Wellness

Dietary Wellness To begin, I want to make it clear that I am not a dietician, and any of my thoughts on food and diets are based purely off of my own research and personal experience. I do, however, have many clients ask me about dietary things and about my own food habits.

A time and a place to quit

We had a big scandal during my 8th grade football season. That league was for the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

North Shore Living

Hello! My name is Jean Marie Modl and I am the new Activities Director for North Shore Health. I have lived in Grand Marais for 34 years and it has been a great place to call home.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

School Board Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a Work Session Meeting Thursday, September 5th, 2024 at 5:00 pm, in the Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN.

Historical

10YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 2014 * Living with the chance of wolf encounters is nothing new to Cook County residents. However, in recent weeks an apparent increase in the number of incidences involving pets and livestalk has caused the Minnesota Department of Natural Recourses (DNR) to establish one “wolf control zone” and to consider setting up anther.

COVID rates on the rise

Across the U.S., 1.2 million new cases of COVID-19 are reported daily. That translates into 1 in 41 people actively infected, or 2.5 percent of the population.

Grand Marais City Council disapproves a second Bjorkberg PUD and preliminary plat

The Grand Marais City Council met on Wednesday, August 28, 24, to vote on a new Bjorkberg PUD and Preliminary Plat request and conditional use permit for water and sewer hook-up to the city. During the council's August 14 meeting, the council voted 3-2 to deny a Scandinavian- themed townhome buildings with 19 housing units.

As I See It

A New School Year, a New Vision for Our Schools: Understanding the Upcoming Bond Referendum As the new school year begins, our community is also preparing to make an important decision that will shape the future of education in Cook County. On November 5, 2024, residents of Cook County Public School District will vote on a bond referendum proposing significant investments in our PreK-12 school building.

. . . and on it goes

I walked my grand-dog to the local post office one day last week, 5 blocks there and 5 blocks back. On our way home, I noticed Revie’s leash was tangled a bit, so setting my mail aside, I proceeded to straighten it out.