The Ladies Music Club is coming to the Gunflint Trail
Friday, July 31 at Hungry Jack Lodge from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 1 at Gunflint Lodge from 7:00-9:00 p.m. This acoustic group from Saint Paul features threepart harmony, two guitars, string bass and violin—playing a wide range of lovely easy listening folk and bluegrass style music.
Events at Drury Lane Books
Saturday, July 18, 11 a.m.: The Muffin Man reading stories for young children. Saturday, July 18, 5 p.m., Writer’s Salon with author Thomas Maltman reading from Little Wolves. Saturday, July 25, 11 a.m.: The Muffin Man reading stories for young children. Saturday, July 25, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with author Caroline Giles Banks reading from Picture a Poem: Ekphrastic and Other Poems.
Farm to Children
July 25 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Cook County Community Center FREE. All interested in engaging children in understanding where their food comes from through gardening, field trips, cooking, activities and stories are welcome. Field trip to the GM Farmer’s Market. Register by responding to patty.nordahl@gmail.com Lunch provided. Sponsored by Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, County Extension, Renewing the Countryside and Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP).
Nominations for 2 special awards needed:
Cook County 2015 Citizen Of The Year Award and Cook County 2015 Senior Citizen Of The Year Award. 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 they 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 22, 2015. Please respond by e-mail to harry3mnaz@msn.com. Questions please call Rosemary Lamson at 370-8334.
Cook County Ruby’s Pantry
Will be open 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the high school. Next distributions will be 2nd Tuesdays — August 11 and September 8. Park in elementary lot or church parking lot. Cost is $20 (Cash only) per share and you may buy more than one share. Program is not income based so anyone can participate. Bring laundry baskets, coolers or boxes to carry food home. Contact Larry or Barb Spaulding for questions lbspaulding@boreal.org. Sponsored by Spirit Of The Wilderness and start up donation made by North Shore Credit Union and Coldwell Banker.
Cook County ATV Club
Monthly meeting – Monday, July 20, 6 p.m. at 1920 County Road 7, Grand Marais. Join us for pizza and to hear about what’s happening with ATVing in Cook County. All are welcome.
I.S.D. 166 Regular School Board Meeting
The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a regular meeting Thursday, July 23, 2015, 5:00 p.m., Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.
Cook County Higher Education
Career training and college courses at the North Shore Campus, 300 W. 3rd St., Grand Marais. Mon. – Thurs., 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 218-387-3411or 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 to 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 August 4 at Cook County Whole Foods Co-op 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 10 a.m.: WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP. Suggested donation $2. Sherri Moe, MS, Psychotherapist. 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 p.m., Grand Marais Senior
Center (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at
6:30 p.m. and speaker at 7 p.m.).
Wednesdays: 6-7 p.m. at First Congregational Church
Fire Side Room; 7 p.m. at Windigo Lodge, Villa 2; 7 p.m.,
open meeting & discussion. Moondance Coffee building,
Lutsen.
Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, noon, First Congregational
Church in Grand Marais; Big Book Study Group, 7 p.m.,
Senior Center in Grand Marais; 7:30 p.m. in room 232,
Grand Portage Lodge in Grand Portage.
Fridays: Big Book Study Group, open meeting, 7 a.m.,
First Congregational Church, Grand Marais; As Bill Sees
It discussion group, Open Meeting, 7:30 p.m., First
Congregational Church in Grand Marais.
Saturdays: Open Meeting, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church
in Hovland.
Sundays: Lutsen Big Book Study Group, 6:30 p.m.,
Lutsen Town Hall.
Cook County Al-Anon Meetings
Mondays: 7 p.m., First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesday: 7 p.m., Lutsen Town Hall.
Tofte Town Meeting
Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road.
Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings
Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail.
Schroeder Town Meetings
Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 Cramer Rd., Schroeder.
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