As gardeners start their plants indoors and wish for warmer weather, they may want to tune in to Northern Gardening on WTIP radio. The program covers topics pertaining to gardening in our northern climate, ranging from container gardening and composting to using earthworms and fighting off insects in the garden. Volunteers Joan Farnam, Diane Booth and Paula Sundet-Wolf share hosting […]
STOP team training offered in Hovland
Have you ever wondered how to help your local fire department and First Responders, but don’t know how? The Hovland Fire Department and Safety Team Operational Patrol (STOP) team is offering a training opportunity that could help you become part of the emergency services team as a traffic control incident manager. Keck Melby of the Hovland Fire Department and coordinator […]
Talk about your ride with Arrowhead Transit
Larry Rodgers, marketing coordinator for Arrowhead Transit, will be at the Cook County Senior Center in Grand Marais on Wednesday, April 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to listen and to share about how Arrowhead Transit can best meet your transportation needs in Cook County. Arrowhead Transit’s goal is to reduce transportation barriers for the public in finding and […]
April offerings at the Art Colony
April is a full month at the Art Colony, and residents and visitors are invited to stop in and join one of the classes and chat with Ginny Sims, the 2014 artist-in-residence. Classes include Beginning Clay; Artist-in-Residence Open Studio; Ordinary Objects & Memories: Drawing the Story of Things; Pots for Painting; Mat Your Art; Transforming Fiber into Art; and Needle […]
Community Calendar
I.S.D. 166 Regular School Board MeetingThe School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for aRegular Meeting Thursday, April 3, 2014, 5:00 p.m.,Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5thStreet, Grand Marais, MN. Cook County Higher EducationCareer training and college courses at the NorthShore Campus, 300 W. 3rd St., Grand Marais.Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 387-3411 or atwww.northshorecampus.org. Struggling with understandingyour […]
40 years young
Age is simply a number and I like to believe that we are only as old as we feel. At least that is what I have been saying since my 40th birthday last week. My life has changed dramatically in the past few years since my wife and I decided to start a family and have children, but I don’t […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Furlong picked to attend National Youth Leadership Forum
Cook County High School sports fans know Richie Furlong as a fearless competitor. A tough kid who competes as hard as he can but plays with great sportsmanship. A junior at CCHS, Furlong recently received notification that he has been selected to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. “I received a letter nominating me for this week-long […]
Emily Martin earns Fall Academic All-UMAC honors
Hovland’s Emily Martin was named to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) for the fall quarter after achieving a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better. Martin runs on St. Scholastica Saints’ women’s cross country team. She was one of 76 Saints to achieve this honor. Emily was a dedicated high school runner at Cook County High School and […]
Larson awarded All-MIAC Academic honors
Ailee Larson had a great fall running cross-country for St. Catherine University and while she set records for St. Kate’s, she also maintained a grade point average (GPA) of over 3.5. For that, the Lutsen native was recently awarded Academic All-MIAC honors. Each winter, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) honors outstanding fall season student-athletes for their participation in varsity […]