Register for 2010 junior tennis program by April 19
Spring is tennis timeThis spring, boys and girls ages 5-18 will again have an opportunity to participate in a five-week USTA Junior Team Tennis program. This after school program allows students to learn the game of tennis, while playing with their peers and having a great time. Teams or groups will be organized by matching players of similar age and ability. They participate […]
USTA on-court training for tennis instruction
Join us for a workshop ideal for tennis coaches, instructors, parents, high school and college students, and others who work with students and tennis players of all ages. In this six-hour interactive session participants will learn to instruct large groups, the game-based approach to coaching, and to run effective team practices — games every tennis coach should know, and the […]
Where are the fish biting?
Not much is happening on the fishing front in Cook County at this time. A few anglers are finding fish at river mouths, but lake fishing has pretty much come to an end. There is some fun fishing news, however, Trail Center Lodge has announced the winners of its Winter Fishing Contest. Fishing Contest finishers received a variety of great […]
Summer-izing
The snowmobiles and icehouse have been put up for the summer, but I am not quite ready to break out the boat yet. I’ve been told a boat was heading up the corridor on Lake Saganaga this past weekend and it was able to get out past the “Spawning Area No Fishing Zone” but could not get much farther than […]
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 that 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 […]
Fishing opener a week later this year
Minnesota’s 2010 walleye opener will be Saturday, May 15, one week later than usual. State law sets the walleye opener two Saturdays prior to Memorial Day weekend, which does not occur until the last weekend of May this year. The later start means that the walleye opener will not coincide with Mother’s Day weekend, which will be Saturday, May 8, […]
Lives Remembered
James I. Mortensen, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, died March 30, 2010. James is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Marilyn; children Marie (Don Tienter) Tice, James (Rita), Patricia (David) Wang, and Susan (Don) Perron; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brother Robert B. (Mary) Mortensen and brother-in-law Thomas (Judie) Russell. James spent many […]
Thanks to Tait Lake pioneers
I so enjoyed the series about Cap and Billie Peterson’s life at Tait Lake. They were extraordinary and unique people — always so willing and capable of helping others. Billie loved nature and was very learned about northern forests, animals, trees, plants and weeds. For several summers (around 1964) she taught a nature-study class to young people in the Lutsen […]
Census is a farce
Brian Larsen’s March 27 article Census facts about Cook County was interesting and timely but I have serious questions. Since a full census is only taken every 10 years, how are these newer figures arrived at? By the same as other polls? I often wonder about polls. Pollsters assure us data is accurate within a certain percentage. Have they ever […]