Steven Nielsen was named to fill the term of North Shore hospital board member Howard Abrahamson at the boards’ December meeting. Abrahamson resigned from the board in November due to concerns over his health. Nielsen is a member of the North Shore Health Care Foundation. He retired in 2013 after 40 years of managerial experience in the field of aging, […]
Calling on all rural mothers
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has been participating in a survey about how women in rural areas experience pregnancy and how the place we live impacts our delivery choices. This survey is being done in conjunction with Ely/Essentia and the University of Minnesota. We are asking all women who were pregnant between 1990 and the current time to please fill out […]
Results are in for Norpine Fat Bike Classic held in Lutsen
As their husbands rode on, oblivious to their predicaments, April Wahlstrom fixed a flat tire and Mica Harju dealt with a bloody nose. “We did just fine,” said a smiling Wahlstrom, the fourth place finisher in the inaugural 16-mile Norpine Fat Bike Classic. “The guys came back and rode with us, but we had already taken care of our problems,” […]
Sandy’s resolutions for 2017 and beyond
Ah….finally 2017! Who would have thought it would be here so soon? Just three years away is 2020, and we’ll be out of our teens. I think it’s time to put it down on paper, a resolution letter. What is it we “resolve” to do in the next three years to make ourselves, our lives and our world a better […]
Coming soon to Grand Marais Playhouse, Beauty and the Beast
The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The classic story tells of Belle (Amelia Roth), a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast (Aliya Marxen), who is a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and […]
Community Calendar
Cook County Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution program held 5 – 6:30 p.m., every second Tuesday. Parking at Sawtooth Elementary. $20 (cash only) per share. Buy more shares as you want. No financial qualifications. Bring a laundry basket and cooler to bring home frozen items. Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Volunteers always needed. $20 gift […]
“Echoes of Ancient Skies” to be presented at the Grand Marais Library
Rachel Enwright, Mentor Naturalist at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, is scheduled to present “Echoes of the Ancient Skies” on Wednesday, January 18, at 6 p.m. at the Grand Marais Public Library. Enwright’s presentation takes the audience back in time and across the world to learn how people have used the night skies as a tool for navigation, telling time, […]
Do you have a story to share about the library?
What does your library do for you? Arrowhead Library System wants to know! “Minnesota Loves Libraries” is a grassroots advocacy campaign set to run throughout the region now until Feb. 14, 2017. We are looking for stories that exemplify service, community connections, and individual success. Have you had a positive interaction with a library staff member? Did you attend a […]
Pincushion trails to be groomed for single track mountain biking
Fat bike riders will be pleased to learn that some of the Mountain bike single track trails on Pincushion Mountain will be groomed this winter for bike excursions. Under an agreement with the USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest, Gunflint Ranger District the North Superior Ski & Run Club (NSSRC) and the Superior Cycling Association (SCA) a plan was drafted […]
Governor directs DNR to look at expanding cutting
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has instructed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to increase annual timber sales from roughly 800,000 cords to 900,000 cords, with an eye towards boosting annual stumpage sales to one million cords. Governor Dayton recently sent a letter to Timber Producers Association (TPA) Executive Director Vice President Wayne Brandt. In his letter Dayton extolled the timber […]