An Indigenous People’s Day celebration held in Grand Portage on Saturday, October 7, started with a Drum ceremony(Chippewa City) and an invocation at the Log Community Building at 10 a.m. That was followed by Ann Sullivan’s speech addressing racial equity.
Boreal Community Media’s mission is “Keeping Communities Connected”, and in doing so, we are excited to announce that we are going to be hosting our 2nd Dessert to the Max event on Wednesday, November 15th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. The guest speaker for this event will be Erik Torch, Executive Director of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation. Erik will be speaking on the importance of non-profit organizations in Cook County.
Taking up a topic tabled at their last Public Utilities meeting, on October 4, the Grand Marais PUC board voted 2-1 to eliminate the $1,000 hookup fee applied to both water and sewer hookup, saving a new homeowner $2,000.
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.
Come celebrate the grand opening of 1st & 2nd Thrift Store on October 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! The year 2023 has brought big changes and the volunteers are eager to show you the new and improved Thrift Store.
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!
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.
Christy John, Program & Volunteer Coordinator Memory Café – Thursday, October 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at The Hub A Memory Café is a free, casual gathering where people with memory loss and the family or friends who care for them can come together in a safe, supportive, relaxed environment.
The Cook County Public Health and Human Services Board allocated Public Health grant funding to eight local community organizations for the 2024 calendar year - a combined total of $150,000 in awards; grant requests totaled $227,839.
John 16:33—I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows.