A chili cook’s dozen at Chili Cook-Off
The 3rd annual Cook County Chili Cook-Off Championship in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Catholic Church was the place to be on Saturday, March 24, with the tantalizing fragrance and flavors of 12 different pots of chili to try. It had to have been extremely difficult for the judges—Mark Falk, Butch Deschampe, Kristi Kroneman and Ed Douglass— to pick […]
Cook County’s Arizona picnic well-attended
On February 25 on a beautiful sunny, warm day in Apache Junction, Arizona at the El Dorado Park Clubhouse, a happy group of 58 past and present North Shore residents had a great time at the “Cook County Picnic.” Attendees included several young folks who were visiting their parents and other visitors from around the country. There was a mini-reunion […]
Resources to make college a reality
“I loved college and thought that it gave me a lot of applicable skills that I’ve taken with me.” That was the positive attitude Grand Portage State Park Naturalist Anna Deschampe conveyed at a workshop called Destination College 2012 at the Gitchi Onigaming Community Center in Grand Portage on March 7. Sponsored by Cook County Higher Education, this was one […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 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 theTofte Town 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, […]
Spirit Tree featured on April 5 Native Report
The seventh season of Native Report continues at 8:30 p.m. April 5 with features on Andy Wells, Spirit Little Cedar Tree, and Barrow Whalers of the North (Part 3). The popular show, seen locally on WDSE PBS North 8, Duluth, will introduce viewers to entrepreneur Andy Wells; highlight the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe and explain the significance of the […]
Invasive species training offered April 2
Lake Service Providers are required by law to attend Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) training and obtain the permit prior to working in waters of the state. A training session is scheduled in Grand Marais on April 2 from 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at Gunflint Northwood’s Outfitters, 143 Gunflint Lake. Lake Service Providers should act now and be sure to […]
Logan Backstrom races well in Steamboat Springs
Logan Backstrom capped off a great year of skiing by saving his best efforts for his last ski meet. Backstrom finished 35th in the USSA J-4 division out of 80 of the top male ski racers in the 11-12 age group in Steam Boat Springs, Colorado. Racers came from seven or eight states to represent the Rocky Mountain region. Logan […]
Knuckle-biting day leads Knowledge Bowl to state meet
The Cook County High School Knowledge Bowl continued its stellar scholarly season at the regional tournament on Wednesday, March 21. Knowledge Bowl Coach April Wahlstrom said it was a “knuckle-biting day.” Two teams competed in the regional competition and Wahlstrom said after the written round, which is usually the Cook County team’s forte, the top team was in 6th place. […]