Gunflint Green Up volunteers have fun rehabbing the forest
Madeline McCormick and her little brother Finn were about an hour and a half into their Gunflint Green Up workday Saturday, May 8, 2010. They were busy releasing trees along the Kekekabic Trail from the threat of being crowded out by faster-growing species around them. The snow that had fallen the night before was starting to melt. It was 10:45 a.m. Full Story
School budget uncertain but some teachers keep jobs
The amount of funding that Cook County Schools will receive from the State of Minnesota for the 2010-11 school year is a big unknown. The school board tried to work on its budget anyway in a special meeting Wednesday, May 5. Full Story
MnDOT reps say road construction through Duluth is manageable
Two Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) representatives and one Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) representative met with county commissioners Tuesday, May 11, 2010 to let them know the types of projects that will be undertaken on state roads over the next nine years. A big project for this summer may make trips to Cook County a little harder for tourists. Full Story
Want a four-day school week?
The educational institutions in our society are ever changing. We’ve gone from tiny one-room schoolhouses to massive brick structures with gymnasiums and lunchrooms; from strictly structured study halls to modular scheduling to on-line self-study. But one thing never seems to change— our schools never seem to have enough money. Full Story
True religion
People have opinions, in case you hadn’t noticed. 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 meeting. 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. 4-17tfn Full Story
Vikings lose three on the road, now 4-7 on the season
The Cook County baseball team had a tough week of competition losing three straight Polar League match-ups. The week started with a 7-5 loss to Silver Bay. Thenext day the Vikings traveled to Moose Lake where they were thumped 19-4. In the week’s final contest, Cook County traveled to Esko and lost 7-3. The Vikings now have a 4-7 record with five regular season games remaining. Full Story
We have robbed our kids of common respect
Many things change over the course of time and in many instances we have a tough time adjusting. Many people hate change, even when change is good because it is not what we are used to. Technology is the best example, as it changes faster and faster with each passing year. Many of us went from cassette tapes, to compact discs Full Story
Vikings fight off Polar Bears
The Cook County softball team had a busy week of action, playing in four games over seven days. The Vikings first traveled to Silver Bay where they were rudely greeted with a 0-14 loss. Thenext day Cook County traveled to Moose Lake where they lost 0-10 in five innings of play. In their third road trip in four days, the Vikings lost to Esko, 4-15. Full Story
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