College News
Rysdahl receives National Science Foundation scholarship Scott Rysdahl of Tofte has been awarded a full scholarship to pursue his masters in Cyber Security at St Cloud State University. The scholarship is provided through the National Science Foundation. The program, Scholarship for Services, is a unique program designed to strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance professionals that protect the government’s […]
Summer theater at its best
The Grand Marais Playhouse’s 2015 Summer Theater Festival begins July 16! Two very entertaining productions hit the stage beginning with Ken Ludwig’s hilarious farce Moon Over Buffalo on Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. and then the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect! Now Change! from book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts on Friday, […]
Grand Marais Garden Club offers Northland Wonders
Northland Wonders is the theme for the flower show to be held July 17 at the community center in Grand Marais. The Grand Marais Garden Club will host the show on Friday from noon to 5:00 p.m. The public is invited to come for the silver tea and view the floral arrangements. Garden Club members will bring cuttings of plants […]
As Time Goes By theme of West End flower show
The year 1935 saw the depths of the Great Depression and we began to hear “sword-rattling” from Europe as countries there drifted toward what was to be World War II. In 1935 women were kept on the back burner of society, but were expected to carry their burdens successfully. Planting vegetable gardens in the thin rocky North Shore soil was […]
Community Calendar
West End Garden Club Celebrates 80 Years As Time Goes By flower show at the Schroeder Town Hall, Saturday, July 18, 1 – 5 p.m. Northland Wonders Flower Show Northland Wonders is the theme for the flower show to be held July 17 at the community center in Grand Marais. The Grand Marais Garden Club will host the show on […]
Coolest City
I hope everyone had as much fun on Independence Day as my family did in Grand Marais, the “Coolest Small Town in America.” It was so cool that I purchased a pair of jeans at Ben Franklin to keep warm on the beach and judging by the long line of customers clutching sweatshirts and jeans, I was not the only […]
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 all […]
Cook County adventurer selects Nepal for his next journey
When Lonnie Dupre isn’t working as a carpenter or giving a lecture or presentation about some of his past quests, he’s planning another adventure, and this one involves taking a team to Nepal to investigate several unclimbed mountain that are 6,000 to 7,000 meters high. These mountain areas will soon be opened up by the government of Nepal. Dupre will […]