City applies for energy grants
In an effort to conserve energy and save some money while doing it, Grand Marais city councilors voted Feb. 24 to apply for a pair of state grants at the urging of a local energy efficiency group. Full Story
Q&A for West End township candidates
The townships of Lutsen, Tofte and Schroeder are all gathering on Tuesday, March 9, to vote for town board representatives, to set the township levy, and to discuss matters of importance to the community. It’s grassroots government at its best and citizens of the towns are encouraged to take part. Full Story
Paramedics may be on the local horizon
The Cook County North Shore Hospital might be adding a new level of expertise to its roster of services – paramedics providing advanced life support on ambulances. On Thursday, February 18, 2010, the hospital board authorized Administrator Diane Pearson to apply for an advanced life support license. Full Story
Hula-hooping in the real world
I was delighted to read about Lorelei Livingston’s Sawtooth Elementary third grade class project to raise money with a “readathon” to buy a Wii game and accessories for the Grand Marais Senior Center. You can read about their success in the Brighter Side
column on page A11. Full Story
No greetings day
“No greetings! It feels like
that kind of day,”
I thought. I’d gotten up early, it was fully dark; tasks were on my mind. My computer screen was all that gave light to the house. I read about Chile, Haiti, economy, our local schools. Full Story
Community Calendar
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. Full Story
West End Calendar
Tofte Annual Meeting
The Tofte Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 9 at the Birch Grove Community Center. Election polls open 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and annual meeting follows at 8:00 p.m. Regular monthy meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. (55) 3/6b Full Story
Jacobsen, Nelson, Boomer garnish All-Conference honors
On Sunday, February 28, the Polar League Conference’s girls’ basketball coaches met to select the 2009-2010 All-Conference team. The conference selects the league’s Most Valuable Player, five first team selections, five second team selections, and then 10 players are selected for honorable mention honors. Full Story
Austin and Groth make All- Conference
On Saturday, February 27, the Polar League Conference’s boys’ basketball coaches met to select the 2009-2010 All-Conference team. Each year the conference selects the league’s Most Valuable Player, five first team selections, five second team selections, and then 10 players are selected for honorable mention honors. Full Story
Jacobsen selected to State All-Star series
Senior Essa Jacobsen
was one of 10 Class A girls’ basketball players to be selected to the Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series. Each year 10 girls from the 160 Class A schools are selected to participate in the Minnesota All-Star Basketball Series. Jacobsen is the second girl from Cook County ever selected for this award. Full Story
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