Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commissioner Tony Sertich has announced IRRR board approval of a new local business loan program and agency financial assistance that will lead to the creation of new jobs in northeastern Minnesota. A $1 million IRRRB Local Business Loan Guaranty program provides an IRRRB-backed financial guarantee to local banks that make loans to existing businesses within... READ MORE >
On May 10 at 7:00 p.m., Cook County Higher Education will kick off its 2011 Guest Lecture yseries with a bang: Dr. Robert Pratt of Grand Marais will be ntalking about his new book, The Academic Warrior: Becoming a Purposeful Learner. This has been a long, educational, and ultimately exciting process for all Cook County Higher Education (CCHE). Two years... READ MORE >
What exactly are you putting in your body three times a day at each meal? North House Folk School’s second annual Northern Sustainability Symposium, May 5-8, will focus on just that: foods. The public is invited for hands-on coursework, presentations and seminars on producing, preparing and preserving foods. The symposium’s featured speaker is author and Star Tribune reporter Kim Ode.... READ MORE >
Community Education will once again sponsor sports programs for local youngsters this summer. Registration forms are available at Community Education, Grand Marais Library, Cook County Community Center and online at www.cookcountyschools.org/cookcounty/ cmed. Programs include: . Youth baseball – T-Ball: 5 and 6 years old, $20; Parent Pitch: 7, 8and 9 years old, $35; Little League: 10, 11 and 12 years... READ MORE >
Great Expectations School has been awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board “Arts In Education” grant which will allow performing artist Michael Monroe the opportunity to work with students in a week-long residency beginning May 2. Grand Marais resident Monroe has been a state arts board roster artist since 2000 and has completed many K-12/college residencies in Minnesota and Wisconsin, his... READ MORE >
Residents and visitors to Cook County are invited once again to take part in the fourth annual Gunflint Green Up May 6 – 7 at various locations along the Gunflint Trail. Gunflint Green Up stemmed from the need and desire of all of us with a shared appreciation for the area to help nurture the forest after the 2007 Ham... READ MORE >
Fisheries staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grand Marais area office will conduct surveys and assessments on several area lakes and streams during the next few months. Fisheries surveys and assessments are done on a regular basis to monitor changes in fish populations and to determine if management strategies have been effective. The survey frequency varies on... READ MORE >
The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have partnered for the “National Take Back Initiative” on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The National Take Back Initiative is a program where the public can bring unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal, no questions asked and at no... READ MORE >
In February, Cook County commissioners named Johnathan W. Smith of Croftville to the Cook County Planning & Zoning Commission, however Planning and Zoning has had no luck finding another citizen to serve. The planning commission serves in an advisory role to the board of commissioners and meets regularly on the second Wednesday evening of each month. The commission holds public... READ MORE >
The Cook County board, the City of Grand Marais, and the Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) have formed an Energy Plan Committee to develop a countywide Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Plan. According to CCLEP Chair George Wilkes, “the committee’s mission is to engage the community in a public process to create a living document that will guide Cook... READ MORE >
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