The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has announced the dean’s list for the fall semester 2014. A number of Cook County students have earned dean’s list honors by achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Named to the dean’s list from Grand Marais was Rose M. Ingebrigtsen, a sophomore working toward a bachelor’s degree in international studies at […]
Cubbyholes and such
Remember that cubbyhole in your grandmother’s house? The perfect place to play? All children should experience one. My best childhood cubbyhole memories took place in the old house in small town South Dakota owned by my two maiden aunts. For starters, it had the ultimate hidey-hole, a coal bin that lurked in the dark recesses of the basement. By the […]
CCHS Robotics team in action
With 14 students in grades 9-12 out for the Cook County High School Robotics team, the state’s fastest growing “sport” is flourishing at CCHS. “This is one of the largest teams we’ve ever had,” said Nate Carlson, one of the team’s three senior captains. The other two captains are Jacob Carr and Brandon Bockovich. Halfway through the building process, the […]
Beargrease Mid-Distance Race to finish at Devil Track
The schedule and the route of the 2015 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been fluid and a bit like the drifting snow banks, but a course has been set for the 31st running of the race. At press time last week the Cook County News- Herald reported the good news that the 2015 route travels through the rugged Sawtooth […]
Hit the trails to help Easter Seals with Snowarama
On Saturday, February 7, 2015, snowmobilers from around the region are invited to hit the trails for the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids. This is the chance to become part of the most successful winter fundraiser for Easter Seals Ontario—while having a great time on the trails! Now in its 12th year, Snowarama for Easter […]
Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble in concert in Two Harbors, Silver Bay
Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble, a talented and popular jazz group from Grand Marais, which earlier conducted workshops with the Cook County High School Band, is also collaborating with Two Harbors and Silver Bay schools to present A Century of Jazz, a concert of familiar jazz tunes spanning the last century, with discussions of the history behind the music. The members […]
WDSE’s PlayList comes to Lutsen Jan. 27
The PlayList will visit Papa Charlie’s in Lutsen to record some of Cook County’s finest musicians on Jan. 27. The public is invited to attend for a night of original tunes and be part of the live TV audience. The event begins at 8 p.m. with Eric Frost, followed by Pushing Chain at 9 p.m. and SplinterTones at 10 p.m. […]
Community Calendar
One Act Play Auditions The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the ACA for a One Act Play yet to be determined that will be sent to the Minnesota Association of Community Theater’s Festival March 19-21, 2015 in Cokato, MN. Play will be selected after auditions. The play will be directed by Jack Nickolay. […]
Deer population goal-setting public meetings begin Feb. 2
Opportunities for the public to participate in deer population goal setting for large portions of northeastern, north-central and east-central Minnesota begin Feb. 2 in Monticello. “Working with citizens to achieve conservation and management goals is integral to the mission of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,” said Leslie McInenly, DNR big game program leader. “To make sure that goals are […]
DNR sells “super permit” logging site in Cook County
With timber sales few and far between in Cook County, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) formed a strategy it hoped would attract a logging company to work for several years in the county. Jason Bushmaker, a DNR program forester in the timber program located in Two Harbors, said the agency put together what it informally called a “super […]