On Wednesday, July 11, Memorial Blood Centers is coming to Tofte, Lutsen, and Schroeder from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. meeting at the Birch Grove Community Center in Tofte. The next day the truck will travel to the Senior Center in Grand Marais (15 N. Broadway) from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. On Friday, July 13, Memorial will be in Grand […]
Community Calendar
Local Food Market Open from 5 – 6 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center every Thursday starting June 14 through mid-late October. Food brought to you by Cook County growers and producers. Support locally made and grown! Bible Prophecy Meet Tuesdays from 4 -5 :30 p.m. Community Center to watch national and international speakers on the topic of Bible […]
Two new scholarships provided by your local Auxiliary
Last November, our local American Legion Auxiliary Unit 413, discussed something new at their monthly meeting. The auxiliary had grown their bank account through charitable gambling (pulltabs at Grandma Ray’s) and voted to donate $2,000 to a graduating senior for their post-secondary education at a vocational school, technical or community college, or a four-year college or university. A committee consisting […]
College News
Rude graduates with master’s in software engineering Benjamin D. Rude graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering with a master’s degree in software engineering on May 4, 2018. Benjamin is a 2001 graduate of Cook County High School, a graduate of University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, and a past student of Birch Grove Elementary. He currently […]
Students learn enginerring concepts by creating Rube Goldberg machines
Through a generous grant from the Lionesses and Lions Club, Cook County High School and Middle School science students used hands-on materials to explore concepts of energy, electricity, and computer programming. The kids designed a “Rube Goldberg” machine. Goldberg was an American cartoonist, inventor, sculptor, author, who drew machines designed to do a simple task through a series of silly, […]
Smaller skull size in moose leads to lower life span
Warmer winters lead to smaller skull size in yearling moose and a shortening of their life span, noted the researchers who conducted the Ecological Studies of Wolves on Isle Royale between January 2017 and January 2018. Snowshoe hare and red fox numbers are up, and tracks of pine marten were observed at Windigo and several other nearby locations. Great horned […]
Golf or fish?
The rains have subsided leaving a muggy, and buggy, mess in their wake as the grass and leaves are exploding with life. Wildflowers are knee high and blooming in some of the more wooded areas as the weather settles into a slightly more stable pattern this week. June is traditionally some of the best fishing of the year since fish […]