The Johnny Cash Story is coming to Grand Portage Lodge and Casino on Saturday, November 15, in the form of the talented rockabilly musician Sherwin Linton. Sherwin Linton began playing the guitar and singing cowboy songs in the 1940s and had his own show on KWAT Radio in Watertown, South Dakota in 1955. Through the years, Sherwin’s career grew as […]
The New Standards holiday tradition returns to Papa Charlie’s
It’s become a holiday tradition. Papa Charlie’s Tavern & Stage in Lutsen is hosting The New Standards 8th Seasonal Holiday Show on Friday, Nov. 28. “It’s a treat to preview the show before it debuts in Minneapolis and Lincoln Center in New York,” said Jim Vick, marketing director at Lutsen Mountains. “With more than a dozen musicians, it is quite […]
Don’t miss the Birch Grove Fundraiser at Papa Charlie’s
The community is invited to the annual Papa Charlie’s Fundraiser for Birch Grove Community School on Friday, November 21. This ever-popular event includes a great pasta dinner, a fabulous silent auction and this year, dancing to Cook County’s Most Wanted. The dinner which will be lasagna is from 4 – 8 p.m. It’s a great deal at $11 for adults […]
“Great Decisions” focuses on Islam
The next “Great Decisions” meeting will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais. Mary Sanders will lead the discussion of the topic “Islamic Awakening.” “As the ‘Arab Spring’ began in 2010, many were inspired by the spontaneous, populist protests and revolts that began in Tunisia and Egypt,” Sanders said. […]
Building scientists to offer presentation on facility management
Are you in charge of a public building? Do you need to propose capital upgrades with performance and cost estimates? Want to know the most cost effective way to maintain building durability and reduce operational expenses? Then the free informational presentation by CR-Building Performance Specialist (CR-BPS) is for you at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at the Cook County Community Center. […]
Community Calendar
All are invited to theAnnual Community Thanksgiving DinnerAt First Congregational Church, 1:00 p.m., onThanksgiving Day. The church is located at thecorner of 3rd Avenue West and 2nd Street. Thereis no charge for this traditional meal. Call thechurch at 387-2113 for informational about homedelivered and take-out meals and rides to thedinner. Honoring Choices:Completing Your Health Care DirectiveTuesday, November 25 from 4 […]
Mid-season report on Big Buck Contest
Buck’s Hardware in Grand Marais has been a busy place with deer hunters bringing in their deer—bucks only this year—to be registered, weighed and many logged in for the Buck’s Big Buck Contest. There are three opportunities for deer hunters to win a prize in the contest—for the largest dressed weight, the largest antler spread and in a drawing for […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News- Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding 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 […]
Return of the grosbeaks
Who would ever believe that the first major snowstorm of the season has affected a majority of the nation except us? Usually we are on the receiving end of grueling storms and heavy snowfall, but not this time. I wouldn’t say that we have escaped winter’s wrath entirely since overnight temperatures are getting dangerously close to the single digits and […]
Wolf hunting season opens
The 2014 Minnesota wolf hunting and trapping season opened Saturday, November 8 and after six days 45 wolves were taken in the Northwest zone and 32 were taken in the Northeast Zone, which includes Cook County. A two-day season was held November 8-9 for the East Central zone and three wolves were killed. With an estimated 470 wolf packs and […]