Not to be confused with some fluffy white woolly sap-sucking insect (aphids), an aphorism is a pithy observation that contains a general truth or principle; like, “Appearances can be deceiving.” There is one aphorism that I would like us to consider. A saying often attributed–for more than 95 years–to the charismatic Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name […]
Cook County DFL well represented in Rochester at DFL convention
Six delegates represented Cook County voters at this year’s State DFL Convention in Rochester, June 1-3. Judi Barsness, Pat Campanaro, Denny FitzPatrick, Greg Gailen, Rena Rogers, and John Thompson attended the three-day session. The delegates endorsed Erin Murphy and Erin Maye Quade for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Matt Pelikan was endorsed for State Attorney General, Steve Simon for Secretary of […]
Correction
Norma Graham’s name was left out of the thank you ad for the Birch Grove Foundation. The Cook County News-Herald regrets the error.
A promise to pray for high school graduates
There were 52 candles in two pans of sand, one for each of the young people officially graduating from Cook County High School in 2018. Our prayer at the Baccalaureate service last week included lighting a candle for each graduate as we spoke their name and asked for God to bless them. We read scripture from Paul’s letter to the […]
Kids’ summer programs, meals offered through YMCA
The countdown to summer is on and kids aren’t the only ones looking forward to the summer months. The Cook County YMCA is getting ready for an influx of programming and activities that stimulate both mind and body, in an effort to help children have an amazing summer. “It’s important that children both play and learn throughout the summer,” said […]
Steve Russell Smith
“The man, the myth, the legend” Steve Russell Smith passed away June 1, 2018 at 4:08 p.m. at the Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais, Minn. of congestive heart failure. Steve was born August 12, 1956 in St. Paul, Minn. to Axel Smith and Eve Erickson. He was known locally for his abundant mustache, his perpetual laugh and […]
June activities at the Care Center
The warmer weather is definitely welcomed by residents at the North Shore Health Care Center. Many elders have already enjoyed time on the patios, including a delightful picnic on Memorial Day. Everyone is looking forward to the official first day of summer. Several of our wonderful volunteers turned out for our Volunteer Appreciation Brunch held on May 23. This was […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 6, 2008 Four people were injured in a roll-over just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday on the Gunflint Trail. All four were transported to the hospital. After 10 years on the air, WTIP North Shore Community Radio moved into its permanent home on the west end of Grand Marais last weekend. Over the weekend WTIP broadcast out of […]