Viking Ashley Deschampe’s junior season in basketball is over but the awards for her fine play at the guard position keep coming in. Last week Ashley and fellow Viking Brea Boomer were named to the Polar League All-Conference First Team. Several weeks earlier, Ashley received a game ball for becoming the fifth Viking player ever to go over 1,000 points […]
Vikings beat Floodwood, fall to Fond du Lac
With senior guard Ryan Martinson watching from the bench, the Cook County Vikings boys’ team still took care of business and beat Floodwood 54-40 on Thursday, March 10 in Duluth in their first game of Section 7A payoffs. Martinson, a 6’4” senior guard, had sprained his ankle playing basketball in gym class a couple of days earlier. Dylan Quaife had […]
After School Lounge sponsors food drive
Students from the After School Lounge program at Cook County Schools are partnering with the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign to restock the local food shelf and they are asking for your help. As part of an ongoing service learning project, more than a dozen students in grades three to six have been spending some of their after-school hours learning about […]
Safety First
When you think about being safe, what comes to mind? Perhaps crossing the street carefully and wearing a helmet when you ride your bike? Part of being safe means also feeling safe inside. You might do this by locking your doors, and not talking to strangers. Perhaps your parents have taught you what to do in case of an emergency? […]
Happy Trails
At press time, local ski and snowmobile groups provided the following snow report: Gunflint Trail/Cook County Ridgeriders On March 8, Sky Dan said, “Trails are in great condition and we have had a couple of nice snowfalls this week. 110 miles of riding on Saturday and there were only a couple corners showing any sign of spring conditions. It appears […]
Wood boilers taking the heat
Many of us Minnesotans heat our homes with wood, especially with the rising prices of propane and electricity. Approximately 10,000 outdoor wood boilers are currently in use in the State of Minnesota and about 20 percent of us heat entirely with wood. In most of Cook County’s rural areas, such as the Gunflint Trail, this is how we heat. The […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s has this report for the week of March 14: As you can probably tell, the fishing has slowed considerably. People are finding it tough but if you’re still driven to go out you might be able to convince a few fish to bite. Birch Lake is one place you can try. Jigs and/ or spoons tipped with […]
