On Friday, January 22, the Cook County High School ski team traveled to the Duluth East Invite which was held at the Snowflake Ski Center in Duluth. Ninth grader, Kieran Scannell set the tone for the day with an impressive 6th place finish in the skate race which had 79 varsity participants. This was the first of two races for […]
Vikings upset Cromwell at home Fall to Floodwood on the road
The Cook County boys’ basketball team split their two games last week with an upset win at home against Cromwell and a loss on the road to Floodwood. The Vikings were to play a third game last week versus Ely on Saturday, but due to poor weather conditions, the game wasn’t played. Cook County is now 4-6 on the season. […]
High school athletics are supposed to be competitive
I find it interesting that the world we live in is naturally competitive, yet more and more adults want to reward young people for just participating. Whatever happened to rewarding children and young adults for hard work and doing a job well? Our society’s youth are slowing falling victim to the material success of the generations that preceded them. All […]
Polar Bears take bite out of Vikings
girls’ basketball team split their two games for o the week to bring their y overall season record to 13-2. The Vikings started the week with n a dominating 60-21 o win over the Cromwell h Cardinals. A few nights later, the state-ranked Vikings lost a tough y battle in Floodwood, 46-55. January 19, the Vikings played host to the […]
Alpine Vikings success continues
The Alpine Vikings continue to push through the January race circuit with continued success and outstanding individual and team performance results. The team arrived for the Duluth Invitational back at Spirit Mountain on January 18 looking to settle some differences from a sluggish performance a week earlier. And they did. The girls’ team was just nipped by Invitational host Duluth […]
Mangy wolf
The recent snowfall has excited everyone on the Trail. As of Monday, we have received about 8-10 inches up here and it seems to continue falling. It started out being very wet, but has turned into some really good snow for all of our winter activities. Fishing has been very good through the warm spell, but is expected to get […]
Cook County Trail Conditions
Pincushion Mountain Ski Trails All of the Pincushion Trails were groomed for classic and skating Jan. 25, but staff warns that the snow under the surface is still soft in spots, so please ski with caution. In fact, that’s why the groomers used snowmobiles. Also, a friendly reminder — do not walk on the ski trails. It causes damage to […]
Where are the fish biting?
Rain and snow did not keep fishermen from the lakes last week. According to John at Buck’s Hardware, walleyes have been caught on Cascade Lake in 28 feet of water using a jigging rappala. At Two Island Lake, walleyes have been found in 30 feet of water using a jig and minnow. Trout Lake continues to be a hot spot […]
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 who 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 […]
Patricia “Patsy” Shunn,
Patricia “Patsy” Shunn, 69, of Cloquet died Monday, January 25, 2010 in Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. She was born in Cloquet to Frank and Addie Warren where she was raised and attended school. On July 21, 1962 Patsy married Frank Shunn in Cloquet. In 1973 they moved to the Gunflint Trail where Patsy worked at various resorts and […]