Rehearsals are in full swing for the Grand Marais Playhouse’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a Doug Scholz- Carlson adaptation. I dropped in the other night to see how rehearsals were going. It was a beehive of activity with cast members discussing what they’re wearing and Director Sue Hennessy tweaking decisions on costumes. I was able to squeeze in visits with […]
Community Calendar
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 7 PM and speaker at 7:30 PM.) 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
Cook County Higher Education North Shore Campus Career training and college courses are available in Cook County. Visit our campus at the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue West in Grand Marais. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with evenings by appointment. Phone (218) 387- 3411 or email highered@boreal.org. Check out our web site […]
Free “Job Seeking Skills” workshop
Cook County Higher Education, in cooperation with the Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training, is offering a free “Job Seeking Skills” workshop on Thursday, April 14. This interactive workshop about the job seeking process will cover job search training, resume development and preparing for the interview. Participants will learn how to identify employment opportunities, write job-winning resumes, create cover letters […]
Guitar workshops at Bluefin Bay
Concerts from Behind the Taconite Curtain is pleased to announce a Fingerstyle Guitar Masters Weekend at Bluefin Bay Resort in Tofte April 15 – 16. The weekend of workshops and concerts features award-winning guitarists Phil Heywood and Steve Kaul. All profits from the weekend will go to WTIP Community Radio in Grand Marais. The event kicks off Friday night with […]
End of life care topic of Care Partners program
The Hospice Foundation of America’s 18th annual national program Spirituality and End-of-Life Care will be presented by Care Partners of Cook County on April 13 and 14. On Wednesday, April 13, the program will be presented from 1 to 4 p.m. in the large classroom at the Cook County North Shore Hospital. The following day, the program will be presented […]
Free Energy Efficiency Workshop for Cook County homeowners
A free energy efficiency workshop for Cook County homeowners will be held Tuesday, April, 12, 7-8:30 p.m., at the North House Folk School blue building. This workshop will be presented by Dean Talbott, program manager of the Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP), which helps homeowners save money, conserve energy, and lessen their impact on the environment. The Cook County Local […]
Another successful season for Anders Zimmer
Each year for the last several years during Alpine racing season, the Cook County News-Herald has provided news on Anders Zimmer, a United States Skiing Association (USSA) racer. This winter, the young man who started skiing at Lutsen Mountains at age four was just too busy until season’s end. So this week, the News- Herald visited with Anders to see […]
Baseball begins despite cold weather
Mittens or baseball mitts? Stocking caps or baseball caps? Snowballs or baseballs? Getting ready to head outdoors in spring in northern Minnesota can be confusing, especially if you’re a baseball player. But that doesn’t matter to the hearty Cook County High School (CCHS) boys who are out for the 2011 season. And once again the Vikings will be in the […]
After School Lounge sponsors successful food drive
Students and staff from the After School Lounge at Cook County Schools joined the Minnesota FoodShare March campaign and collected nearly 300 food items. More than a dozen students in grades three to six spent some of their afterschool hours learning about and discussing poverty and hunger. They bagged groceries at the food shelf, learned how to cook tasty meals […]