The Cook County Broadband Commission (CCBC) continues to work to find public access “hot” spots to establish co-working facilities for community members and visitors and to enable the use of teleconferencing in the county. The work to date has been funded by a Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities grant from the Blandin Foundation. At the Tuesday, October 27, county board meeting, […]
Vikings ground high-flying Wrens
The 23-0 Vikings are only two wins away from making their first appearance at state following a 3-1 win over Wrenshall in a Section 7A match played at home on Friday, October 30. Standing in their way are Mountain Iron-Buhl (MIB), who the Vikings play at press time on Wednesday, November 4 in Hibbing, and the winner of the Cherry/Carlton […]
Everyone deserves a Wellness Weekend
I recently spent five days on the North Shore with three very good friends. Two are related to me, my mom and my sister-cousin, but I would choose them to be my friends even if we didn’t share the Allard bloodline. My third friend is Gloria. She generously offered to host a woman wellness weekend at her former Lake Superior […]
Rosemal master Mary Schliep honored at Norsk Hostfest
Multi-talented Mary Schliep of Grand Marais earned accolades at the 2015 Norsk Hostfest for her booth filled with exquisite rosemal pieces. Schliep received a lovely and fitting trophy—a bright red Scandinavian dala horse, about one-foot tall, painted with a distinctive rosemal pattern. Schliep has been attending the Scandinavian celebration in Minot, North Dakota for 20 years, first taking part with […]
Cook County Whole Foods Co-op increases membership, looks to the future
Cook County Whole Foods General Manager Jennifer Stoltz had a lot of good news to share with members attending the annual meeting held at the Voyageur Brewing Company on Tuesday, October 27. Stoltz said the co-op gained 233 new owners in 2014-2015 and ended the year with approximately 2,224 owners, with 1,093 of them fully vested. In 2013- 2014 there […]
Art of the practice at ACA Nov. 13
It’s an old joke: a tourist asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” and the New Yorker answers, “Practice, practice, practice.” Practicing is second nature to cellist Yvonne Caruthers, who moved to Grand Marais in February 2015, inspired by her visits to Cook County during vacations and by the region’s reputation as a center for artists. Caruthers will give […]
Community groups benefit from November 12 “Give to the Max Day”
The nonprofits of Cook County are joining many organizations throughout the state to ask Minnesotans to leverage charitable donations by taking part in “Give to the Max Day” on Thursday, November 12. GiveMN.org makes it fun and easy to give to a variety of causes. Money donated to participating nonprofits directly benefits those organizations and in many cases, such as […]
Blood drive dates announced
Memorial Blood Centers is partnering with the Minnesota Timberwolves to give thanks to blood donors this winter season. Persons who donate in November will receive a voucher redeemable for two Minnesota Timberwolves tickets and be entered to win a $200 Visa gift card. In Cook County, blood drives will be held from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16 in the […]
Healing Touch training offered Nov. 21-22
Cook County Higher Education will hold a weekend of Healing Touch training on Nov. 21 and 22 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stacey Quade will be instructing Level 1 Healing Touch training and Jackie Mielke will be instructing the Healing Touch Level 2 training. Healing Touch complements conventional health care and is used in collaboration with other approaches to […]
Community events to honor veterans
There are a number of events and special offers in Cook County to express appreciation to the veterans in our community on Veterans Day, November 11, 2015. . Veteran recognition in Grand Portage American Legion Post 2009, 8495 East Highway 61, Grand Portage, will be hosting a gathering. The event will begin with a drum ceremony at 10:30 a.m., a […]