Ray Dressely medals at Mt Hood, Kalina Dimitrova places 15th
Ray Dressely, a junior at Cook County High School, followed up on his fourth-place finish at the Minnesota State High School ski meet with a fifth-place finish in the slalom event at the Western US High School Championships held at Mt Hood, Oregon, on March 10 and 11th. Cy Oberholtzer, also a junior at CCHS, was in the top ten […]
Betsy Bowen teams up with Phyllis Root on a new children’s book
Acclaimed local artist Betsy Bowen has teamed up once again with children’s author Phyllis Root on a new book. In Big Belching Bog, Phyllis Root lets us in on the secrets of the mysterious bog, describing such special inhabitants as plants that eat insects, bog lemmings, and frogs that stay frozen through the winter and thaw out in the spring. […]
Cook County Home Center acquires Sawtooth Lumber
Cook County Home Center in Grand Marais announced it has acquired substantially all the assets of Sawtooth Lumber Inc, also located in Grand Marais. The consolidation of the two lumber yards is expected to provide customers of both businesses with access to additional inventory and improved service. Cook County Home Center co-owners Nate Shiels and Jeff Buetow made the announcement […]
Safe and Strong: Supporting Children and Families in Cook County
Cook County Public Health and Human Services recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to promote the social and emotional well-being of children and families and to prevent child abuse and neglect. Working together as a community helps our children and families to be safe and strong. Promoting social and emotional well-being Research tells us that “protective factors” […]
Writer supports teaching AVID at I.S.D. 166
I’d like to speak out for the AVID program offered to students at ISD166. After reading the outraged letter from Paulina Backstrom in last week’s paper, I decided to investigate the program. Was she right? I learned that AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. Hmmm… That sounds good to me. Isn’t that what we want for our young people? […]
Are you ready to look at new ways to build?
What is a home? Everyone has a dream, an idea, and no two are alike. So why do we want to build a complex to push people to live on top of one another? Can we look beyond what has always been and do better? Believe we can build, and we will only be better. Building for people requires interest […]
Warm Welcome
As a born-again Believer, I attended the Drag Queen Story hour on Saturday, March 4th. Even though the sponsors and attendees knew that, as a Christian I did not espouse or agree with any way to their agenda, I was warmly welcomed. Everyone was very kind to me. However, my reason for attending was to have my worldview challenged but […]
Chamber Connect held at Bluefin Bay
The third Chamber Connect of the year happened last Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Bluefin Bay’s Tofte Room. There was a delicious spread of appetizers, spirits, and refreshments. Chamber Connect attendees were treated with a tour of the newly renovated indoor pool, jacuzzi, and facilities. Next month, we have our first Chamber Exchange of the year located at North Point […]