The ENP has been reaping the benefits of all the gardens and hoop houses in Grand Portage. We are enjoying an abundance of tomatoes, sweet carrots, peppers, cucumbers and soon squash. While Polly James has been out on leave our new cook’s helper, Emma Carlson, has been cooking very tasty, nutritious soups, salads, and fresh veggie trays. Got to love […]
Embracing Resilience, Post-Summer Stampede
As described by Malcolm Gladwell in The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make Big Difference, the tipping point is “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” As we approach the end of October, many of us have reached our personal tipping point. We’ve seen streaming lines of traffic making their first or possibly their one-hundredth trip […]
Second workforce housing meeting to be held Oct. 23
With the current administration in Washington, D.C. looking at making cuts to the J1 Exchange Visitors Program and curtailing the H2-B foreign worker visa program, concern among area employers has been growing. Together the programs provide Cook County with 400 to 500 workers per year. Without those employees, businesses would have to cut hours and possible services to meet the […]
North Shore Storm claims boys’ and girls’ conference crowns
Both the varsity boys’ and girls’ North Shore Storm cross country teams dominated the Polar League conference championships held Wednesday, October 11, on the Pincushion Mountain trail system. Cook County runners held the top three places in the girls’ race. Autumn Smith, eighth grade, took top honors clocking 21:02 for 5k. Hot on her heels was freshman Cedar Gordon, two […]
A birthday month
This week I will be 54 years old. I am not afraid or embarrassed by my age because I happen to have an amazing diva (Ann) coloring my hair, so I hope to always have that 40-45 glow. If you think about it, unless I live to be 108 I have now passed my 50 percent expiration date. Considering all […]
Acoustic Grooves, a benefit concert for Animal Allies
A benefit will be held for Arrowhead Animal Rescue on Sunday, October 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Cook County is a big county, without a real animal shelter. When injured, lost or abandoned animals have no place to go or when something happens to an owner and they are no longer able to care […]
Judge C.R. Magney, the North Shore, and the controversy surrounding Highway 61
Who was Judge C.R. Magney? Phil Anderson will give a lecture on October 26 at 7 p.m. at Cook County Higher Education about the life of Clarence Magney. The son of Swedish immigrants, Clarence Magney was a Duluth mayor, district court judge, and justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Anderson is professor emeritus of church history at North Park University […]
Banadad Trail Association annual meeting
The Banadad Trail Association’s (BTA) eighth annual meeting will be held Friday, October 27 at the Schaap Community Center on the Gunflint Trail – next to the fire hall and just off the Lima Grade intersection. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. and will be followed with a potluck dinner; all are welcome to attend this fun evening. The […]
Community Calendar
Deepening Your Understanding of the Enneagram Dec. 1 and 2, 2017, 9-5 Lutsen Resort. Story, embodiment and symbolic reflection will deepen our understanding of this ancient and powerful lens. Early Bird: $155 till Nov. 1. $195 after. Led by Marcia Hyatt and Mary Ellen Ashcroft. To register: maryellenvicar@gmail.com Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution program held 5 – […]
Vikes upend Mountain Iron-Buhl
There was a lot more than pride on the line when the visiting Vikings played Mountain Iron- Buhl (MIB) on Friday the13th. Both District 9 Blue nine-man teams came into the game with 5-1 records, and the winner would certainly make their path smoother to advance in the upcoming Section 7A tournament than the loser. Vikings’ junior quarterback Josh Prom […]