The calendar says it is spring, but the weather surely doesn’t! The snow this week has pretty much extinguished spring fever for most of the folks at the Senior Center. We can only hope that our spring weather returns next week. A trek to Cascade Lodge In March, we enjoyed a trip to Cascade Lodge for lunch. On the way […]
Grand Portage Elders travel for interesting conference
The Grand Portage Elders continue to stay active participating in weekly card games, water aerobics, Wisdom Steps, chair exercises, shopping, eating at the ENP and attending evening RTC & Elder Advisory meetings. All this in spite of the snow! Seven people, including our new Deputy Sheriff Chris Morris, attended the 3rd annual Elder Abuse Conference in Walker, Minnesota. This conference […]
Care Center Celebrates Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month and the North Shore Care Center will celebrate with special activities throughout the month—especially during Homes for the Aging Week, May 11-17, a week that is sponsored by Aging Services of Minnesota. The month started out with residents and staff participating in the Move It in May program—a team approach to help one another become […]
Motor vehicle registration coming to Grand Marais Pharmacy
Jackson’s Motor Vehicle Registration is moving back to Grand Marais. On May 1, 2014, Grand Marais Pharmacy will be the new home for Cook County’s Minnesota Motor Vehicle Registry. Bob and Elaine Sample purchased the business from Tom Dwyer, owner operator of Isak Hansen’s True Value in Lutsen, where the vehicle registration has been since 2001. For many years Cook […]
No injuries in rollover accident in Lutsen
A 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Rebecca Lanhart, 27, Lutsen, was involved in an accident on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Cook County Law Enforcement was paged to the scene of a vehicle rollover on Highway 61 just east of the Ski Hill Road at 2:07 p.m. on April 24, 2014. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Lanhart was driving […]
Down Memory Lane
10 Years AgoApril 30, 2004 Just in time for dinner, the lights went off in Cook County for one to six hours at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. A lightning arrestor in the Colvill substation failed, downing transmission lines from Schroeder to Grand Portage and up the Gunflint Trail. The Cook County Board agreed Tuesday to hold a public hearing and […]
County highway department has busy season
Roads, the Hovland Town Hall and the airport were on the agenda for the Cook County commissioners on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. Cook County Highway Engineer Dave Betts presented the 2013 highway department budget to the commissioners and gave an overview of the first quarter of 2014. Betts said his department ended up spending 104 percent of the 2013 budget, […]
Vikings travel to defeat Floodwood
Sarah Deschampe went 4-4 from the plate to lead her teammates to a 9-6 win over conference rival Floodwood Polar Bears on April 25 when the two teams met on a neutral field in Fridley, Minnesota. “Every Viking got a hit in the game,” said Head Coach Jessie Anderson. Alex Slanga took the mound and got the 9-6 win for […]
Minnesota Arts Board awards grant to Music Association and Briand Morrison
In January 2014, the Minnesota State Arts Board awarded 13 grants totaling $100,000 to Minnesota artists and organizations through Cultural Community Partnership grant programs. Receiving a $4,500 grant was the North Shore Music Association (NSMA), to enable a collaborative project with North Shore guitarist Briand Morrison. The Cultural Community Partnership grant program supports the artistic and career development of artists […]