Local governments hope to collaborate
With the county on the cusp of several potential collaborative projects, representatives of various branches of local government are curious where the others stand. Full Story
Arrowhead Electric again sponsors CCHS junior on DC trip
For more than 40 years, electric cooperatives have sponsored the annual Rural Electric Youth Tour by selecting high school juniors for a trip to Washington, D.C.
Participants will join more than 1,425 students from 43 states for an unforgettable week in our nation’s capital June 13-18. Full Story
Field Notes returns to WTIP
WTIP North Shore Community Radio is pleased to welcome back birding expert Molly Hoffman’s Field Notes.
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning beginning March 11, WTIP listeners will be able to join Molly on a guided walk through the North Woods. Full Story
Are you up for the Census Bureau challenge?
During each Decennial Census, the Census Bureau undertakes the count of every person residing in the United States, as mandated by Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. To encourage everyone to take 10 minutes to answer the 10 simple questions on the 2010 Census form, the bureau is launching the “Take 10” campaign. Full Story
Local officials meet with legislators
Joan Farnam, supervisor for Cook County Soil and Water, and Cindy Gentz, Cook County Water Plan coordinator, attended a legislative briefing and met with legislators at the state capitol Feb. 17-18. Full Story
Diverse comments on Forest Service Planning Rule
On February 14, 2010, the Cook County ATV Club wrote a letter to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) office in Bountiful, Utah regarding development of a new forest management planning rule. The letter was supported by some of the Cook County commissioners on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Full Story
Hospital to join Health Information Exchange Program
Hospital Controller Yvonne Gennrich updated the Cook County North Shore Hospital Board at its February 18 meeting on the progress of the Health Information Exchange Program, a database being created with federal stimulus dollars to facilitate the transfer of patient records. Full Story
Rural asthma study launching in the Midwest
This month, Madisonbased Reciprocal Sciences, with funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is launching a study to learn more about the problem of rural asthma in the Midwest. The study follows a recent report by the CDC that rates of asthma in rural areas have been underestimated. Full Story
Wilma Liebsch—still teasing at 100 years
As the day of the party celebrating her 100th birthday neared, Wilma Liebsch was nervous. At least according to her friends. Full Story
Spring is in the air at Care Center
March came in like a lamb, and many residents at North Shore Care Center are thinking green—not because spring is in the air—but for St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Full Story
Oski Ogimaag Sings Out!
Top: On Thursday, February 11 the Grand Portage community gathered for a performance Photos by Grandpa Ranger Rick Novitsky by the students of Oshki Ogimaag charter school. Full Story
“Saplings” receives $5,000 grant
TheSaplings preschool program, located in Tofte at the Birch Grove Community Center, has received a $5,000 grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation. Full Story
Need a ride? Call Arrowhead Transit
Your car is in the shop, so you hitched a ride home with a friend, but now you realize you have to run to the grocery store for dessert ingredients because you promised you’d make bars for a fundraiser tonight. You need a ride!
Or you are busy at work and your child calls you from home, desperately wanting to meet a friend down at the pool. She needs a ride! Full Story
Photos
Scott Lloyd Anderson of Minneapolis was one of the artists who participated in the Grand Marais Art Colony Winter Plein Air event. Full Story
Ted Young “Volunteer of the Year”
The Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Association, during the State Tourism Conference in Brainerd, paid tribute to Ted Young of Grand Marais’ Poplar Creek Bed & Breakfast as volunteer of the year. Full Story
Congressional candidate Darrel Trulson visits Cook County
Darrel A. Trulson is an accomplished man. A father of six. He’s written over a dozen books, served as an elected trustee for five years in Arlington Heights, Illinois, owns a business, “PenLine Productions,” spent seven years teaching school and acted as a school administrator, and served as an associate pastor at a Wisconsin church. Full Story
Tax Volunteers move to Community Center
Monday, March 1 was the last day the tax volunteers were at the Senior Center in Grand Marais. Full Story
Wednesday “Art-Ins” come to Art Colony
Wednesdays bring two opportunities to create art at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Both are ongoing and open to the public. No registration needed, just drop in! Full Story
Discover the birds of winter at Sugarloaf Cove
On Saturday, March 13, discover the birds of winter by enjoying a colorful slide show, walking the Sugarloaf Trail in search of birds and watching the bird feeder. The program at Sugarloaf Cove begins at 10 a.m. Participants will talk about the ideal bird seed and feeders and how you can participate in the statewide Breeding Bird Atlas. Loaner binoculars will be available. Full Story
“Real” Irish music featured at Cascade
The renowned Irish band The HiBs
will visit Cook County next week as part of the St. Patrick’s Day festivities at Cascade Lodge.
Lodge owner Maureen O’Phelan said the group will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 12 and 13. They will play “rock solid, first-rate traditional music,” she said. Full Story
North House features traditional Irish music and workshops
This year, the North Shore traditional music event hosted by the North Shore Music Association will explore the roots of Celtic music. Chulrua,
an internationally acclaimed trio of some of the most respected and unique exponents of Irish traditional music, will headline the event and offer an intimate evening performance at the North House Folk School at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 20. Full Story
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