By an 8-6 vote, Schroeder residents attending the August 12 continuation of the March 12, 2013 annual meeting agreed to decrease the 2013 township levy from $39,000 to $34,700 in 2014. Some discussion was had about decreasing the 2014 levy even further, to $30,000, but when the vote was taken on Bruce Martinson’s motion, seconded by Linda Lamb to take […]
Nelson/Horak racing well this summer
At season end, Craig Horak finished in fourth place and Esten Nelson finished in 10th place in the Pure Stocks category at Proctor Speedway. All in all there were 50 racers in the Pure Stocks division this season. Last year Nelson, racing in car No. 77, won the Pure Stock point’s series at Proctor and Horak finished third. “We didn’t […]
Out but not down
It takes a half a mile to discover I’m sadly out of shape. As I walk past the last mailbox on the South Shore Drive and turn to finish the final lap of my walk in what should have been a jaunty manner, I know I’m in trouble. Not seriously, but enough for several red warning flags to pop up. […]
A nice place to live— and to give
As a teenager, Leigh Mathison spent her summers at a YMCA camp along the Gunflint Trail. It was during this time that she grew to love the area and harbored the idea that someday this might be a “nice place to live.” While this sentiment isn’t uncommon among visitors to Cook County, not everyone acts on it. Leigh and her […]
“Mountain Stage Radio Show” returns to Grand Marais
Good things come in threes! This year North House Folk School is celebrating three days of craft and three nights of music at Unplugged XII, Sept 12-15 in Grand Marais. For the third year in a row, the folks from West Virginia’s Mountain Stage Radio Show will be welcomed to campus. For the last two years Mountain Stage Radio has […]
Community Ed offers First Aid training
Would you be prepared to respond in a life-threatening situation to give care to a person in need? If not, CPR/AED and First Aid training is simple and affordable through Cook County Community Education and the YMCA. American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) is a leading provider of basic and advanced emergency care and resuscitation training programs. ASHI training programs […]
Community Calendar
Upcoming Courses & Eventsat North House Folk SchoolUnplugged with Mountain Stage Radio, Sept. 12-15;Family Weekend, Oct. 17-20. Courses: 72 hours:Grand Marais & Beyond: Fall Equinox PhotographySession, Oct. 2-6; Rosemaling: Valdres-Style, Oct. 11-13;Northwoods Deer Hunting, Oct. 12 and Kids Only:Slojd in the Wood Shop, Oct. 18-19. Contact North Houseat 218-387-9762 or visit www.northhouse.org. “Walking Wednesday” continues!“Walking Wednesday” Walking School Bus continuesfor […]
Vikings beat Marshall in Coach Taylor’s return to the bench
Up 11-1 in their first game of the season opener against the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers last Thursday, August 29, it looked like the Cook County Viking volleyball team was going to win easily in Coach Pam Taylor’s return to the bench following a long series of treatments for breast cancer. Fairy tales do come true, right? Maybe not. The first […]
Scannell graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy
On June 9, 2013, Kieran Scannell graduated cum laude, with highest honors, from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Kieran attended Sawtooth Elementary and Cook County High School from second through 10th grade, and then went to Exeter for his junior and senior years. At Exeter Kieran received the American History Book Award in his junior year and the […]
Cheyenne Sorlie wins U.S. Bank scholarship
U.S. Bank has named College of St. Scholastica student Cheyenne Sorlie of Grand Marais as one of 40 college students chosen to receive the $1,000 U.S. Bank Scholarship. Sorlie was selected from more than 200,000 students throughout the country who applied for the scholarship. Sorlie, a junior at College of St. Scholastica, has participated in a variety of activities including […]