With no current disasters to deal with, the Grand Marais Public Utilities linemen have been clearing rights-of-way, Electric Superintendent Mike Taylor told the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) board on September 7, 2011. It’s likely just a lull in excitement before we hit the month of October, though, he said, since the last two Octobers have brought very big storms and […]
National forest management policy and philosophies affecting Cook County
Wood – one of our nation’s as well as our county’s most plentiful renewable resources – is at the heart of a debate that unites people with disparate interests and divides others. The possibility of using wood to produce heat and electricity brings together people who want to decrease reliance on fossil fuels for the sake of the environment, people […]
Falling for fall
I just happen to love fall. It might be that because I was born in the fall I was rewarded with a celebration so I was trained to love it like Pavlov’s dog. Or it could have been the fun of Halloween and trick-ortreating that made this a favorite time of year but I think it’s in my blood to […]
Local Peace Corps volunteers attend 50th anniversary in D.C.
Returned Peace Corps volunteers Denny FitzPatrick and Karen Flolid of Cook County recently joined 5,000 other volunteers in Washington, D.C., where they attended the 50th anniversary celebration of Peace Corps. The Corps was launched by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as a way to aid people in developing countries and to foster further peace and understanding between the United […]
Calling all would-be actors, directors, designers, stage hands, and audience members
Wondering how you’re going to pass the cold, dark, dreary days of winter? Looking for a new hobby? Wishing you could figure out a way to get to know people around here? The Grand Marais Playhouse has the answer. People are needed in many capacities to keep the Playhouse running. People to send out fundraising letters, people to build sets, […]
Playhouse hosts Monroe Crossing Oct. 28
The Grand Marais Playhouse in collaboration with the North Shore Music Association and Cook County Community Education present Monroe Crossing at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets are $15 adults and $7 students. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new light board for the Art Center. This event is the first in […]
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: at Trinity Lutheran in Hovland at 6:00 p.m. Step meeting. 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. 3/12tfn 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 […]