Interested in taking the nursing assistant/home health aide course? Due to popular demand, this course will again be offered by Cook County Higher Education. It allows students to get work experience in the field during the course and to start working while in the course. This Lake Superior College fourcredit course will be offered most likely on Thursday and Saturdays.... READ MORE >
Everyone has been talking about the weather, so how appropriate that Cook County Higher Education’s first Guest Lecture of the year should be about weather! Carol Christenson will present What will the Summer Bring for Weather? on Thursday, May 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Higher Ed’s North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. Christenson is a warning coordination meteorologist... READ MORE >
The local chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is again looking to sponsor local boys and girls who would like to attend a Forkhorn camp this summer. Three levels of camp experience are offered for youth ages 11-17. Forkhorn I camps for ages 11-15 are designed for beginning hunters. Forkhorn II camps for ages 12-16 are advanced camps with... READ MORE >
Join us for Art in the Garden at the Community Center on Saturday, June 1. The morning session from 8:15 a.m. until noon will include for $15: Garden Yoga, Garden Art for the Heart & Soul, and Landscape Art. Coffee, tea and refreshments will be available; lunch on your own from noon to 1 p.m. The afternoon session will be... READ MORE >
North House Folk School in Grand Marais reminds residents that spaces remain in two Core of Craft courses yet this spring. Through Core of Craft, yearround Cook County residents can qualify for reduced tuition rates on specific courses focused on skills for self-sufficiency. If you or someone you know are interested, contact North House for more information. The next Core... READ MORE >
A.M. Best has affirmed Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ A++ (Superior) rating as well as its stable outlook. The A++ (Superior) rating is the highest of the ratings agency’s 16 ratings categories. A.M. Best cited Thrivent Financial’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization, its favorable and increasing earnings trend, rising assets under management, and its strong affinity and name recognition within its Lutheran policyholder... READ MORE >
The nonprofit American Rivers organization has called upon President Barack Obama, U.S. Congress and Governor Mark Dayton to block a proposed copper nickel mine near the South Kawishiwi River in Ely after the organization placed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on its “Most Endangered Rivers 2013” list. In its statement, American Rivers says the BWCAW “is threatened by... READ MORE >
The driving force behind Mother’s Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. As the annual celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She finally succeeded in 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. How... READ MORE >
With the passion, style, and musical sophistication borrowing from the best chamber music and string quartet traditions, the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet has successfully earned its place as one of the world’s leading guitar ensembles since its founding in 1986. Thanks to the North Shore Music Association, the group will perform at 7:30 p.m. June 1 at the Arrowhead Center for... READ MORE >
In celebration of the release of The Pie Place Cookbook, a launch party will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 16 at the Pie Place Café in downtown Grand Marais. The cookbook, billed as “food and stories seasoned by the North Shore” and written by Kathy Rice, is published by Lake Superior Magazine. It is a unique collection,... READ MORE >
