There are new faces on the Cook County Schools campus in Grand Marais. Jeanne Smith and Sarah Stover are the new coordinators for Cook County Kids Plus and True North AmeriCorps. Don’t worry, though, the new faces are very friendly and there is still a wide variety of activities available for Cook County kids. Jeanne Smith came on board as […]
Birch Grove Halloween Carnival is Oct. 30
The annual PTO Halloween Carnival will be held at Birch Grove Community Center from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The event is fun for all ages and includes bingo, kids’ games, prizes, a cake walk, fabulous foods, a haunted house and raffle. “Wear a costume (or not!) and bring the whole family! Everyone is invited!” said Diane Blanchette […]
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 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, […]
Catch the Walking School Bus!
Have you been watching for the bus? It is arriving this Wednesday, October 26 at various locations. Rain or shine, take part in this day that celebrates health and fitness and promotes a safe community in which to walk. The Walking School Bus is a group of students, parents and neighbors who all walk to school together, starting at a […]
Unique fundraiser with Barnes & Noble to help CCHS band
The Cook County High School band has a fundraiser coming up in early November to help fund an upcoming band trip to Memphis and Orlando in March of 2012. There have already been several fundraisers and the community has been very generous in their support. This fundraiser is a little different. Barnes and Noble booksellers gives schools and other not-for-profit […]
Vikings outlast a tough Cromwell team
The Cromwell Cardinals came to Cook County without a full roster after losing senior standout Marlene Wester to an elbow injury. The Vikings came in riding a nice 14-game winning streak with a pumped up homecoming crowd behind them. The first game was an epic battle between two teams that were relentless getting to the ball. The game was tied […]
Vikings win exciting Homecoming game in double overtime
High school football doesn’t get any more exciting than the game played last Friday night, October 14, in Grand Marais between the undefeated Ogilvie Lions and the once beaten Cook County Vikings. Played in cold, wet, windy weather, fans shivered through the first half as neither team could generate much offense. The teams headed into the locker room tied at […]
Viking boys and girls 2nd at Polar League Meet Summers, Acero and Seaton All Conference
Finally, we had a home meet with competition more our size. After Milaca and Swain—monster-sized meets with state meet quality competition; Hibbing with combined A & AA races; and Eveleth with 15 of the Section 7A competition— we returned to our home trails at Pincushion and took on the other six cross-country teams in the Polar League. Of course, state-rated […]