Carly Jean Puch of Grand Marais has been named to the fall semester 2013 Augsburg College dean’s list, which recognizes those full-time students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. Carly is the daughter of Jean Mathis Spry and Scott Puch and is studying sociology and women’s studies. She is interning for the Minnesota Women’s Consortium […]
Two Cook County students named to Mesabi Range dean’s list
Waylon Christensen and Sam Crowley of Schroeder have been named to the 2013 fall semester high honors dean’s list at Mesabi Range Community & Technical College. In order to earn high honors students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 to 4.0. The school provides high quality education resulting in rewarding employment, lifelong learning, and the enriched lives of our students […]
Vikings lose to Nashwauk
The Viking girls’ basketball team played its last home game of the year against Nashwauk Keewatin and fell 51-25. “We played very flat versus Nashwauk with very poor defense,” said Head Coach Mitch Dorr. The Vikings turned the ball over 28 times and couldn’t get their offense going. Breana Peterson led Viking scorers with 13 points. Lily Gruber- Schulz scored […]
Great Expectations “mathletes” compete
Eight student “mathletes” from Great Expectations School traveled to Duluth in February to participate in the Arrowhead Regional MATHCOUNTS! competition. MATHCOUNTS! competitions take place among middle school students across the country, with regional, state, and national level champions. Each school enters a four-person team, and as many as six additional individual entrants whose scores do not count in the team […]
Early registration for Dragon Boat Festival runs until March 15
Looking out across the icy-white Grand Marais harbor while the thermometer can’t seem to rise much above zero, it’s hard to imagine that summer will arrive. But now’s the time to start thinking about the annual Dragon Boat Festival, July 25-27 in the calming waters of Lake Superior. Now is a great time to e-mail or call your teammates and […]
Water Plan revision discussion March 10
Management of environmental resources throughout the county is done in different ways, by different plans and various agencies. The plans used are guidance documents for management of the resources. In Cook County, the Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is the local government unit responsible for the local water management plan. The intent of this plan is to […]
Grand Marais Playhouse presents Our Town and more
The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Our Town by Thornton Wilder March 6-9! Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students under 18. Tickets are available on-line at www.grandmaraisplayhouse.com or at the door. Sunday is donation day. Pay any amount for your ticket! On […]
Music Association hosts noted quartet March 15
The North Shore Music Association will present the Anger-Walsh-Gordy Quartet at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. March 15. Legendary fiddler Darol Anger, guitar whiz Grant Gordy, and mandolinist Joe Walsh have all spent their lives moving from place to place, adopting a town and then moving on, toward an intimate knowledge of the physical and psychic […]
Care Partners open house March 12
Care Partners will hold an open house and luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 12 for those considering the Care Partners Group Respite Program. Caregivers and their loved ones are invited to meet staff and volunteers and experience the setting. The new Group Respite Program provides a double benefit. It provides seniors with early memory loss or other […]
Annual EATS program March 13 at CCHS
Members of the Cook County School District Education Foundation are ready to once again host the EATS program in support of the schools, students and community. This year’s event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. March 13 at the high school. Tickets, which are limited to 150, are available at Java Moose, Blue Water Café or from any […]