The Friends of Brad Memorial Foundation (FOBMF) is pleased to announce its 2018 scholarship opportunity. Since the spring of 2011, the FOBMF has awarded scholarships annually to students graduating from rural high schools in northeastern Minnesota who plan to pursue careers in music. Two $750 scholarships are available in 2018. These one-time scholarships are open to student musicians residing in […]
Make-a-Bowl sessions for Empty Bowls are now open for registration
The Grand Marais Art Colony is hosting a beginning Empty Bowls pottery class taught by Hannah Laky April 13 and 14. Learn the basics of pottery and make one wheel-thrown and one hand-built bowl to donate to the Empty Bowls fundraiser. To learn more call 218-387-2737 to register or check us out on our website grandmaraisartcolony.org.
Community Calendar
Brown Bag Lunch Violence Prevention Center cordially invites you to a Brown Bag Lunch celebrating Women’s History Month. Pack a lunch, call a friend and join us for a special hour of sharing. Coffee and dessert provided. When: Tuesday, March 20, Time: Noon-1 p.m., Where: North House Folk School, Blue Building, Special guest speaker: Dr. Sandy Stover. For more information […]
Dennis LaBoda wins CopperDog 150; Frank Moe saves dog
Hovland musher Dennis LaBoda did something no one else has done before. He became the first musher to win the CopperDog 150 for the third time. Rita Wehseler from Tofte placed 8th and Frank Moe, LaBoda’s neighbor, finished 11th place. The Calumet, Michigan race is 135 miles long and run in three stages and has a limit of 10 dogs […]
DNR seeks comments on Cook and Lake county area lake and stream management plans
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Finland area fisheries staff is seeking comments through Friday, March 23 on management plans for some Lake and Cook county lakes. This annual process includes several waters located within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Management plans describe the past, present and desired future conditions of the waters. The plans identify specific management […]
Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March and receive 10 free trees
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2018 and receive 10 free white pine trees or 10 white flowering dogwood trees. With planting instructions included, the trees will be shipped at the right time for planting, between March 1 and May […]
Spring Meltdown
Will the snow withstand a week of sunshine? Only time will tell. The forecast looks bright and sunny for the next week, which will officially lead us into spring on the 20th of March. Intense sunlight and warm springtime breezes are heading our way, possibly devastating the trails and lake surfaces with slushy/wet melting snow. If it were not for […]
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 […]
Dorr resigns as boys’ basketball coach
Longtime head basketball coach Mitch Dorr submitted his resignation as the boys’ basketball coach at the school board’s Thursday, March 15 meeting. With his whole starting five coming back and a bevy of good young players coming up, this had to be a tough decision for coach Dorr. In his letter to the board Dorr, who recently accepted the interim […]