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Heidi Pazlar of Clearwater Lake picks blueberries in “a secret location at the end of the Gunflint Trail” on July 16, 2010. She looks quite happy, doesn’t she? Full Story
City council may have four vacancies
Help wanted:
It’s possible that by year’s end, four-fifths of the Grand Marais City Council seats may be vacant. Full Story
DNR to conduct herbicide treatment to aid reforestation
In an effort to control vegetation and to help establish new forests, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be applying herbicides to approximately 469 acres of state land in the area overseen by the DNR Two Harbors office. That herbicide treatment includes 392 acres in the Grand Portage State Forest in Hovland. Full Story
Testing the candidates
It is hard to believe that the citizens of Minnesota will be voting in the primary election in just over two weeks. If you are like me, you are probably trying to decide whom to vote for—especially for county commissioner. I live in commissioner district 3—the one with seven candidates to pick from. Full Story
CORRECTION:
In a listing of regular governmental meeting schedules on page C3 of last week’s Cook County News-Herald,
the Cook County North Shore Hospital board meeting schedule was not quite accurate. They now meet the second to the last
Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m., not the third Thursday. 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
Berg-Collman takes first place at the Namekagon River Roll-Off
Confidence, concentration and competitiveness are the three c’s that help define a competitive logroller. Those traits plus quick feet and an abundance of balance round out the picture. That is the picture of Jessica Berg-Collman and her younger teammates. Full Story
Girls' Basketball team does well in league play
Cook County High School girls' basketball coach T.J. Super is pleased with his team's play this summer.
“We’ve played 16 games and the girls have played well. The first two tournaments were held in Barnum and Lakeville. On July 15-17 they traveled all the way to Iowa to play in the Midwest Elite Tournament and they won five out of six games. Full Story
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Here are the 2010 Parent Pitch champs, the Lumberjacks. The game was against the Jaguars. The game went into an extra inning after being tied at game's end. Full Story
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