Emily Marshall, director of the Cook County Community YMCA, presented the Y’s annual update and “road map” for 2016 to Grand Marais city council Feb. 24. It was mostly good news, as Marshall reported there were 88,000 visits to the YMCA in 2015, which includes 6,874 out-of-town visitors. Additionally, there are 1,648 year-round members; 346 members who participated in a […]
Lutsen discusses donation requests at annual meeting
The township annual meeting began after a brief delay as the interim fire chief and township treasurer John Groth sped out of the room along with a few others to respond to a report of a fire alarm going off somewhere in Lutsen. The call was canceled, however, and the meeting commenced just a few minutes later than scheduled. Andrew […]
New supervisor elected in Tofte
Heavy fog and light drizzle did not keep voters from the polls and citizens from the Tofte Township annual meeting at the Birch Grove Community Center in Tofte on March 8, 2016. The community center gym was noisy as friends and neighbors visited, waiting for the polls to close and the meeting to begin. Paul James was elected to serve […]
Schroeder Township sets 2017 levy
As people stood and cited Minnesota statutes that seemed to be written in favor of—or against— township donations to one nonprofit entity or another, at times it sounded more like a courtroom than a township annual meeting, but in the end residents of Schroeder voted 29-11 to recommend the town board vote to give Birch Grove Community School $20,000 for […]
Ice Storm “storms” into finals
It was the little “’bot” that could, David versus Goliath, the tortoise versus the hare, an improbable start and a more implausible finish for Cook County High School (CCHS) robotics team, which took the Northern Lights Regional robotics tournament by storm last weekend, nearly sending CCHS’s “Ice Storm” team to nationals. But it almost didn’t happen. Where to start? Just […]
Bone tired
My grandma Isabelle use to tell me she was “bone tired.” I did not have a clue what that meant at the time. When I was young my brother and I could play outside all day, building forts, running through the woods, playing in the creek, and basically be busy all day long. At the end of the day I […]
College News
LaFavor accepted to Luther College Scot Schaeffer, Luther College vice president for enrollment management, has announced that Mae LaFavor of Hovland, Minnesota, has been accepted for admission for the 2016-17 academic year. LaFavor has been awarded the dean’s scholarship. Mae will graduate from Cook County High School this June. She is the daughter of Jay and Laura LaFavor of Hovland. […]
The Grand Marais Playhouse is busy, busy, busy!
Reminder! Become a member and/or a sponsor for our 2016 season. We need your support. Come to all our 2016 events. Your ticket purchase is vitally important to us! The Playhouse is currently working on a new website and hopes to have it up and running soon. In the meantime, please keep up-to-date with our current events in calendar of […]
Grand Marais Music Collaborative names new board member, plans local opera
Chris Gillis has been named to the Grand Marais Music Collaborative’s board of directors. “Chris Gillis is a well known and respected local musician and community member who brings great energy and ideas to our mix,” said the collaborative’s board chair, Todd Miller. “This is a perfect time for me to be involved in new ways in the community,” said […]