A letter to our President: I’m writing you to express my opinion on the public option for healthcare reform. I feel strongly on this issue, because for most of my adult life, finding a reliable affordable healthcare plan has been an experience in frustration and confusion. Out of the all the full-time career positions I’ve held since I graduated from... READ MORE >
Elsie T. Lundein, 91, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2009, at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais, MN. Elsie was born on January 3, 1918, to Finnish immigrants Hilma and Anselm Tolonen in Ely, MN. She grew up in Ely, where she attended grade school, high school, and junior college. She took a correspondence course to become... READ MORE >
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon,... READ MORE >
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.... READ MORE >
The West End of the county is once again gearing up for a fun-filled 4th of July. Jessa at the Birch Grove Foundation said the festival at the Tofte Town Hall will feature all the traditional favorites. There will be the ever-popular water balloon battle and other kids’ games, face painting, and new this year, a climbing wall from Positive... READ MORE >
Don’t miss a showcase of the artistry of 22 Hovland area residents and fantastic local musical talent July 4 and 5 at the Hovland Town Hall. Featured will be locally produced artwork and woodwork, jewelry, photography, wood turning/bowl-making, basketry, watercolor and much more. Good eats (including fresh fish) will be available, as well as free music under the big red... READ MORE >
Last Chance Gallery is hosting a garden tea party on Sunday, July 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. Art demonstrations and displays will also be featured. The art demonstrations all connect to the gardens or tea. Anna Hess will demonstrate pleine aire painting and display garden paintings. Nancy Daley will demonstrate the papermaking process using plant materials. Potter Daniel Soderstrom,... READ MORE >
Schroeder artist Bruce Palmer has a summertime exhibit of his painting in the Fireplace Room of the Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder. His work will be on display until July 4. Palmer began serious pursuit of painting in 1958 at the St. Paul Art Center on Summit Avenue. His teachers have included Paul Kramer, Clement Haulpers, Mac LeSuer and... READ MORE >
The 33rd running of Grandma’s Marathon Saturday, June 20, 2009 was a hot, humid one with a heat index so high that the event’s medical director almost called it off. Of the 14 Cook County residents registered for the 26.2-mile race that runs along the lake from Two Harbors to Duluth, five finished. Finishing in the top 12% of his... READ MORE >
Several Sawtooth Elementary School students participated in a St. Jude’s math-a-thon by completing math assignments. Those who raised money were (L-R) Julia Larsen, Autumn Sturm, Hannah Toftey, Sarah Toftey, fourth grade teacher Jana Larson, Samantha Scalise, Logan Backstrom, Douglas Pervais. (Not pictured: Tarin Hanson and Alicia Smith.) This is the tenth year students at Sawtooth Elementary have been participating in... READ MORE >
