The Grand Marais Playhouse will be bringing the one act September Bears by Jeff Barker to the Minnesota Association of Community Theater’s MACT Fest, March 18 – 22. But first, Cook County theater lovers will get a chance to see the play on March, 13 at 7 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. September Bears is a play […]
Community Calendar
Brown Bag LunchViolence Prevention Center invites you to call afriend, pack a lunch and join us on Wednesday,March 11 from noon to 1:00 at East Bay Suites.Guest Speaker: Jennifer Schulz, author ofGrandmother Dreams, Conversations Across theVeil. Jennifer is a local community nurse, currentlyworking as a Spiritual Health Advocate. She will besharing from her book and inviting discussion. Joinus for a […]
Who needs Iron Chef?
Who needs the notorious Iron Chef when Cook County offers its own culinary competition, the Cook County Chili Cook Off? The Cook County Chili Cook Off isn’t as cutthroat as the Food Network program, but you can be sure there are plenty of secret ingredients in the chili prepared by local chefs. Whether you like a tomato and hot pepper […]
Library Friends—planning ahead
The Library Friends of Cook County has received an unprecedented response of books and other materials from the community for the August book sale, which is the annual fundraiser. Because of limited storage space, the Friends can no longer accept the mass (small) paperback books or magazines, effective immediately. Also, as a reminder, textbooks and Reader’s Digest Condensed books cannot […]
East enders asked for input on County Land Use Plan
Cook County Commissioner Frank Moe will be hosting two town hall meetings to give residents in his district the chance to learn more about the Comprehensive Land Use Guide Plan process. “The countywide planning process is happening and we on the East End need to decide what our involvement in that process is going to be,” said Commissioner Moe. “This […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News- Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding 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 […]
USFS-DNR land exchange open houses scheduled
The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled five public open houses to review and comment on a proposed land exchange with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. With this proposed exchange, the United States would acquire approximately 30,000 acres of state school trust land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in exchange for an equal value of federal lands […]
Trout Derby 2015 and more this weekend
Double the fun this weekend on the Gunflint Trail with two big events that are scheduled to happen. The Dog Days of Winter will be held all day Sunday at Trail Center (which my family is very excited to attend) and the Trout Derby will be on Gunflint Lake Sunday. March is a good month for winter events since there […]
Klobuchar calls for action to save monarch butterfly
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is calling for action to pre-serve the monarch butterfly, whose population has dropped by 90 percent since the 1990s.Klobuchar sent a bipartisan letter with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) urging the administration to pursue public-private partnerships to help save the monarch. She recently joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an event announcing the agency’s […]