The Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery and Historic Cook County are reaching out to full or part time residents of Cook County to participate in a survey. We have begun working with artist Sam Gathje to create a Site-Specific Public Art Project that will occupy the center space of the JHP courtyard.
A $1.7 million grant from the Bush Foundation is funding an innovative new program that will enhance access to doula support for birthing families at St. Luke’s Birthing Center. Called Plus One Doula Program, the initiative seeks to enhance birth equity, as well as support healthier pregnancies and deliveries throughout our region.
Well, we finally got winter this winter. David Johnson captured this snowarama picture this past week which reminds one of a Claude Monet winter scene.
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With the New Year comes new sniffles. Up here in the Arrowhead region we are now in deep winter, although it took a while to arrive this year. Just as the seasons are cyclical, so are our bodies. It’s never fun, but getting sick is how our bodies upgrade our immune system so that we can fight off more invaders in the future (your future self thanks you). That said, we don’t have to bundle up and sit here complacently! There are actions we can take to boost the odds of our immune systems.
This column last week set records for responses, both directly and on Facebook’s Community website. All but two were thankful.
The Russian boreal forest stretches from the White Sea to the international dateline in the Bearing Strait, across 10 time zones and covers over 3 million square miles (over half the land mass of Russia). It is mostly made up of taiga and the taiga is 37% larch; the treeline and the northern portion are exclusively larch.
Old Man Winter: A conversation WC: 674: Things get heated Though it is technically winter, the temperature is mild. The air is temperate.
with Fishing for answers My roommate at the treatment center was a psychopath. He didn't last out his 90 days – in fact, he didn't last out my 30 days.
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church.