ISD166 continues to face budget woes. The school board is taking steps, but less money from governments and declining enrollment will eventually mean more cuts. How many and when is the sticking point. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Superintendent Beth Schwarz.

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Invasive species are one of the biggest issues facing Lake Superior. The most important invasive species to the lake to date is the sea lamprey. It changed everything. It wiped out the lake trout population in the other Great Lakes, and came close to doing the same in Lake Superior. In this edition of the Lake Superior Project, we take a closer look at this invader, and the impact that it had on the lake and the people who live around it.

This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

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 The Grand Marais Lioness Club will host their monthly social for North Shore Care Center residents with special desserts on Saturday, January 21 at 3 p.m. There will be lively piano music and sing-a-long with by Irene Thompson and Nora Bockovich.

For more information about activity programs or volunteer opportunities at the Care Center, please contact the Activity Department at (218) 387-3518 or visit: www.nshorehospital.com.

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  A special partnership has been formed between the First Congregational Church and the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary. The groups will be working together for the next few months to raise funds for a special project that will make a difference in the life of a disabled veteran. The first event is a bingo and meat raffle at American Legion Post 413 in Grand Marais on Friday, January 20. The meat raffle will be from 5 – 7 p.m. and bingo will be from 7 -9 p.m. There will be cash and meat prizes!

 Reverend EvaLyn Carlson of First Congregational explains that America’s Vet Dogs program professionally breeds, raises, and trains dogs to provide assistance as guide dogs, service dogs (help with other disabilities other than visual impairment), combat stress relief dogs and military therapy dogs (used in physical therapy at military or VA hospitals). Once the dogs have been trained, they are matched with a veteran who spends time at a training facility where he or she begins a relationship with the dog and receives training in caring and handling of his or her new assistant.

Cost for breeding/training of one dog and the training of one veteran is about $20,000. With the help of the community, the church and the legion together hope to raise as much as possible toward the program for one VetDog.

Individuals or organizations who are interested in being a part of this project can contact EvaLyn Carlson at (218) 370-7842 or Legion Post 413 Commander Don Wilson at (218) 387-1217.

Carlson said, “We can make a difference, one at a time.”

 Don't it make you wanna SHOUT!

“Shout! The Mod Musical” returns for a very limited engagement as dinner theater at the Harbor Light Supper Club on Feb. 9, 11 and 12. Thursday and Saturday dinner begin at 6:30 p.m., and the Sunday dinner is at 2 p.m.. Kerri Bilben, Karen Blackburn, Hilja Iverson, Molly Hicken and Karina Roth return to give us another chance to swing through the 60s. Reservations through Harbor Light at (218) 387-1142. Dinner and Show only $35.

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 WTIP invites the community to stop by the radio station on Wednesday, January 18 at 6 p.m. for a new volunteer open house. WTIP staff and volunteers will be on hand to talk about the many ways you could become involved in the community radio station.

WTIP’s Cathy Quinn explained, “In this non-intimidating and casual setting we’ll bring you behind the scenes of WTIP and introduce you to the craft of radio production.”
Quinn said volunteers are the backbone of WTIP and the opportunities are endless. Volunteers are needed behind the scenes to help with production, transcribe interviews, engineer remote broadcasts and more. “Of course, we always need folks on the air to host music and local events programs as well as our trivia show Small Change,” said Quinn.
“We encourage you to harness your creativity and consider WTIP as an outlet by becoming a volunteer,” she added.

For more information please call the station at (218) 387-1070 or email Quinn@boreal.org.

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