Keith Butcher, Energy Services representative with Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA) for the Grand Marais PUC, and Virginia Danfelt, Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP), will team up to offer a Homeowner Energy Efficiency Workshop at the Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) campus at 300 3rd St. in Grand Marais on March 13 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Butcher […]
Anthology describes consequences of Native American/First Nations adoptions
An estimated one-third of North America’s Native American and First Nations children were separated from their families by the governments of the United States and Canada between the 1940s and the 1980s. Many of them were adopted by white families and left without access to information on their medical histories, biological families, tribal affiliations, or cultural heritage. Two Worlds: Lost […]
First Baptist of Ivy Gap to grace the stage this spring
The Grand Marais Playhouse has begun its 43rd season with rehearsals for First Baptist of Ivy Gap, a poignant comedy by Ron Osborne. The cast includes Adrianna Berglund, Brenna Hay, Cailin Carpenter, Sarah Larsen, Mara MacDonell, and Michaela Peterson. The play is directed by Sue Hennessy with Cy Fortunato as stage manager and Emma Bradley as costume designer. The play […]
30th Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon set to run this weekend
Festivities of the 30th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, originally scheduled to begin Jan. 25, will take place beginning this weekend, Friday, March 8, and “run” through Thursday, March 14. The race was postponed due to the lack of snow earlier this winter. The race starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at Jean Duluth and Riley […]
Caregiver Support Group begins March 19
The first meeting of a monthly caregiver support group is Tuesday, March 19, noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room of the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Care Partners, the group sponsor, is providing facilitators and refreshments. Participation is free. Care Partners will also provide a trained volunteer, at no cost, to stay at home with the loved […]
Community Calendar
Brown Bag Lunch Violence Prevention Center invites you to pack a lunch, call a friend and join us as Karen Lohn, teacher, counselor, author, septuagenarian weaver of compassionate connection, shares time with us. When: Tuesday, March 12. Time: Noon to 1:00. Where: East Bay Suites. For more information, call VPC at 387-1262. March is Women’s History Month. The Timeless Beauty […]
Vikings play tough in playoffs
What a difference a month makes! Led by senior forward/ guard Theresa Morrin, the Cook County High School girls’ basketball team pulled off an upset when the 8th ranked Vikings defeated the 6th ranked Floodwood Polar Bears in overtime 56-50 in the first round of District 7A play-offs. The game was played in Hermantown on Thursday, February 28. Less than […]
Everson named First Team to Polar League All Conference
Senior guard Colin Everson had an excellent season for Viking boys’ basketball, and conference coaches who named Colin to the Polar League All Conference First Team noted his consistently high play. Colin’s back court teammate Kale Boomer was named to the Second Team for the second year in a row. Everson joined four other guards on the First Team: Kyle […]
Dorr to coach Blue Team for All Star game
When Cook County Vikings’ Coach Mitch Dorr looks across the gym at the players selected to play on the White All Star squad he will be looking at one of his own kids, Kale Boomer, who was picked to play in the Polar League All Star game. Both Boomer and Colin Everson will get a chance to display their considerable […]
Toulouse reflects on his first year at Cook County High School
It’s been an interesting year for Viking girls’ Head Coach Todd Toulouse. He took over a successful program run by the very popular Coach T.J. Super who left last spring to coach and teach in southern Minnesota. The team started off with three wins and then ran into a tough schedule that saw more losses than wins. Some frustration set […]