The Northland Junior Race Series (NJRS) continued with race No. 4 hosted by Lutsen Mountains on January 31. NJRS participants are Arrowhead Alpine Club, Duluth Alpine Club, Lutsen Mountains Junior Ski Team and Ski Gull Alpine Club. Nearly every Sunday over 100 alpine racers from ages 4-17 compete against each other skiing technically difficult, high-speed slalom and giant slalom courses. […]
New Arrivals
April LaJesse and David Novitsky announce the birth of a son, Tyler David LaJesse-Novitsky at 1:48 p.m. Oct. 3, 2009 at the Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. Tyler weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Tyler’s grandparents are (Oma) Inge Teschke, and Rosie and Rick Novitsky. He joins big sisters Shaelynn, Lilly and […]
Mildred Wood Benson
Mildred Wood Benson was born on Christmas Day in 1923 to Esther and Seth Wood in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. She was the second of seven children including sister Nona, who was tragically struck down by scarlet fever at a young age. Millie graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1942 and soon afterwards found herself working for the War Department […]
William F. Spinner,
William F. Spinner, 68, of Boyne City, Michigan died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital of a Pulmonary Embolus. William was born on December 14, 1941 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the son of Peter and Loretta Spinner. Bill graduated from Iowa State University, Ames, IA on November 23, 1963. He worked for the U.S. Forest Service […]
Karl L. Sobanja,
Karl L. Sobanja, 56, of Grand Marais, died January 26, 2010 from cancer. He was born November 13, 1953 in Graceville, MN to Leonard and Louise Sobanja. Karl moved to Grand Marais in 1956. He graduated from Cook County High School in 1972. He served six years in the U.S. Army as a Radar Specialist. Karl resided in Fairbanks, AK […]
Wolf kill on Pincushion Ski Trail
A relaxing day of skiing at Pincushion Mountain was interrupted by a gruesome sight on the Ole Hyvaa loop on Saturday, January 30. David Eckel of Grand Marais was enjoying a cold and quiet afternoon when he came upon blood-covered snow and a dead wolf. Eckel contacted fellow skier Dick Swanson who lives nearby. Looking at the wolf, the men […]
Cook County News-Herald receives industry awards
In addition to attending interesting newspaper related workshops and enjoying the opportunity to interact with news industry colleagues at the Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) Convention in Bloomington, MN on January 28-29, several Cook County News-Herald staffers were on hand at a Thursday night banquet to see Jane Howard receive a first place award in the 2009-2010 MNA Better Newspaper Contest. […]
Bethlehem Lutheran to host women’s retreat Feb. 20
Staff reports The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women will host an ecumenical retreat for all Christian women on the North Shore on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais. The keynote speaker and retreat leader is Dr. Sarah Henrich, professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. She […]
Septic ordinance on hold – counties protest MPCA rule changes
While Cook County Planning & Zoning staff have been revising a septic ordinance draft to reflect public opinions expressed in a November 2009 public hearing, nothing further will be done at this time to implement it. Planning & Zoning Director Tim Nelson told the county board Tuesday, January 19, 2010 that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is making changes […]