WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the AM Calendar show with the pop quiz and the evening Roadhouse with Bob Carter and Buck Benson. There’s Small Change Trivia and the Monday Night Mix. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners? […]
Correction
The November 24 article entitled Community center demolition bids accepted incorrectly stated that the new Grand Marais hockey rink did not have a concrete slab yet. The slab is, in fact, in place. The December 1 article entitled Grand Marais hockey rink ready for play incorrectly stated that the Cook County Hockey Association would be paying to move the bench […]
Tears and laughter at “Light up a Life”
At a little bit before 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, community members began to gather in the atrium of the North Shore Hospital for the Care Partners of Cook County “Light up a Life” event. People chatted quietly and thumbed through a memorial book. Sherry Lindskog played some lovely holiday music and Nora Bockovich sang a Christmas carol before […]
Making a difference with prayer
Lisa Bloomquist of Grand Marais is a Christian with a mission. She has been on mission trips to Guyana, Ecuador, and Africa. She has prayed for people and seen amazing results, and when she was serving at an orphanage in Mozambique, she felt directed to go home and pray for people. For prayer or more information on Waves of Hope […]
Reverend Rudloff installed at Life in Christ Lutheran
On Sunday, December 2, the Life in Christ Lutheran Church installed their newly called pastor, the Reverend Dean Rudloff. Pastor Rudloff has been serving Life in Christ Lutheran Church since November of 2011 as their vacancy pastor until the congregation extended him a Call to be their pastor. Officiating at the service were Rev. David Schoessow of Christ Lutheran Church, […]
God is with us
I ran across a story many years ago that I often think of as the season of Advent gets under way. I have no idea of who wrote this, and it may or may not be true, but I like it anyway and I love to share it. The story takes place in 19th century London in a home for […]
New Arrivals
Siblings, Nora and Levi, and their parents, Dirk and Kathleen Spitznagle, of Burnsville are pleased to announce the birth of their sister, Faith Kathleen at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis on Sunday, August 23, 2012 at 4:11 p.m. Faith weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and was 20½ inches long. Her grandparents are Michael Crozier of Oakland, CA, Julie Crozier […]
James W. Drouillard,
James W. Drouillard, 86, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at home. Jim grew up in Hovland, where he attended elementary school. Graduating from Cook County High School in 1941, he joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He served from 1943-1947 in Asia and the Philippines on a Landing Ship Tank Carrier. Jim was employed by Yellow Freight Lines and […]
Giving back this holiday season
There are a number of opportunities for community members to help others this holiday season in very easy ways. The youth group at Bethlehem Lutheran Church continues its winter coat drive through December 20. If you have a new or nearly-new warm winter jacket that you are not using, consider bringing it to Bethlehem Lutheran to be shared with someone […]