Back in the late nineties, David Hillel Gelernter, an associate professor of Computer Science at Yale, authored a book titled, Drawing Life; a title that immediately drew me in when I spotted it on the bookshelf at the local bookstore. Some of you may recall that Gelernter, one morning in June 1993, was nearly killed by a mail bomb. The […]
23rd North Shore Health Care Golf Scramble a success
Despite some windy, rainy weather, Superior National Golf course was a busy place last Saturday and Sunday as more than 100 golfers gathered for some friendly competition while raising money for the North Shore Health Care Foundation. “This year 15 teams played on Saturday and 29 teams played on Sunday,” said Superior National Professional Golf Association (PGA) pro Heath Ekstrom. […]
Cook County Higher Education holds 6th annual afternoon tea
Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) kicks off each new academic year with an annual fundraising event. The Afternoon Tea held at Naniboujou Lodge featured an English Tea, replete with ornate (and funny) hats worn by both female and male attendees (supplied by Grand Marais Playhouse), a state-of-the-organization overview by executive director Karen Blackburn, a silent auction, a stirring and inspirational […]
October activities at the Care Center
September was a busy month for the residents at North Shore Health. The residents enjoyed seeing the beautiful fall colors on our outing to Maple Hill, and a lot of time was spent on the patio enjoying those beautiful autumn days. With cooler temperatures, October will find us doing more baking, especially trying some of those apple recipes. The residents […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGOOCT. 3, 2008 There is just too much risk for the EDA to go forward with the Sawtooth Cottages development project in Grand Marais. After months of indecision and attempts to find some way of lessening the risk to the EDA, the board at Tuesday’s meeting decided to hold off on any development of the land for now. […]
National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 7-13
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) theme for Fire Prevention Week is “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware—fire can happen anywhere.” According to NFPA statistics, you are more likely to die in a house fire today than you were a few decades ago. This year’s theme identifies three basic but essential ways people can reduce their risk to a home fire. […]
Vikings sweep Barnum in volleyball match
The Cook County Viking volleyball team played some of their best volleyball of the year last week when they faced the Barnum Bombers at home on Thursday, Sept. 27 and beat the Bombers in three straight games, 25-18, 25-12, and 27-25. Setting the tone early, the Vikings got off to an early lead in game one and held it, winning […]
Say Cheese for Cream Cheese!
In northern Minnesota it snowed today. Fall didn’t just fall, it crashed! Sometimes the season sneaks up on us… a pretty leaf here or there. A tree full of yellow leaves that wasn’t there yesterday. There might be a cold freeze in the morning but a toasty afternoon followed soon. Not this year…lots of rain followed by snow just a […]