The Grand Marais Public Library invites children 7 – 12 and older to participate in a unique art experience— metal tooling—on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Shannon Cousino, education director for the Duluth Art Institute, will be conducting the workshop. Participants will create a picture frame using rolls of soft aluminum and chopsticks as the tool to draw […]
Boundary Waters history featured in next guest lecture
The next guest lecture sponsored by Cook County Higher Education will feature Bill Clayton, whose topic will be Before Pristine: 10,000 Years of Native American History in the Boundary Waters on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. The presentation will tell the story of Native American history in the Boundary […]
Community invited to benefit for Donny Brazell
The community is invited to the American Legion on Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 4 – 8 p.m. for a Benefit for Donny Brazell. Donny was diagnosed this summer with stage 4 colon cancer that metastasized to his liver. Friends and family want to show Donny and his family how much they care during this difficult time and funds are […]
Community Calendar
Benefit for Donny BrazellAmerican Legion, November 23, 2013, 4 – 8 p.m.Spaghetti dinner with Bobby Don’s secret recipe, doorprizes, silent auction and raffle items. Music by CookCounty’s Most Wanted – 8 p.m. Donny is undergoingtreatment for stage 4 colon cancer. Join us to showDonny and his family how much we care duringthis difficult time. Donation tickets – $10. For moreinformation, […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at theTofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. atthe Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. atSchroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.
Chmelik runs in the State cross country meet
We had a beautiful day for running at the lovely St. Olaf College campus on Saturday, November 2, 2013. The race started at 2 p.m. with 175 runners lined up at the start. The race goes out fast and some struggle to even cross the finish line as they have put everything they have out on the course. Viking runner, […]
Kieran Scannell places third in conference
How good is Kieran Scannell’s Division III college cross country team? Well, try this out for size: Kieran was the third man on the Williams College team and he placed third in the conference meet with a time of 26 minutes flat for 5 miles run on grass. There were 46 teams at the meet held at Colt State Park […]
Addie Gecas receives UW-Stout scholarship
Addie Gecas of Grand Marais received the Steiner/Milnes Scholarship. Gecas is majoring in apparel design and development. She is the daughter of Greg and Barb Gecas of Grand Marais. Scholarships valued at more than $600,000 were awarded to 320 University of Wisconsin-Stout students this year through the Stout University Foundation at a reception on campus Sept. 12. Many of the […]
Mara MacDonell admitted to Carleton College
Mara MacDonell of Grand Marais has been admitted to Carleton College as a member of the Class of 2017. She is the daughter of Timothy MacDonell and Grace Bushard. MacDonell is a 2013 graduate of Cook County High School. Ranked among the nation’s top liberal arts institutions, Carleton is a private, co-educational college of 2,000 students located 40 miles south […]
Jackson Nickolay stars as Creon in college play
Jackson Nickolay of Hovland, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, performed in the college’s production of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone Nov. 8, 9 and 14 -16. The ancient drama will be presented in the England Theatre. Northwestern theatre professor Robert Hubbard is directing the classic play, widely regarded as one of the greatest tragedies ever written. Antigone, […]