibbing announces its 2011 B.J. Rolfzen Memorial writing contest for poetry and short fiction. All fiction will be judged in one category; poetry will be judged in a student division and an open division for all other poets. Winners of the contest will be published in the Talkin’ Blues journal and official Dylan Days program and receive […]