Zipping up public input
I was not surprised that there has been an outcry on the local Internet discussion board “Cook County Conversations”— http:// forums. edemocracy.org/groups/cc—this week about the possible construction of a zip line adjacent to the Gunflint Trail, on the hillside near the pretty green Grand Marais water tower. Full Story
Striving for integrity
I am hungry. It is Wednesday night. Religious education classes won’t begin for another half hour. I sit talking with one of our fourthgrade students. I tell her how hungry I am (we prepare dinner for our students prior to class starting). I wonder if there is still an ice cream bar in the freezer. I tell her I could eat one now. Full Story
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County AA MeetingsMondays: Open Meeting, 7:00 PM, Grand Marais SeniorCenter (1st Monday of the month is desserts and coffee at6:30 PM and speaker at 7:00 PM.)Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM,First Congregational Church in Grand M Full Story
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/12tfnLutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Full Story
Cool and rainy for fifth annual Ham Run participants
The temperature was in the upper 40s with light rain falling near the end of the fifth annual Ham Run at the end of the Gunflint Trail on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Half marathon participants followed a winding, hilly course from Gunflint Pines Resort & Campground to Tip of the Trail Campground. For runners, these weather conditions were not too bad. Full Story
Vikings open outdoor track season in Two Harbors
Spring sports are always a challenge in Northeast Minnesota. You might have sun and 70 degrees in March and snow in late April, like this season. Rain showers are frequent. Spring break interrupts practice just when you are getting into shape, and lots of other academic and extracurricular activities pull kids in many directions. Full Story
Two wins for Vikings baseball
Senior pitcher Dylan Quaife led Cook County to a 5-1 victory over Silver Bay with seven strong innings of pitching. He allowed one earned run on nine hits for the Vikings in their game against the Silver Bay Mariners on Thursday, May 3. Full Story
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