By the time the night was over, the Cook County High School girls’ basketball players could be excused if they were all suffering from stiff necks. Such is the case when you face a 6-foot-8-inch player who, when her arms were fully extended, seemed to scrape the dust from the moon. Welcome to the world of Esko’s sophomore Savanna Trapp, […]
Boys lose to Esko 59-43
The Cook County High School (CCHS) boys’ basketball team faced a tough Esko Eskimo team last Monday, Dec. 13 at home, and it was a tale of two contrasting halves. After starting the season 2-0, the boys knew Esko would be their toughest competition to date. And they were. Neither team has much height. Esko’s tallest player was 6’2”, while […]
Superior National featured in Golf Giveaway
Staff reportsJeff Dixon of Brooklyn Park is the winner of the Golf Giveaway for the 2011 season. The Wild North Golf Alliance gave away the package that includes four rounds of golf at each of the Wild North Golf member courses. Dixon and his foursome will enjoy round at either The Legend or The Quarry at Giants Ridge plus rounds at […]
Trail Conditions
At press time, local ski and snowmobile groups provided the following snow report: Banadad Trails The Banadad is the BWCA’s longest tracked ski trail at 30 km. The trail is best described as a single-tracked intimate trail winding through the BWCA. On the Banadad eastern end is the singletracked 4-km Lace Lake Trail, the 3.2-km Seppala Trail and the 3.5-km. […]
She’s a keeper
Our lovely daughter Sophia Anne Christianson was born this past Wednesday the 8th at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth at 6:29 p.m. She weighed in at 7 pounds and 11.5 ounces, just one ounce shy of a trophy in walleye world. Of course most anglers would stretch that to 8 pounds. The birth was no more difficult than could be […]
Local students complete snowmobile safety training
Twenty-seven youths, ages 12 to 15, participated in the 2010 Department of Natural Resources Snowmobile Safety Training. The training included work in the classroom and a very cold day at the old airfield on Devil Track Lake. Students were required to pass both a written exam and field test covering a variety of topics that included winter survival, snowmobile regulations, […]
Deer hide collection successful
Pete Harris, “Hides for Habitat” chairman, reported that 195 hides were collected from drop boxes located at the Tofte Holiday Station, Buck’s Hardware in Grand Marais, and Runningen’s Retail Store in Hovland. Sale of the hides will bring over $1,000 to the Arrowhead Chapter, Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, to help provide up to five Forkhorn Camp scholarships for boys and […]
Busy Start For Viking Nordic skiers
The Cook County Nordic ski team is off to a busy start this season. After only one week of dry land training, the Pincushion trails received enough snow to allow the team to start practicing on snow and enjoy some fantastic early season ski conditions. Some of the team members, coaches and parents traveled to Ironwood, Michigan to take part […]
2nd Annual BirkieTour set for Jan. 22
Skiers looking for a fun day on the trails should plan to join the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation by participating in the BirkieTour. The second annual BirkieTour will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22. Skiers age 13 and older may choose from event distances ranging from 25 to 50 kilometers. “The tour is a non-competitive, untimed, fun event using the […]
