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FREE Teeth Checks for Littles from the Oral Health Task Force at Monthly Family Social

Has your little one had their teeth checked yet? Have questions about oral health for infants and toddlers? The Early Childhood Connections Program is excited to announce our February Co-Host, the Oral Health Task Force. Dental Hygienist, Bonnie Dalin will be at the Community Center to answer questions, provide teeth checks and apply fluoride for anyone ages 18 months and older, February 3rd from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Historical Reflections

Reprinted from the January 14, 1982 Cook County News-Herald In their roughest, most physical game of the season, the Vikings felled the Cloquet Lumberjacks 52-49. Neither team ever led by over seven points and it came down to the last minute of play with the Vikings leading by only one point.

Down Memory Lane

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 11, 2014 v Eric Nelms of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division last day of work at the DNR office in Grand Marais was Friday, January 3, 2014. Eric retired after 40 years with the DNR.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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.

Outdoors

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.

BEYOND REASON

Old Man Winter: A conversation WC: 674: Things get heated Though it is technically winter, the temperature is mild. The air is temperate.

Wildlife Matters

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.

Wellness

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.