The summer cast for two upcoming musicals has been working hard to get ready for the first play, which opens next week! Front row L-R: The Marvelous Wonderettes cast: Diane Stoddard, Tina Hegg Raway, Karen Blackburn, Karina Roth. Second row L-R: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline cast: Braidy Powers, Diane Blanchette, Thomas Stamps (drums), Russ Vinton (guitar). Third row […]
Rep. Rob Ecklund coming to Grand Marais
The Cook County DFL party will host a Town Hall meeting featuring MN State Representative Rob Ecklund (DFL District 3A) on Tuesday, July 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center in Grand Marais. Ecklund will take audience questions, listen to concerns, and discuss what happened during last state legislative session, including the state budget agreement. […]
Amish Midwife to appear at library
Kim Woodward Osterholzer, aka the Amish Midwife, is scheduled to appear at the Grand Marais Public Library on Wednesday, July 24, at 6 p.m. Osterholzer plans to follow up on her very popular event held last summer with the presentation of her two new books Homebirth: safe & sacred, and Nourish and thrive: happy healthy childbearing. Homebirth describes American homebirth […]
Plein Air that Pops: Watercolor
Randy Hale will teach a plein air watercolor class at the Grand Marais Art Colony July 29-August 2. Plein air painting provides a unique and immediate connection with your subject. But it also presents an overwhelming amount of detail…a sensory overload! Recognizing and applying what is seen while dealing with the distractions of rapidly changing light and shadow can teach […]
Community Calendar
Town Hall Event with Rep. Rob Ecklund Tuesday, July 23 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center. Hosted by Cook County DFL. West End Garden Club Flower Show Is July 20 from 1:00 – 5:00 PM at Birch Grove Community Center, Tofte. This year’s theme is “Painted Garden”. Plan to attend and enjoy the many beautiful, […]
An honor to be honored
This week Annandale held its Annual Gala and each year the Minneapolis Aquatennial Ambassador Organization names an Honorary Commodore in recognition of volunteer service and community involvement. I was surprised and almost beyond words when they announced a man from Big Lake had been given the Annandale Commodore Award for his service in building a local dog park. After realizing […]
Volunteer instructors crucial to DNR’s safety training program
Since the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division began offering firearms safety training nearly 65 years ago, it has certified more than 1.3 million students – an average of about 20,000 per year. While conservation officers are intimately involved in the program, the reality is it wouldn’t be possible without the thousands of volunteers who hold classes and field […]
Where are the fish biting?
We’re getting into the dog days of summer when fishing is supposed to slow down. But for one young man who was camping on Winchell Lake three casts from shore brought in three northern that were 36 inches, 36 inches and 40 inches. He released all of the big fish but had the thrill of a lifetime. The campsite he […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Sunday, June 301:11 a.m., Grand Marais: Deputy assisted with a specialenforcement detail on West Fifth Street.2:19 a.m., […]