The Cook County Boy Scouts had an enjoyable start to the year while making their own wooden pens turned on a lathe. Richard Fortunato brought his craft and hobby to the Scouts and taught them how to turn wood and make a pen of their own creative design that will last the rest of their lives. To start, each Scout […]
Theater season starts with Little Women
The Grand Marais Playhouse is ready to kick off its regular theatrical season April 19 with the production of Little Women adapted by Kristen Laurence from the beloved book by Louisa May Alcott. High School Senior Maria Nickolay directs this production. It is the first studentdirected production in many years for the Playhouse. Maria’s past experience as a talented actor […]
Library Friends annual membership drive is this month
Library Friends board member The Library Friends of Cook County is conducting its annual membership drive this month. County residents and others interested in supporting the mission of the Library Friends and current members are encouraged to submit a membership form to the Grand Marais Library or mail it to Library Friends of Cook County, P.O. Box 1234, Grand Marais, […]
Community invited to take part in Cook County Clean-Up—part of a global effort
On April 21, as part of Global Youth Service Day, millions of children and teens, along with their adult allies and champions in over 100 countries on six continents, will change the world, addressing critical issues including health, education, environment, hunger, poverty, disaster preparedness and response, and human rights. Here in Cook County, youth and adults are invited to be […]
Register now for Emergency Services Conference
The 2012 Cook County Emergency Services Conference will be held April 27-28 at the Cook County Community Center. This is the 23rd annual conference for local and regional emergency response personnel. Once again participants will be able to network with other emergency responders while gaining helpful training in many areas. This year’s sessions include safety around electric cars and car […]
Higher Ed offers free course on job-seeking skills
Join Randy Back of the Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training for a free three-hour job-seeking skills workshop on Tuesday, April 17, at Cook County Higher Education. This interactive workshop will cover job search training, resume development and interview preparation. In this workshop, participants will learn to identify employment opportunities, write job-winning resumes, create persuasive cover letters that lead to […]
Last days for tax help April 16 – 17
Usually the “pain” for taxpayers is over on April 15. However, because the 15th falls on a weekend this year, the IRS has extended electronic filing of taxes until April 17. The tax aide volunteers of Cook County will be available to help you with your taxes for two additional days at the following community centers: from 10 a.m. to […]
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 PM Step meeting. u Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, […]
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. Meetingsare held at Schroeder Town Hall, […]
Vikings knock off 4-time defending champ
The Cook County Vikings baseball teamstruggleditswaytoa2win season last year. The new year looked to start out tough. The champion of the conference the last four years, Moose Lake-Willow River, traveled to Grand Marais to kick off 2012. In fact, the last time the Rebels didn’t win the conference crown, it was the Cook County Vikings on top in 2007. With […]