Public Health programs in partnership: Cook County and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic

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Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic (SMC) have worked in partnership for over 20 years to provide a wide range of programs in service to the Cook County Community. These include Child and Teen Check-ups, developmental screenings for young children (Follow Along), home visits to pregnant and postpartum families, outreach, the Statewide Health Improvement […]

Flower show set to bloom, honor Diane Booth

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The Grand Marais Garden Club enjoyed a recent program presented by Monica Anderson and Linda Quick that showed them how to take flower arrangements to the next level in preparation for their upcoming Flower Show. The Flower Show will be held Saturday, July 24th, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Community Center in Grand Marais. Community members are also […]

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Continuing with Post 413’s “Enlistment Appreciation” program, Vice Commander Rodney Carlson presents a check to Tanner DeBoer. Tanner enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and will receive his Base training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas before going to California to receive mechanic maintenance training. Post 413 and the community appreciates and thanks Tanner for his service to the […]

Spruce budworms are making a return to Cook County

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As unwelcome as they are, the eastern spruce budworm has returned to Cook County. While large scale outbreaks of these pests occur in eastern Canada provinces and northern New England every 30 to 40 years, the budworm has been observed in Minnesota every year since 1954. The larvae have worked their way through Lake County and last week were found […]

Come out and see the “Birthday Club”

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The Grand Marais Playhouse is excited to be back on stage this summer with the production of “Birthday Club” by Phil Olson. The first community play on stage since summer of 2019! This comedy is the right medicine for our community and visitors as we gather in the shared space of the theater and laugh together! The story of the […]

Cook County Law Enforcement briefs

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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. Tuesday, June 158:41 a.m. Grand Marais: West First Street, Fraud/Scam/ID. Woman reported that she received a callfrom […]

Weekly Weather

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While Barred Owls do most of their hunting at night, they will occasionally look for a meal during daylight hours. These two Barred Owls might not be hunting but ,instead, just enjoying some warm summer sun while they perch on the fence post that matches their feathers. Then again, they could be hunting.

Son’s Rays 50th Anniversary concert update

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The big news coming from the Son’s Rays upcoming 50th anniversary concert is that it will be well attended. At least by fans, friends and families eager to see the young ladies reunite and hear them sing, again. That said, chief organizer, Dode Stoskopf is planning for a joyous, yet safe, concert for both the guests and singers. She sent […]

Trudy Boyd

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Trudy Boyd, 93, of Grand Marais, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at North Shore Health in the Care Center. Trudy was born on April 1, 1928, in Dallas, Texas. While she was living in South Carolina during WWII, she met her first husband Norman Pederson. After the war, they moved to Grand Marais and lived at the Pederson […]