Amanda St. John, Grand Marais Library Director In celebration of Women’s History Month and the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote, a book club group is forming now to discuss J.D. Zahniser’s Alice Paul: Claiming Power at Grand Marais Public Library on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 1 p.m. Anne Brataas and Joan Drury will facilitate the discussion. All […]

The Cook County Highway Department will host a transportation plan public information meeting in the commissioners’ room at the Cook County courthouse at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2020. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. The meeting is a follow-up to the department’s 2019 transportation plan survey, to which over 200 residents and visitors responded. The goal of the survey […]

Dylan Fresco’s “The Holocaust and Me” relates through storytelling and song how he came to realize the impact of the Holocaust on his family and his own life, despite being born decades after it happened. The performance includes music on guitar, sung in Ladino, the language based on medieval Spanish and Hebrew spoken by many Sephardic Jews. After the performance, […]

Many of us would like to use less plastic, but it can be hard to find other options. To help raise awareness of our plastic use and to help find alternatives, we are proposing a “Less Plastic for Lent Fast.” Lenten fasts have a long history— usually involving chocolate or meat—but choosing “Less Plastic for Lent” could be a meaningful […]

On March 7 the North Shore Music Association will present the Lake Wobegon® Brass Band, a traditional British band ensemble whose mission is “To promote British band music throughout the Midwest of the United States.” The concert, held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (417 1st Ave. West) will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be for sale (cash or check) at […]

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook County Public Health are sponsoring the class “Protein Power.” It’s the third in a series of presentations that explore the macronutrients – fats, carbohydrates, and protein. Mary W. Zbaracki, a registered dietician with St. Luke’s and Treg Axtell, a physical therapist with North Shore Health, will teach the class. They’ll cover topics such as: * […]

Martinson named to the Dean’s List Alyssa Martinson, a senior at Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota, was named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2019 semester. The Dean’s List honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade point average of 3.6 or greater. Alyssa Martinson is the daughter of Bruce […]