The North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais, in collaboration with Lake Superior College, will be offering the Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide training course beginning Thursday, Oct. 8. The classes, taught by instructor Mark Abrahamson, will meet from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and every other Saturday beginning Oct. 10 from 8:00 a.m. to... READ MORE >
Come to the movies on the first Saturday morning and first Monday evening of each month in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) auditorium. There is a suggested $2 donation to help cover expenses. The Saturday movies on the “big screen” are sponsored by Cook County Community Education and are rated G or PG. The Saturday showings begin at... READ MORE >
Monday, September 28 came in like a lion and went out like a lion. Whitecaps whipped across the Grand Marais harbor, with waves crashing over the breakwall from the harbor side. Lake Superior was slate gray, and giant clouds rolled over the Sawtooth Mountains from the northwest. At the Cook County airport, manager Rodney Roy reported wind speeds of 27... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) seek to provide limited financial assistance for energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects requiring technical assistance. Project funding can support technical assistance services (labor costs only, such as for a consultant, design professional, installer or student labor) for projects across the state in all seven Minnesota CERT regions: Central, Metro, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast,... READ MORE >
Several parcels of land owned by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be going on the auction block on October 21 at the DNR’s St. Paul office. Two parcels to be auctioned are located on Pine Mountain Road, about a quarter mile from the intersection with Devil Track Road in Grand Marais. The Pine Mountain Road runs between... READ MORE >
Susan May Warren, the award-winning author of over 20 Christian novels, has received the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Novel for Finding Stefanie. Considered the highest award in the genre of mainstream romance fiction, the RITA Award is named after the Romance Writers of America’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada. The RITA Awards were announced during the RWA’s annual conference,... READ MORE >
A meeting to elect a representative to serve on the governing board of directors of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency will be held at the Senior Center in Grand Marais at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The election winner will represent low-income households in the Cook County area, and will assist in making decisions regarding programs administered by AEOA. Persons... READ MORE >
Empty Bowls has become a popular annual fundraising event that supports the local food shelf. Now in its fifth year, the 2009 event, hosted by the Grand Marais Art Colony, will be at the First Congregational Church from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. It will feature soups and breads from local restaurants and lots and lots of community made... READ MORE >
Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Mental Health Musical is a lively and thought-provoking musical production performed by youth, for youth, which puts new twists on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel. Kim Matteen, Director of the Human Development Center, (HDC) which is sponsoring the production, said, “Everyone is invited to join the fun in celebrating... READ MORE >
Local author Kirsten Jacobson Stasney will present her newly released historical novel, Thy Father’s Will, in Drury Lane Books’ salon series at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 3. Based on a true story of consuming love and controlling family relationships, Thy Father’s Will is set in a Norwegian Lutheran immigrant community in the Midwest at the beginning of the 20th century.... READ MORE >
