🌱 Could Cook County STEM pros qualify for this UMD online scholarship?

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• Could Cook County STEM pros qualify for this UMD online scholarship?

Also on today's calendar: Kelley at North Woods and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 73, low: 40.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Engineering Project Management Graduate Certificate (umn.edu) — Residents of Cook County considering advancing their STEM careers can tap into a fully online Engineering Project Management graduate certificate from UMD, with scholarships potentially available specifically for several northeastern Minnesota counties, including Cook. The program targets working professionals with technical degrees and offers rolling admission for fall, spring, and summer terms, letting you build leadership and project skills without leaving the area.
   

📸 Around Cook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cook

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Grades 3-6 Fall Party →
  Cook Country Connection, 1953 Vermillion Drive, Cook
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Estate and Nursing Home Planning
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Football vs South Ridge H
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• VB-Chisholm-H
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Jr Hi Football vs LBF Home
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Varsity Football at Blackduck
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  5:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Kelley at North Woods →
  North Woods, 306 E Vermillion Blvd, Cook
  3:30 pm
Sunday October 25
• First Baptist - Cook →
  Cook MN

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• DJ Trivia at Sawmill Saloon →
  Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant, 5478 Mountain Iron Dr, Virginia
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Iron Range – Sketches of Minnesota →
  Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Dr, Chisholm
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Educator Retreat in Voyageurs National Park →
  Ash River Visitor Center, 9899 Mead Wood Road, Orr
  12:00 pm
• Back of the Shack Fridays →
  The Sugar Shack, 235 Chestnut St, Virginia
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Chisholm. Apply here.
• Phenom People posted a job opening for Store Manager Candidate in Chisholm. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Virginia

• Series of workshops explores the hidden physical toll of unprocessed grief (hometownsource.com)
• Essentia Health-Virginia Clinic welcomes Emily Hadrava to practice family medicine (essentiahealth.org)
• USW/Cliffs steelmaking contract talks to resume Thursday (hometownsource.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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