Gardeners welcome
I am not a gardener. I’ve told readers about my haphazard flower garden. And my one attempt at growing something failed miserably. It started well—the little plant that I received for Mother’s Day did well for quite a while. It got bigger and bigger and it was a lovely pure white. Full Story
That buzz you hear is just fish-flies…
Bzzzz.
My husband and I had a resort near Deer River for several years. We knew that
hearing a buzz might mean
mosquitoes, but it also might
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mean fish-flies. At times they
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would hang in tall columns,
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attracted by the one mercury
vapor light at the resort, 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. 3/13tfn
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 ousted by Spartans in Section 7A Semifinals—
finish season with 23-5 record
On Wednesday, March 10, the Cook County girls’ basketball team took on the Nashwauk- Keewatin Spartans in the Section 7A Semifinals at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The Vikings had a tough time in the final minutes against the senior-laden Spartans, losing a closely contested game, 53-61. Nashwauk would go on to win the Section 7A championship. Full Story
Mariners sink Vikings in playoffs
The Cook County boys’ basketball team lost its second round playoff game to the Silver Bay Mariners, 46-50. On Thursday, March 11 in Esko, the Vikings couldn’t match the Mariners’ intensity in the final minutes, losing a closely contested game to bring the Vikings’ overall season record to 8-13. Full Story
A conversation with Essa Jacobsen
After the girls’ basketball season came to a close, I had a chance to sit down and talk with senior basketball standout Essa Jacobsen. I had Jacobsen in class as a freshman in World Geography, and now I have her again as a senior in Economics and Government. Full Story
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