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Toastmasters International hoping to start a club in Grand Marais

Shy in public? Want to give a better speech? Need to present better at a business meeting? Stumbling over your words at the coffee klatch at Bluewater? Then Toastmasters might be the club for you. Toastmasters International “is a nonprofit educational organization that builds confidence and teaches public speaking skills through a worldwide network of clubs that meet online and in person.” Matthew Villella, the Club Growth Director for District 106 for Toastmasters, hopes to get a Toastmasters Club started in Grand Marais.

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Conservation Officer Tales

Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!

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Matters of Record

The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

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Local businesses question a proposal for the county to explore operating a county-owned cannabis dispensary

Brian Larsen The idea might go up in smoke but a county commissioner is asking for the county to look at the possibility of owning and operating a county cannabis dispensary. When the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill signed by Governor Tim Waltz making cannabis legal for adults 21 and older to use and possess earlier this year, several local businesses began looking at the possibility of selling cannabis and related products to improve their bottom line.

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