Lily Gruber-Schulz led the Cook County girls’ basketball team to a 43-24 victory over the Carlton Bulldogs on Tuesday, December 9 in a game played on the Bulldogs, floor. The Vikings are now 2-0 on the season. Gruber-Schulz scored 19 points and pulled down a fistful of rebounds. Emily Jacobsen tallied 10 points, Molly Thomas 8 points, Sophie Eliasen 3 […]
Middle School Knowledge Bowl teams face off in final tournament
The Cook County Middle School Knowledge Bowl teams have finished a great season of competition with Team 2 placing 9th and Team 1 placing 11th out of 62 teams in the district that includes schools from Moose Lake to Duluth and the Iron Range. Middle School Knowledge Bowl Coach Dorie Carlson said the Cook County teams started practicing at the […]
Over the Hill
Season’s and Non-Season’s Greetings“How’ve you been?” An acquaintance asked recently as our paths crossed. “Fine.” I answered without missing a beat. I wasn’t fine. I was getting over a bad cold. “And you?” I returned the question politely. “Great!” She responded, and maybe she was and maybe she wasn’t. Greetings play a big part of our daily lives. Many times a day we […]
Cook County Honor Roll Students
First Quarter 2014-2015 High Honor Roll To be eligible for the “High Honor Roll” a student must have a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0 6th GradeMalin AndersonNoah FurchtHattie KunzeLouise RambergSaira SmithAbigail StoddardVaughn SwindlehurstJohn Vander Heiden7th GradeAdam DorrAlyssa Spry 8th GradeLeif AndersonLance BartolJaymee DosseyElsa LundeGenevieve NeuwirthJack PeckWill RambergLevi SheilsEmma Smith 9th GradeDavid BlackburnLucy CallenderLinnea GeschLinnea HenriksonAndy KernDaphne LacinaMaya McHughSantina McMillanAbigail PromBryn […]
Backstage Buzz
Rave reviews for We Happy FewThe Grand Marais Playhouse’s production of We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs continues this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and the final performance on Sunday at 2 p.m. The play has been receiving rave reviews from last weekend’s performances. Some folks have even come twice! The play is an uplifting, touching and often hilarious story of […]
Illumination: Igniting Imagination
For the fifth year, Spirit of the Wilderness is putting together a show to encourage artists to examine the overlap between creativity and spirituality. Illumination: Igniting Imagination will open on March 13 and run through March 29 at the Johnson Heritage Post. Medieval artists illuminated manuscripts we still admire in museums and art history books. Scribes (who could have just […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Mid-week Advent Worship Service Life in Christ Lutheran Church, Wednesday, December 17, 6:30 p.m. A Service of Lessons and Carols The choir of Bethlehem Lutheran Church will present a service of Lessons and Carols for the Christmas season, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m., at Bethlehem. The 9 traditional English Advent/ Christmas Lessons will be read, carols sung and played (organ/oboe) […]
Help Operation Family Christmas brighten the holiday
As the deadline to donate gifts to Operation Family Christmas nears, organizers are a bit concerned. The number of children needing gifts is greater this year and to date there are fewer donations. Community members are encouraged to help Operation Family Christmas reach its goal of seeing that every child has a happy holiday. Operation Family Christmas boxes will be […]
Holiday Book Fair at Birch Grove
Another “Shop Local” opportunity is happening in Tofte. The Birch Grove Community School is hosting its Holiday Book Fair. The sale with a wonderful assortment of books for all ages continues on December 15 -18 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. New this year is a Yankee Candle fundraiser as well. On Tuesday, December 16 the sale will have extended […]
Explore the art and history of henna body art
The Grand Marais Public Library will host a program featuring the art and history of henna body art at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 3. This free program by Kristy Johnson will include the history and culture of henna through the ages as well as how to mix and apply pure, natural henna. Johnson has a passion for henna and has been […]