Coloring for treats
Judges had a hard time selecting a winner in the Cook County
News-Herald
Halloween coloring contest. Thanks to all the kids who entered! The winners were Grace Ritchey (3-5 years); Sadie Wilson (6-8 years); and Libby Zafft (9-12), all of Grand Marais. Full Story
Community Ed sponsors basket-making classes
Baskets make wonderful Christmas gifts, and Cook County Community Education is inviting community members to learn to make their own baskets during two upcoming classes. Full Story
Bowls sought for Empty Bowl fundraiser
TheGrand Marais Art Colony is looking for donations of artisan-crafted bowls of any medium—pottery, fiber, wood, metal or even a painting of a bowl! Bowls of all shapes and sizes will be offered at the Empty Bowls Silent Auction at this year’s Empty Bowls event on Thursday, November 12 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Full Story
Grand Marais PUC offers holiday lighting rebates
This holiday season, Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission is once again offering its electricity customers rebates up to $12 for each string or decoration of energy-efficient LED holiday lighting they purchase through the end of the year. Full Story
Cook County missionaries heading to Haiti
Les and Kathy Roe of Grand Marais are known to some county residents as the Pike Lake residents who have traveled to Canada 13 times, delivering life-saving supplies and providing gospel outreach to remote areas. They have now expanded their mission work to Haiti—fulfilling a lifelong dream of Kathy’s. Full Story
