This past Saturday the Cook County YMCA swim team traveled to Duluth to compete in a big YMCA swim meet, and the local kids produced some great results posting 10 personal best times and a similar number of ribbons. Mary June had an excellent first meet of the season gaining three great times with a particularly graceful 100 free and... READ MORE >
The Cook County I.S.D. 166 Knowledge Bowl team traveled to the Iron Range last week for their last tournament of the season, and like most good squads, they saved their best effort for last. “It was a big time showing for Cook County Knowledge Bowl,” said head coach David Liechty. “This was the most competitive fall season in years, and... READ MORE >
Author Tim Cochrane will do a presentation on the release of his new book Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais: Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade. Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais reveals how the lives of local fur traders and the area’s indigenous people were shaped and influenced by Lake Superior through the journals of two clerks of... READ MORE >
On Wednesday, October 24 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that three of her bipartisan bills to combat the opioid epidemic have been signed into law as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act. The Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act, which Klobuchar introduced with Sen.... READ MORE >
Minnesota is undergoing a staggering demographic shift due to rapid growth in the number of seniors relative to state residents in other age groups. Seniors are the fastest growing segment of Minnesota’s population, with at least 60,000 Minnesotans turning 65 every year from now through 2030. Senior care issues matter to Minnesota seniors, their families and their caregivers and those... READ MORE >
The Frank DiMaio Fund for Creativity and Experimentation is an effort to raise funds every year to give out grants to pre-K – 6th grade teachers throughout Cook County in order for them to try new ideas in the classroom. Lyle Gerard and Joan Drury have been consistent donors to this effort over the years. The program started in 2010... READ MORE >
On Saturday, November 10, the Cook County Community YMCA had five swimmers attend the YMCA swimming meet in Superior, Wisconsin and, said Y swimming coach Jacqueline Mallison, “We saw some great performances!” “Leif Lundstrom, our youngest swimmer attending this meet, competed in a 4 x 50 meter relay with boys many years his senior in the race. Leif also did... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Public Library is helping readers share their reading experience with others. A newly undertaken endeavor to place a slip of paper inside the cover of a book invites readers to leave a brief comment for the next person who may pick up that book. Notes should be anonymous, and may include things that give subsequent readers feedback about... READ MORE >
Residents of rural Cook County may have found something new in their mailboxes, – a brochure from the Mail-A-Book program offered through Arrowhead Library System. Mail-A-Book is a service for individuals who live outside a town that has a library, and is intended to deliver library materials directly to the home of distant users. In order to participate, interested parties... READ MORE >
Toes on the line, wait for the countdown…and grab that gear you’ve been looking for! Whether it’s a woodstove for your winter tent, a pair of backcountry skis, or a new (old) wool shirt, you’re sure to find a great deal. Bring your outdoor equipment to sell or get in on some great bargains and buy. Registration for items in... READ MORE >
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