Olympic mistakes
Like our Over the Hill
columnist Joan Crosby, I am addicted to the 2010 Olympics. It has been exciting to watch the adventures of Minnesota-born Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, winning gold despite a severely bruised shin. It has been uplifting to see Apolo Ohno win medal after medal in speed-skating— after warming up by yawning, no less. Full Story
Waiting and Listening
Come, O life giving Creator,
and rattle the door latch of my
slumbering heart.
Awaken me as you breathe
upon a winter-wrapped earth,
gently calling to life virgin
Spring.
Awaken, in these fortified days
of Lenten prayer and discipline,
my youthful dream of holiness. 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 clip Wrens, fall to Eskimos
The Cook County girls’ basketball team won one of its two Polar League Conference match-ups last week to bring its overall season record to 21-3. On Tuesday, February 16, the Vikings beat the overmatched Wrenshall Wrens, 79-12. On Friday, the Vikings traveled to Esko and lost to the 18-4 Eskimos, 45-54. Full Story
Cell phone tales
Most people who know me know that I am not as obsessed with cell phones as the rest of the world. I find the dang things to be rude, impersonal, and downright annoying. With that being said, I do have a cell phone that I use primarily when traveling. Our family has no texting plan so you will notice my family all has normal sized thumbs. Full Story
College News
Dahlman, Schulte named to Bethel University dean’s list
Two Grand Marais students have achieved recognition on the fall 2009 semester dean’s list at Bethel University. Full Story
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