UW-Stout senior Andy Smith of Grand Marais was named to the 2011 PING All-Central Region golf team. Smith was UW-Stout’s No. 1 player throughout the 2010-11 season and is making his third consecutive appearance at the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships. He has been one of the Blue Devils’ steadiest performers throughout his career. With the exception of one […]
Nicolaison earns Collision Repair scholarship
Tammi Nicolaison, an advanced student in collision/ refinishing and chassis fabrication technology at WyoTech, was awarded the distinguished Collision Repair Education Scholarship on June 10, 2011. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a collision-refinishing student who demonstrates excellent classroom and shop performance and who shows clear leadership potential in the field of automotive collision repair. This scholarship was funded through […]
Summers off
Laugh in their face, or bite my tongue and walk away? Those are the two options that jump to mind when someone remarks how great it must be to work in education and have my summers off. Thankfully, I rarely follow through with either of those, often managing a brief explanation of how it is more “different” than “off” and […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank says that the fishing has been pretty decent out there…at least in the evenings for the ‘eyes. Leeches and minnows are working well, as some people are bobber fishing off their docks and getting good fish. Others have gone a little deeper in the 12- to 15-foot range both jigging and drifting live rigs. However, […]
Prime Time
If you even remotely enjoy Northern Minnesota, right now is the time to be here. The fishing is great, the bugs are tolerable and the fishing is great. Saganaga has been giving up a lot of nice fish and Northern Light Lake in Ontario has been on fire. Sound familiar? Saganaga and Northern Light are two lakes that give up […]
DNR video explains new aquatic invasive species laws
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has produced an instructional video that explains the state’s new aquatic invasive species laws and shows boaters what they are required to do when leaving Minnesota waters. “The DNR is ramping up the battle to stop the spread of zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and other aquatic invasive species,” said Luke Skinner, supervisor, DNR […]
Hudson Bay canoe trip going well
Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho graduated from St. Olaf College on May 29 and so far, like a lot of other college graduates, it’s been all upstream and against the current for them. Literally. To date, Natalie and Ann have paddled upstream on the Minnesota River into 35 mile per hour winds. Endured several days of over 100-degree heat. Gotten […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, June 13 12:37 a.m., Grand Marais: Complaint about a loud party, with people yelling and whooping […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. James Owen Crooks, 36, Prior […]