County board considers hiring administrator
“You are hiring an administrator. You’re not hiring a god.”
At the invitation of Cook County commissioners, Association of Minnesota Counties Executive Director Jim Mulder came up from St. Paul to discuss at the December 22, 2009 county board meeting the possibility of hiring a county administrator, something Mulder openly supported. Full Story
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Photo by Jane Kleinberg Jane and Eric Kleinberg of Minnetonka and Grand Marais spend about a quarter of their time in Grand Marais. Full Story
Company chosen to design and manage fiber optic installation
The county received seven “qualified” bids from firms around the country for engineering design and construction management of a countywide fiber optic communications network, Cook County Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie reported to the county board December 22, 2009. Full Story
Unorganized Territory
Purple Fever jinx
Beware non-sports fans— I am going to talk about the Vikings. Not our wonderful Cook County High School student-athlete Vikings, but the Minnesota Vikings. Don’t worry; I won’t make this a habit. Full Story
Spiritual reflections
The Gifts of the Three Magi
I recently sent a Christmas
meditation to our sister church
in Amatenango, Chiapas,
Mexico. 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. 3/22b-tfn Full Story
Vikings’ play improves in tough back-to-back games
The Cook County boys’ basketball team finished off the month of December with tough back-to-back games before the Christmas break. On Monday, December 21, the Vikings came up short in a tightly contested game that was closer than the 44-61 score indicated. Full Story
Come cheer our Vikes!
Tuesday, January 5 Away · 6:30 pm vs. Moose Lake/Willow River Friday, January 8 Home · 4:45 pm vs. Carlton Tuesday, January 12 Away · 6:30 pm vs. Silver Bay Friday, January 15 Away · 6:30 pm vs. Lakeview Christian Academy Tuesday, January 19 Home · 6:30 pm vs. Cromwell Friday, January 22 Away · 6:30 pm vs. Full Story
COACH'S CORNER
When alumni return
Before taking a week off during Christmas break, we had a special moment at our final basketball practice. Some of our former players came back to scrimmage this year’s squad. The night before, it was especially nice to see so many of our former players cheering on our current Vikings as they took on the Silver Bay Mariners. Full Story
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