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Community Calendar




Events at Drury Lane Books

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Full Moon Reading featuring Tom McCann. Outside on the lakeshore.

Halloween Youth Lock-In at the Y

October 31: Halloween Youth Lock-In from 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. for ages 8-15. Enjoy all-night activities such as swimming, sports, games, and movies. $30/person.

Music of the Immigrants

Norwegian music and traditions event at the library, FREE, thanks to Legacy Funding! Join us October 26 at 3:00 p.m!

The Knotty Carvers of the North Woodcarving Show

The Knotty Carvers of the North will host their third annual woodcarving show at the Proctor Area Community Center (PACC), 100 Pionk Drive, Proctor, MN, 10-4, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. The show includes a raffle of woodcarvings and sales of carving woods, tools, and books. Children receive a hand-carved loon zipper pull. Admission is free! Call Nancy Borson: 218- 624-0121.

Town Meeting on “Hovland Wayside/Rest Area”

A town meeting to discuss the “Hovland Wayside/ Rest Area” project proposal with a presentation by the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission will be held Wednesday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. at the Hovland Town Hall. Food/refreshments will be served. For more information, email: hovlandcommunity@gmail.com.

Fall Iyengar Yoga classes

Will begin at Cobblestone Cabins, 6660 W. HWY. 61, Tofte the last week of Oct. Schedule follows: Men’s Yoga: Tue. 6:30 p.m., Oct. 27 – Nov. 24. Intro/Beginning Class: Wed. 4:30 p.m., Oct. 28 – Nov. 25. Women’s Ongoing Class: Wed. 6:30 p.m., Oct. 28 – Nov. 25. All classes $50/ five weeks, $15 to walk-in, or $75 for a punch card. Please respond to Kathy Horak through horak@boreal.org or call 663-7957 to register for more info.

Cook County Ruby’s Pantry

Cook County Ruby’s Pantry is a surplus food distribution program. New time 5:00-6:30 p.m. Every second Tuesday of the month. (Nov. 10, Dec. 8). Elementary school parking. $20 cash only per share – buy more shares as you want, no financial qualifications. Bring a laundry basket and a cooler to bring home frozen items. Two lines for less waiting. Volunteers needed and can get shares too. Contact lbspaulding@boreal.org to volunteer or with questions. Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church, start up costs contributed by North Shore Credit Union. A big thank you to Coldwell Banker for your help too!

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 November 3, Cook County Community YMCA 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. 121 1st Ave. West (Maruska Professional Building), Grand Marais.

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.).
Tuesday: AA Big Book Meeting at 6 p.m. at Bethlehem
Lutheran Church.
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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