Except for gray hair, Sam Cook looked much the same as he did 25 years ago when this writer interviewed him about a book he had written. After a quick handshake and hello I had to get something straight. “You realize we are going to walk, right? Probably a long way and not find any fish?” I said to Cook,... READ MORE >
A handicap—accessible door has been installed at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) just in time for the Grand Marais Playhouse production of Cole Porter’s You Never Know. For Gene Glader the new door is a welcome site. “It’s a great help for people who are in a wheelchair or who use a walker. I’m very appreciative of the... READ MORE >
Cook County voters will decide whether or not School District 166 will receive more money over the next five years when they cast their ballots on November 2. The board at its July 21 meeting approved a resolution for an operating referendum in the amount of $650 per pupil unit. “This is not the same as $650 per pupil,” said... READ MORE >
Cook County Commissioner Bob Fenwick came before the school board on July 21, 2010 with an update about the proposed community center that will be funded through the county’s recently enacted one percent sales and use tax. “The first thing we did was form a steering committee,” explained Fenwick, adding, “So far we have met three times and, although I... READ MORE >
“Mommy, Mommy, I beat Jenny! I beat a world champ!” This exclamation is heard again and again. Proud words from grinning, dripping, wet little urchins who have been taking log rolling lessons from Jenny Atkinson, an eight-time log rolling and boom running world champion who hails from Stillwater, MN, but makes her summer home near Clearwater Lake, 20 miles up... READ MORE >
Neil Linscheid, of the University of MN-Crookston Center for Economic Development, began poring over Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) documents last February and on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 he gave his cost-benefit evaluation of the EDA to the EDA board. “I looked at newspaper articles and minutes from the year 2000 to now,” said Linscheid. Over... READ MORE >
Confidence, concentration and competitiveness are the three c’s that help define a competitive logroller. Those traits plus quick feet and an abundance of balance round out the picture. That is the picture of Jessica Berg-Collman and her younger teammates. And Jessica, who heads up the group, not only happens to have a lot of talent, but she’s a great kid... READ MORE >
Cook County High School girls’ basketball coach T.J. Super is pleased with his team’s play this summer. “We’ve played 16 games and the girls have played well. The first two tournaments were held in Barnum and Lakeville. On July 15-17 they traveled all the way to Iowa to play in the Midwest Elite Tournament and they won five out of... READ MORE >
Two weeks ago Karl Hansen worried whether there were going to be more than a handful of people at the North Shore Health Care Foundation’s (NSHCF) annual BBQ dinner held at Gunflint Lodge on Sunday, June 27. “Registration was slow, very slow,” said Hansen, who is director of the board. “But,” he smiled broadly and threw his arms out wide,... READ MORE >
At first glance Pure Superior: Lake Superior Photography by Jeff Richter comes across as a beautifully designed, well thought out picture book with four essays dispersed throughout its pages to give a reader something to, well, read. At second glance the 200-plus photographs stand out on their own as individual pieces of art. Theytell a story and it is one... READ MORE >
