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🌱 Could Cook County STEM pros qualify for this UMD online scholarship?
Also check out Grades 3-6 Fall Party on the Cook Patch calendar
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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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- 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 ★
- Grades 3-6 Fall Party →
Cook Country Connection, 1953 Vermillion Drive, Cook
12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- 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 - VB-Chisholm-H
North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
5:30 pm - Jr Hi Football vs LBF Home
North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
5:00 pm - Varsity Football at Blackduck
North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
5:00 pm - Kelley at North Woods →
North Woods, 306 E Vermillion Blvd, Cook
3:30 pm - First Baptist - Cook →
Cook MN
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Wednesday October 21
Sunday October 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- DJ Trivia at Sawmill Saloon →
Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant, 5478 Mountain Iron Dr, Virginia
7:30 pm - Iron Range – Sketches of Minnesota →
Minnesota Discovery Center, 1005 Discovery Dr, Chisholm
5:00 pm - 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
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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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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