The Cook County High School girls’ basketball team played Carlton on Friday, January 14 at Carlton. Led by defense and a balanced offense, the Vikings took an easy win, 47-24 over their rival and conference opponent, the Carlton Bulldogs. With the win the Viking’s record is now 2-5. Three Vikings scored in double figures. Rhonnie Poyirier led the team with […]
Boys’ game cancelled because referees had COVID
With the omicron variant rearing its ugly head across the county and state, both the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams have had games cancelled. Teams have missed games because either our players are sick or been in contact with someone who has COVID, or the other team has had the same situation. However, on Saturday, January 15, the boy’s home […]
New Grand Marais Dog Park close to reality – 2022 construction plans look hopeful
In May of 2021 Go Dog North Shore (GDNS) embarked on a rigorous fundraising campaign to raise a minimum of $60,000 to build a new dog park within the City of Grand Marais, Minnesota. Since then, over 170 individuals and a handful of local businesses have contributed to the campaign. In addition, in December of 2021, the Lloyd K. Johnson […]
A fading bright sun
There’s no joy in Mudville. Rather, there’s no joy in Crudville, with the cold and snow and wind of January. It snowed, and the snowblower was on the fritz, and it snowed twice more before I got it up and running, and then it was on the fritz again. We are into a face cord of firewood now that got […]
BEYOND REASON
Soup's OnJanuary is, on average, the coldest month of the year. And that means one thing. Big heating bills. And soup. Okay, two things. Of course, there are different types of soup. Alphabet soup is a metaphor made famous during FDR’s new deal that gave us all kinds of acronyms like IRS, CIA, FBI, BRB, LOL. Duck Soup is the absolutely […]
Free Health care fraud, waste and abuse prevention Online class offered Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Senior LinkAge Line® will offer two Health Care Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention classes Wednesday, February 9, 2022, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and again from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Attendees will learn how to detect and report potential errors, fraud and abuse; review potential fraud and scams targeting seniors, how to read your Medicare Summary Notice, tips to […]
Call to artists: Now accepting applications for a variety of exhibition opportunities
The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery is releasing a call to artists for multiple opportunities from 2023-2025. Artists may apply for as many of the opportunities for which they qualify. Artists must be able to deliver their art to the gallery located at 115 Wisconsin St, Grand Marais MN 55604. The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery is a non-profit art […]
COVID-19 continues to stress bed capacity at North Shore Health
In her January North Shore Health management report, Administrator Kimber Wraalstad noted, “As of January 12, 2022, there have been five hundred fifty-four cases (554) confirmed cases of COVID- 19 affiliated with Cook County; this is an increase of 102 cases in the last six days! Obviously, the transmission rate for Cook County remains in the high category.” That number […]
Matters of Record
Daniel Isaiah Ortiz, 24, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pled not guilty on October 25, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of Traffic Speeding in a Special Zone set by the Commissioner 50/40 on September 26, 2021. Disposition on December 28, 2021: Convicted, Court Decision Payable without appearance. Fines and fees total $165. Aaron Irvin Jackson Ming, 21, Grand Portage, Minnesota, pled guilty on […]