William “Bill” Roger Vogel joined his creator on November 4, 2010. Bill was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on September 22, 1961 to Bob Sr. and Sharon Vogel. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S Army and served his country from 1979- 1983. After an Honorable discharge, Bill moved to Grand Portage to make his home. […]
New Beginnings
Lance Anderson and Amanda Norman are proud to announce their engagement. They have set a date for April 1, 2011. No joke. The parents of the happy couple are Sandy and Terry Anderson, and Shelly Norman and Dennis Norman, all of Grand Marais. Lance and Amanda are both graduates of Cook County High School and will continue to live here […]
Volleyball season ends with a 20-4 record
After a rousing come-frombehind victory in the Section 7A Semifinals against Chisholm, the Cook County Vikings fell to Cherry in the Nov. 6 Section Championship game. Things didn’t start out well for the Vikings, who fell behind very quickly 1-4 to the Chisholm Bluestreaks in game one of the Semifinal match. Five straight bad passes led to the deficit before […]
Vikings earn Polar League Honors
Congratulations to the Cook County Vikings who were recognized by the Polar League. Polar League coaches vote on the All-Conference selections.
Vikings close with excellent runs at State
Our usual caravan of coaches, teammates, families and friends accompanied our two running stars of the 2010 season, senior Ailee Larson, and sophomore Kieran Scannell down to the State cross country meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Thisyear’s group was pretty experienced. Thiswas our ninth straight trip to the state meet. In addition, Kieran and Ailee both went to […]
Volunteers sought for volleyball broadcasts
In response to a few calls WTIP Community Radio has received regarding the Vikings girls’ volleyball games, and their desire to have radio broadcasts of the games, station director Deb Benedict is seeking qualified volunteers. “We would love to be able to do this. But in order to make this happen, we need broadcast volunteers familiar with the language for […]
Season one at Fitness North
An excited crowd gathered at Surfside on Lake Superior in Tofte on Saturday, October 30, waiting to meet some inspiring people—O’Neal Hampton and his daughter, SunShine. The Minneapolis, MN duo is the father-daughter team that lost a total of 290 pounds during their time as reality TV Biggest Loser contestants. They were on hand to help launch Fitness North, a […]
Wolf management
Deer season on the Gunflint Trail has been fairly successful for the few hunters who chose to give it a shot up here. A few nice bucks have been reported so far and everyone I have talked to seems to be pretty happy with this year’s hunt. There are fewer people hunting the Gunflint this year. Usually there are vehicles […]
Big Buck Contest underway
Deer season is well underway and with it, Buck’s Hardware Big Buck Contest. Hunters are competing for prizes for the largest dressed weight deer and the largest antler spread. The hunter with the largest dressed weight wins new rifle. The money from the Big Buck Contest entry fees—$10 per hunter—goes into the pot for the prize for the largest antlers. […]