Grand Hill Gallery owner Doug Nielsen will present a new show of original works by five Minnesota landscape painters—including Neil Sherman of Hovland—from Nov. 29 through Dec. 24 in St. Paul. The show is titled The Gift of Landscape. Richard Abraham, Joshua Cunningham, Mike Rada and Nielsen are the other featured artists in the show which spotlights over 50 new […]
Almost time for the Christmas Bird Count
A wonderful tradition will continue this December with the 2012 Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The count will be held Saturday, December 15 for the Grand Marais “counting circle.” The counting circle is a 7.5- mile radius circle from a point three miles south of the middle of Devil Track Lake. The count circle covers Highway 61 to Lindskog Road […]
Everyday Math offered at Higher Ed beginning December 4
Do you need math skills for work or school? Does the very thought of doing math send shivers down your spine? We are here to help! Cook County Higher Education is pleased to offer Everyday Math: Essential Math Skills for Adults beginning Dec. 4 at the North Shore Campus. Everyday Math is a five-session course that covers elementary and secondary […]
WordPress training offered at Higher Ed
Cook County Higher Education is offering a full day of training in the use of WordPress, a free software for creating and managing websites, on Tuesday, Dec. 11. The instructor will be Don Bremer, a dynamic rocket-scientist turned-computer-training-guru who wowed folks with his Excel training at Higher Ed in October. The training will consist of two modules; the first is […]
Mail-A-Book delivers to your door
As the cold winter approaches and driving becomes difficult, paperback books, DVDs, and audio books on CD can arrive in your mailbox. The Mail-A-Book service from the Arrowhead Library System (ALS) loans paperback books and other items via the U.S. Mail, free of charge. This tax-supported service provides library items directly to your mailbox including the cost of postage. They […]
Community Calendar
Cook County AA MeetingsMondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais SeniorCenter (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 PM.)Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM,First Congregational Church in Grand Marais.Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. at Windigo Lodge, Villa 2.Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, First CongregationalChurch in Grand Marais; Big Book Study Group, 7:00 […]
Smith ties for 28th place at PGA Assistant Championship
Andy Smith of Grand Marais tied for 28th place out of a field of 150 golfers on Sunday, November 4 at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, in the 36th National Car Rental PGA Assistant Championship. Playing over four days, Smith finished with a score of 292 and tied with Chris Borgen of Eagan, Minnesota. Jack Scott […]
Junior High volleyball leads the Polar League
Both the 7th and 8th grade Viking volleyball teams had great seasons this fall, with both teams going undefeated to lead the Polar League. The season culminated on October 13 when the junior high teams played in the Carlton tournament at the Four Seasons Sports Complex with all Polar League schools in attendance. Although the 7th grade team had numerous […]
Used ink cartridges could help school finances
School is in full swing and with all the activities and athletics also come questions about financing. Setting up a school trust fund is a great idea but really calls for larger amounts. However, you can make a difference without hurting your pocketbook— with your used printer ink cartridges. Do you use ink cartridges? Businesses probably a lot but even […]
Old Man Winter is here
It seems like every time we leave town for a few days, it snows. So far this has proven to be more predictable than a meteorologist’s forecast. Fortunately we have nice friends and neighbors to help take care of things while we are gone. It was great to see that the driveway was plowed and the wood boiler burning when […]