Four-day school week voted down
Cook County school board members voted 4-1 on Wednesday, June 16 to reject the four-day school week proposed by Superintendent Beth Schwarz and the academic committee that helped draft the resolution. Full Story
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The 2010 Classic Car Show on Saturday, June 12 in downtown Grand Marais was chilly, but the glistening paint and chrome of the classic cars warmed the hearts of the crowd. Full Story
Funding for Flute Reed Partnership
Members of the Flute Reed Partnership (FRP) were surprised—and extremely happy—to learn that the partnership’s request for a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative had been granted. The partnership teamed up with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on a $540,603 application called the Flute Reed River Restoration Initiative. Full Story
Complaints and compromise
The rain garden on the Cook County courthouse lawn has been the center of controversy in recent weeks and we’ve had a few complaints about the Cook County News-Herald
coverage of the complaints about the rain garden. Full Story
God pastes his picture on our hearts
As you can tell from my previous columns, I have the beautiful book of 1st John on my mind these days. A story that illustrates what this brief book is about was first shared by author and minister, Max Lucado. It is a story that says a great deal about just how it is that God comes to us and embraces us with a love that is unconditional. 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
Track season ends in frustration at State
CCHS’s two qualifiers for the 2010 Minnesota High School League Track meet, junior Ailee Larson in the ½ mile, and freshman Kieran Scannell in the 2-mile, had high expectations for the State meet after their qualifying races at the Section 7A finals. Full Story
Yo-Yo Weight Loss
Mitch Dorr
On June 16, 2009, roughly one year ago today, I wrote a column entitled, Critical Mass.
In the article I stated that my goal was to weigh 210 by June 16 of 2010. As I look back and read that article, I realize that Full Story
Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation awards scholarships
The board of directors of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the scholarship awards of the Lloyd K. Johnson Post-Secondary School Scholarship. The scholarship award pays for all tuition, fees and books for one academic year at Lake Superior College in Duluth, with opportunity for a second year renewal scholarship based on academic performance. Full Story
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