“Cela est bien dit, repondit Candide, mais il Faut cultiver le Jardin”: Voltaire: Candide “Well said, Candide replied, but we must tend our gardens.” (Translation by Kate Griffith) The West End Garden Club of Cook County will hold its 76th annual flower show Saturday, July 16 at the Schroeder Town Hall, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This year’s theme, Posies […]
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. Wednesdays: at Trinity […]
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 4-17tfnSchroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Guided hike on Superior Hiking Trail in Hovland
The Superior Hiking Trail Association is hosting a 4.9-mile hike in the Hovland area on Saturday, July 16. The hike will be from Judge Magney State Park to Camp 20 Road (County Road 70). The trail follows the Brule River for two miles and features the dramatic Devil’s Kettle Falls. Winding through nice forests, the trail climbs to a rocky […]
ATV Club hosts guided “Ride ‘n Shoot”
It’s riding season and the Cook County ATV Club is offering another guided ride, this time in the Hovland area. ATV Club members and friends are invited to the fifth Tom Lake BBQ. In 2010, about 25 ATVers came out for the event and took part in a “Ride & Shoot” target shooting challenge led by ATV Club Vice-President John […]
Third-graders learn about Ojibwe culture with shoulder bag project
The third grade class at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary enjoyed learning about Ojibwe artistry and heritage through a special activity in Lorelei Livingston’s class. Students designed their own Ojibwe shoulder bag. Livingston explained that the bags are different than the traditional Bandolier bags, which were usually worn by men at powwows and other special occasions. Bandolier bags were also worn by […]
Learning about Ojibwe heritage
When my third grade class did the Ojibwe shoulder bag project, I was very excited. Learning about why it was used and making one of my own was a joy. The beautiful artwork has been around for a long time. Bandolier bags originated in the late 1800s. They were used on special occasions, like when a chief went to meetings. […]
Grand Marais goalie one of Minnesota’s elite
Each spring, the very best hockey players from around the state compete for a chance to represent Minnesota at the USA Hockey National Youth Development Camp held at the ESL Centre in Rochester, New York. April 2011 began two grueling months of travel, tryouts and games to select the 19 skaters and two goalies to travel to New York in […]
Cook County Schools Fourth Quarter Honor Roll for 2010-2011
“A” Honor Roll Grade SixMarin HayEmily-Kate JacobsenAlyssa MartinsonGrade SevenHaylie AndersonShauna BlakeSara CarmanLily Gruber-SchulzLeo JohnsonEmma KroskaSean MacDonellMadison RoyWilliam SeatonGrade EightDaniel AhrendtRichard FurlongBrenna HayLars ScannellLibby ZafftGrade NineAnna CarmanJoey ChmelikMegan LehtoAudrey Summers Grade TenShelby AhrendtColin EversonSarissa FalkClay JohnsonJordyn KirkSarah LarsenMara MacDonellKyle MartinsonKara RameyKieran ScannellKatie VanderHeidenRachel WiebenGrade ElevenDavid BergstromMichaela BuchheitAshley DeschampeSophie HolzCecelia OlsenAshley RossAnnika StoneMolly ZafftGrade TwelveBrea BoomerAilee LarsonWill PettyKristina RudeMax SimonowiczAmber Todd Grade […]
Plahuta earns degree from St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud State University conducted spring 2011 commencement ceremonies on Sunday May 8, at Halenbeck Hall for 1,659 students. A total of 1,400 undergraduates and 259 graduate students earned their degrees in commencement and hooding ceremonies. Among them was Jeffrey Plahuta, a 2007 graduate of Cook County High School and the son of Jim and Jennifer Plahuta of Grand Marais. […]