Lives Remembered
Thomas Robin Johnson, son of Esther (Dolly) Johnson and Thomas Johnson, died unexpectedly Oct. 10, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Tom was born Jan. 4, 1956 in Duluth. He attended schools in Grand Marais and graduated from Cook County High School in 1974. He spent many years in Alaska as […]
Vikings run at Hibbing
Coming off outstanding performances at the huge Milaca and Swain cross country meets, we went to the Hibbing Invitational with high expectations. Team leaders Kieran Scannell and Ailee Larson were rated 4th and 10th in the region by Duluth News Tribune, the boys were the number 2 Class A team in Section 7, and the girls were improving steadily, one […]
Homecoming nostalgia
Coach’s CornerLast week was Homecoming week at Cook County High School. Homecoming is a week that reinforces to me everything that is exciting and positive about attending high school. Homecoming is made up of many things, but what stood out to me this year was the camaraderie of the student body throughout the week; the excitement for one another’s activities; the […]
Vikings lose to East Central in Homecoming game 35-13
Sometimes a loss isn’t as bad as the scoreboard makes it look. This was one of those games as the Cook County High School Viking football team fell 35-13 to the top rated East Central Eagles (ECE). The Vikings trailed 14-7 with less than one minute to go in the first half but gave up a touchdown to the Eagles […]
Vikings rolling in record book
The Cook County Vikings have been on a roller coaster ride the last few weeks, playing good at times, not playing well at times, but mostly playing well enough to win. The Vikes hope that this last week of volleyball will be indicative of how they will play the rest of the season though. Domination has become commonplace on the […]
The friendly woods
Tai ls f rom the T r a i lWe are well into October and you could not ask for nicer weather. Theblack flies are being fooled into believing it is spring and are a little bit of a nuisance, but I am not complaining. It could be sleeting sideways by now and the sun feels really nice. My wife and I have been able to finish painting the […]
Where are the fish biting?
Although a lot of people are out hunting—grouse, bear, moose or deer (by bow)—there are still a few diehard fishermen out there. Jon at Buck’s Hardware cautions that the walleye are still biting, but quite deep, between 35 and 50 feet using a jig and minnow on Seagull and Saganaga. He said Poplar has also been pretty good and the […]