2013 Cook County Citizen and
Senior Citizen of the Year Awards
Your nomination for these two separate special awards
should be an individual (or couple) who has made Cook
County a better place to live. Please provide the following
information: nominee name (or couple), date of birth,
marital status, number of children, number of years lived
in the county, work history (retirement status-applicable),
church affiliation, offices held and when, member of
organizations, public offices held, current community
involvement. Statement of support by nominator. What is
very special about this person or couple. Please add other
items you believe to be important. Deadline: 12 noon
Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Please respond by e-mail to
harry3mnaz@msn.com. Questions please call Rosemary
Lamson at 387-1758.Celebration of life for Sonja (Isaacson) Quinn
On Sat. August 3rd 2013 at the Croft Homestead, 1653
Croftville Rd. starting 12 noon. 218-387-9433 or 530-
545-1001.Wonders of Science: Dinosaurs
At the Grand Marais Public Library onJune 11, 10:30 a.m.
The 40-minute program is suited to K-2nd grade ages
but everyone is welcome!Flights of Fancy Flower Show
West End Garden Club annual Flower Show Saturday,
July 20th at Schroeder Township Hall from 1:00 – 5:00
p.m. Admission free.Cook County ATV Club Tom Lake Shoot ‘n Ride
Saturday, July 20. Meet at Tom Lake heliport for target
practice at 11 a.m., then ride the Hovland Woods ATV
Trail. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day with
the club! For directions, call (218) 387-9844 or email
loonybin1314@msn.com.Apple growing workshop
with David Bedford, U of M breeder of the honeycrisp
apple, on Saturday, July 13 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Cook
County Community Center. The morning workshop will
be followed by tours of several apple production sites
showing an intensive tall spindle system and a family
orchard. Call U of M Extension, Cook County at 218-387-
3015 to reserve your spot for the workshop.Community Health Board Meeting
The Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis Community Health Board
(CHB) is scheduled to meet on Monday, July 8, 2013 from
12:30 -3:00 p.m. in the Stanley Center Conference Room,
404 West Superior Street, Duluth MN.Upcoming Courses & Events
at North House Folk School
Unplugged Tickets on sale now! Event is Sept 12-15.
Courses: Ovencrafting: Building and Baking In The Wood-
Fired Brick Oven, Aug 2-6; Handcrafting A Broom-Corn
Broom, Aug 10-11; Sweetgrass Basketry, Aug 10-11;
Crafting the Traditional Stake & Strand Willow Basket,
Aug 16-18; Cooking with the Seasons: Summer from
the Garden, Aug 24-25. For more information, contact
North House Folk School at (218)- 387-9762 or visit
www.northouse.org.Cook County Higher Education
Career training and college courses at the North
Shore Campus, 300 W. 3rd St., Grand Marais. Monday
– Thursday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 387-3411 or at www.
northshorecampus.org.Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Foot Care Clinic
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook County
Department of Public Health & Human Services offer
their Foot Care Clinic at the Grand Marais Senior Center
on the third Tuesday of each month, from 9 -11 a.m.
First come, first served. The cost is $10. Bring your own
soap, towel, and bucket to soak your feet.Blood Pressure and Glucose Screening
The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook County
Department of Public Health & Human Services will be
offering Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar screenings
on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Grand Marais
Pool from 9:15-10:15 a.m. and at the Senior Center
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Blood pressures are free and
blood sugars cost $3. For more information please
visit the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s web site www.
sawtoothmountainclinic.org.Weekly Drop-In Support Groups
Wednesdays: Women in Transitions.
Sherri Moe, MS, Psychotherapist. Evenings at 7 p.m.
Minimal fee $5/week, sliding fee available.
Arrowhead Plaza, 101 W. Hwy 61, Suite 170, Grand
Marais—private entrance, rear side of building.Cook County AA Meetings
Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais Senior
Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee
at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 PM.)
Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00
PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais.
Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. at Windigo Lodge, Villa 2.
Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, First
Congregational Church in Grand Marais; Big Book Study
Group, 7:00 PM, Senior Center in Grand Marais; 7:30 PM
in room 232, Grand Portage Lodge in Grand Portage.
Fridays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 7:00
a.m., Harbor House Grille in Grand Marais; As Bill Sees
It discussion group, Open Meeting, 7:30 p.m., First
Congregational Church in Grand Marais.
Saturdays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Trinity Lutheran
Church in Hovland.
Sundays: Lutsen Big Book Study Group, 6:30 PM,
Lutsen Town Hall.
Cook County Al-Anon Meetings
Mondays: 7:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand
Marais. Wednesday: 7:00 PM, Lutsen Town Hall.Overeaters Anonymous
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Moondance Coffee Shop
Conference Room in Lutsen.Cook County Co-Dependents Anonymous Meeting
Mondays: 5:30 p.m. First Congregational Church in
Grand Marais.Overeaters Anonymous
Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Moondance Coffee Shop
Conference Room in Lutsen.Tofte Town Meeting
Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the
Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road.Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings
Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the
Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail.Schroeder Town Meetings
Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at
Schroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.
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