Last week, a team of local leaders presented at the 2nd Annual North Eastern Minnesota Equity Summit in Virginia at the Iron Trail Convention Center. The summit, titled, “Belonging in Northeast Minnesota” was offered through Northspan’s Welcoming Community Programming which is funded by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, Blandin Foundation, Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation (IRRR), and […]
Free health care fraud, waste & abuse prevention online class offered
The Senior LinkAge Line® will offer two Health Care Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention classes Wednesday, December 14, 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 older adults, how to read their Medicare Summary Notice, learn […]
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Blue Jays brighten any winter day. If you want to attract Blue Jays to your bird feeder, put out peanuts or sunflower seeds or even suet. These birds are very active and entertaining to watch. And while they are considered a songbird, they don’t sing but make soft, clicks, whines, whirs or other soft sounds called “whisper songs.”
Local author puts out a fun kids book just in time for the holidays
Just in time for holiday family gatherings, kids and families get the laughs we all need from an unusual source: William Shakespeare. In a creative take on old topics–almost 500 years! –locally published author, stick-figure illustrator and professional improv comedian Kip Hathaway brings us Kip’s Illustrated Guide to Shakespearean Insults. His drawings are witty and wacky and helpful in showing […]
Local photographer Travis Novitsky will be featured on Northern Nights, Starry Skies on PBS North
A documentary exploring the dark skies of northeastern Minnesota and the Anishinaabe connection to those skies will make its broadcast premiere on Saturday, November 26 on PBS North. Co-produced by WDSE WRPT – PBS in Duluth and Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education, the film spotlights the accomplished night photography of Grand Portage photographer Travis Novitsky, and Carl Gawboy, […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Ruby’s Pantry will now be at the Cook County High School, near football field. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training and college […]
Pet of the Week
Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little about your pet and send pictures and contact information to ccnh@boreal.org or Cook County News Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604. Thank you!
Locals to participate in Special Olympic Polar Plunge
If jumping into Lake Superior’s cold, freezing waters in February is on your “Bucket” list, then you are in luck! You can join with more than a dozen fearless Cook County residents to take that perilous leap for a good cause. No? Common sense tells you that you will turn into a frozen human popsicle in a very short period […]
