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Upcoming Events & Courses at North House Folk School

Upcoming Events: Northern Fibers Retreat, February 10-14, featuring knitter Laura Ricketts plus 27 courses, lunch & learns and evening gatherings. Upcoming Courses: Bury Yourself in Your Work: Build Your Own Casket, February 19-21; Traditional Furniture Building by Hand, February 19-23; Slow Food Sensations with New Scenic Café, February 27-28; Winter River Exploration, February 27.

SplinterTones Performance

SplinterTones will be performing at the Grand Marais Library Wednesday, February 3, 6:00 p.m. Join us for an enjoyable evening.

Friday Night Reels

Adam’s Apples will be playing at Grand Marais Library February 5, 6 – 8 p.m. Free childcare available at YMCA, 387-3386.

Cook County Ruby’s Pantry

Cook County Ruby’s Pantry is a surplus food distribution program. 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Every second Tuesday of the month (Feb. 9, Mar. 8). Please use elementary school for 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 always needed! Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. We have gift certificates if you want to donate or if you are in need and don’t have the cash for your share – contact lbspaulding@boreal.org.

I.S.D. 166 Regular School Board Meeting

The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a regular meeting Thursday, February 4, 2016, 5:00 p.m., Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.

Superintendent Search Community Input Meeting

Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 6:00 p.m., Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.

Superintendent Search Community Input Meeting

Monday, February 8, 2016, 6:00 p.m., Old Log Community Building, Grand Portage.

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 February 2, Java Moose 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: 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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