“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” Henry James (1834- 1916). It won’t be too long before collection boxes for Operation Family Christmas begin showing up in local stores, said one of the Operation Family Christmas organizers, Andrea Everson. “We want […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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. 218-387-3411 orat www.northshorecampus.org.The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meetfor an Annual MeetingThursday, November 13, 2014, 5:00 p.m., JaneMianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street,Grand Marais, MN.Grand Marais Garden Club MeetingNotice:The next meeting of the Grand Marais […]
Travel along with Over The Portage, Into History
Author John Henricksson has written an interesting book about eight almost unknown people of the fur trade era history. The stories of the men and women who canoed and portaged the Hudson Bay watershed from Lake Winnipeg, east, north and south with some treks to the west coast—though at different times and for different purposes—seem amazingly similar as they planned […]
Paron and Hight—personal bests at State Meet
November 1 marked the day of the Minnesota State High School race. It was a beautiful and cool day, perfect for racing on the St. Olaf Cross Country course in Northfield, Minnesota. Jake Paron and Kiviok Hight were two 9th graders representing the Cook County-Two Harbors Vikings cross country team. Going into the race we knew that they would be […]
Everson starts for Morris Cougars
Former Cook County High School all-conference football player Colin Everson has had a great sophomore season playing on the defensive line for the University of Minnesota- Morris Cougars football team. The 6’0 tall, 225-pound Everson has 43 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries and leads the team in quarter back sacks with 4. Everson has started every game and helped lead a […]
Deb Mueller participates in 40th reunion of U.M. Hockey Club
Sandwiched between her days as a competitive figure skater and later as a competitive marathon runner, Deb Mueller also played a little hockey. In fact the long-time Cook County resident was at the very beginning of what turned into competitive hockey programs for high school and collegiate women who now play at the highest levels. On October 25, 2014, Mueller […]
From the Hack
The Cook County Curling Club held its Fourth Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel this past weekend with eight teams competing in a round robin format. The club is always happy to see its returning guests from the St. Paul Curling Club and Duluth Curling Club. Everyone enjoyed the camaraderie and social interaction, plus some good curling, too. In addition our guests […]
Essa Jacobsen leads team in rebounding
Coming out of high school, Essa Jacobsen was one of the few girls in Minnesota to score over 1,000 points and gather an astounding 1,444 rebounds for her varsity career. The daughter of John and Heidi Jacobsen, Grand Marais, Jacobsen took her prolific basketball skills to Mesabi Range Community & Technical College, a two-year school. Despite averaging 11 points and […]
Henry Boucha, author and hockey star, featured at Nov. 21 library program
The Grand Marais Public Library will present hockey star and author Henry Boucha at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the library. This is a free program about Boucha’s life growing up in Warroad, Minnesota, becoming an Olympic and NHL hockey player and how his Ojibwa roots have helped him persevere through challenges and tragedies to become a leader in raising […]
Driving on Ice
Driving on icy roads is a problem for most people (including myself) during the first few weeks of the winter season. Overly cautious drivers who choose to creep around at a snail’s pace become just as dangerous as the hasty 4×4 that isn’t afraid to pass on a blind corner leaving the prudent vehicles in a cloud of white dust. […]