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Five Cook County residents joined an Elk River friend to form “Holli’s Hope,” named for 18-year-old Special Olympian Holli McClellan in the Maple Grove Polar Plunge held Saturday, F Full Story
Great Expectations and Birch Grove recognized as “High-Quality Charter Schools”
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has named Birch Grove Community School (BGCS) in Tofte and Great Expectations School (GES) in Grand Marais among 22 “High-Quality Charter Schools” that are eligible to participate in programs from Minnesota’s Federal Charter Schools Program Grant Project. Full Story
County hears Tofte planning & zoning request
Cook County Planning and Zoning Administrator Bill Lane came before the Cook County commissioners Feb. 10 with a request for a conditional use permit for the township of Tofte to establish a 12-unit senior housing complex on 29.37 acres of property adjacent to the Birch Grove Community Center. Full Story
A good foundation at Birch Grove
Since this issue of the Cook County News-Herald is our Valentine’s Day edition, I should write a column about the joy of receiving truffles or roses or handcrafted valentines from the grandkids. But instead I’m going to write about something else near and dear to my heart—our local schools. Full Story
Be Christ for one another
“Whoever receives one such child…”
There is a little boy in our congregation who has mistaken me for God. After I had complimented his shoes one Sunday, he told his parents the next Sunday he needed to wear those same shoes again to church “because God likes them.” Full Story
Senior Center welcomes visitors of all kinds
January was the start of another year and for some of us the ending to the previous year. Typically I am busy with all the year-end paperwork needing to be wrapped up and closed out. Actually this year was pretty easy for me. Maybe I was more organized. I don’t know for sure, but I am glad it is done. Full Story
Community Calendar
5th Annual Birch Grove Foundation Boot Hockey Tournament & Movie Night Friday, February 20, 2015: Tournament at 4:30 p.m; registration starts 4 p.m.; movies start at 5 & 7 p.m.; Concessions 5-9 p.m. Full Story
Alpine shines at Sections
Perfect weather greeted the 22 high school Alpine ski teams that participated in the Section 7A ski meet held February 3 at Giants Ridge.
Eighth-grade slalom skier Reilly Wahlers and sophomores Will Lamb and Logan Backstrom qualified to represent Cook County High School at the Minnesota State Alpine ski meet held at press time Wednesday, February 11 at Giants Ridge. Full Story
Learning curling is fun!
There has been a lot of activity at the Cook County Curling Club in the 2014-2015 curling season. Full Story
How do you feel about a shooting range in Cook County?
For as long as North Shore residents can remember area gravel pits have been available for shooting target practice. Due to safety concerns in recent years, the U.S. Forest Service and Minnesota Department of Resources have been closing gravel pits and shooting enthusiasts have been hard pressed to find places to sight weapons and target practice. Full Story
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