Have you seen this bird?
Grand Marais still searching for seagull
The town of Grand Marais continues its quest to find the culprit who removed a fivefoot tall seagull from a billboard on I-35 near Pine City. A reward is now being offered for the return of the bird Full Story
Catchin' a musical wave!
Staff photos/Rhonda Silence Rockin' in the Rec. Park! WTIP Community Radio hosted the second Radio Waves Musical Festival at the Grand Marais Rec. Park on Saturday, September 12. Above: Tiny Aurora Galligher, 1-year-old, was perhaps one of the tiniest Full Story
No cost of living increases in county budget
After several weeks of budget negotiations with various departments, the county board has approved a preliminary budget with a levy of $6,035,189 for 2010. This represents an increase of $411, 560, or 7.32%, over the 2009 levy. The Minnesota Department of Revenue will review the request, which includes $356,575 in special levies. Full Story
Vroom, vroom… a moving memory
It was fun to be part of the North Shore Hospital Auxiliary open house on Saturday, September 12. It was wonderful to see so many former doctors, nurses, and staffers and to hear stories of how the hospital came to be. The hospital auxiliary did a great job spreading the word about the open house with an advertisement filled with tidbits of news from 50 years ago. Full Story
A time for change
You've seen these words, perhaps, at weddings and maybe at funerals. I've seen them at dedications and at cancer clinics. They are famous words, useful words, but often left incomplete because they are often partially quoted without reference to their entire context. 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 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. Full Story
Our Trip to St. Paul Humboldt
Thispast Friday, our football team made the long trip to Saint Paul to take on the Humboldt Hawks. Humboldt is one of six Saint Paul public high schools that compete in the St. Paul City Conference. TheHawks have a brand new artificial turf football field and a beautiful complex for their football team to call home. Full Story
Tennis Association celebrates success and looks to the future
"It's been a wonderful year of teamwork," Cook County Tennis Association President Gene Glader said at the club's annual meeting Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Devil Track Landing. Full Story
Big challenge for Vikings in St. Paul
The Cook County Vikings football team found itself with a hole in its schedule due to Nashwauk Keewatin dropping its football program and combining with Greenway, so Vikings Head Coach Mitch Dorr went on a search to fill the hole. His search ultimately sent Cook County down the road to St. Paul where the Vikings played the St. Paul Humboldt Hawks, on Friday, September 11. Full Story
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