National Day of Prayer
A small group with a large mission joined thousands of others across the country, coming together to pray for our nation on Thursday, May 6. Pastor Dale McIntire (right) of Cornerstone Community Church welcomed participants to the courthouse steps to pray for local, regional, and national leaders. Full Story
Electric and water usage down in Grand Marais
One unusual measure of both the weather and the tourism industry could be the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC’s) monthly statistics on water and electric usage. Full Story
Early spring affects winter tourism statistics
Cook County lodging tax income reported so far for the first quarter of 2010 seems to reflect the lack of snow over the winter and the early spring, with the tax bringing in a county average of 2.2% less than the first quarter of 2009. That’s not such a good thing, since January through March of last year brought 17.4% less lodging tax income than the year before. Full Story
Two weeks left to enter Minnesota Cup
Only two weeks remain to enter the Minnesota Cup — a statewide entrepreneurial competition — and anyone with a business idea is encouraged to enter. Full Story
Guilty pleas offered in Thompson case
Having negotiated plea agreements in a criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, false imprisonment, assault, and terroristic threats case, Susan Ann Thompson, 40, and Kevin Robert Thompson, 52, of Grand Marais entered guilty pleas before Judge Kenneth Sandvik on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Full Story
Grand Portage armed robbery trial date set
A trial date has been set for Edwin Olaf Vick, 74, of Shakopee, MN. Vick was arrested in the Twin Cities on October 5, 2009 and charged with probable cause related to the armed robbery of the Grand Portage Trading Post. Vick is scheduled to appear before a jury at the Cook County courthouse on July 27, 2010. Full Story
Window peeping guilty plea entered
A jury trial was set for a 54-year-old man from Apple Valley, MN charged with interference with privacy; 5th degree assault, inflicting or attempting bodily harm; and trespassing after he was caught peeping into the window of a home on the Croftville Road in Grand Marais. Full Story
Lutsen cabin owner faces child sexual abuse charges
A Deep Haven, Minnesota man with a link to Cook County’s North Shore was charged in January 2010 with sexually abusing a 15-yearold boy. William Allan Jacobs, 66, a former captain of the Minneapolis Park Police, owns a cabin on Cascade Beach Road in Lutsen. As Jacobs awaits his
2x2 & 2x4 ads to October 25 trial 17 other young Full Story
Robert Bly encourages, challenges, enchants
“All the sailors on deck have been blind for many years. … All the sailors on deck have been blind for many years.” Full Story
Quetico— Near to Nature’s Heart
In his book Quetico—Near to Nature’s
Heart
Jon Nelson’s love and knowledge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) sister park is demonstrated to be vast. Full Story
Grand Marais Lioness Club welcomes three new members
The Grand Marais Lioness Club is happy to welcome three new club members—Gwen Lenz, Suzy Eklin, and Chris McClure. Full Story
Stellar performance earns Excellent and Superior honors for Viking Band
The Cook County High School Band had another outstanding performance at the State Music Competition in Virginia on April 30. Full Story
Photos
The Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School Science Fair was held Thursday, May 6 with 75 interesting entries. Above: Nearly everyone has dreamed of building the ultimate tree house. Full Story
Grand Portage education awards banquet May 26
The annual Johnson O’Malley awards banquet will be held at the Grand Portage Community Center at 5 p.m. May 26. Sponsored by the Grand Portage Reservation, these education awards recognize all students living in the Grand Portage community, and those eligible for Indian Education programs. Full Story
Spend a while on the Nile with Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is inviting all children in third through fifth grade to experience Joseph’s journey from prison to palace during Vacation Bible School the week of June 21 - 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Full Story
Spring Fling Dance to benefit GES
Great Expectations Foundation is hosting a brat dinner and dance with Over the Waterfall
to celebrate spring and raise money for Great Expectations School at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 21 at the 4-H Building at the Community Center. Full Story
Good times with golf groups
A senior men’s golf group is starting at Superior National at Lutsen. What they may lack in skill, they more than make up for with a sense of humor. Men ages 55 and up are invited to join the group. “No young studs,” say organizers. Full Story
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