Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank has this report: The fishing has slowed a bit as I speak to those fishermen spending some time on the water. In Seagull Lake they’re using minnows and crawlers and heading deep — 25 feet or more. Action is slow but you can get a few if you stick with it. Hungry Jack is reporting […]
Cook County Middle School kids embark on The Journey
Last summer, Cook County Middle School offered a new opportunity to seventh and eighth grade students, one that the school hopes will continue in years to come. The program, called “The Journey” was created to build relationships among peers and between students and Cook County Schools staff. The hope, said Betsy Jorgenson, is that those relationships will support students academically, […]
Watch for the “Walking School Bus”
Celebrate International “Walk to School Day” on Wednesday, October 26 by catching a “Walking School Bus” on Wednesday morning. Kristen Wharton, State Health Improvement Program (SHIP) coordinator said on Walk to School Day, students (and teachers) are encouraged to meet your friends and local law enforcement officers to all walk to school together like a parade. “Stay tuned for more […]
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, Oct. 3 8:21 a.m., Grand Marais: Members of the Highway Department crew found a pop-up camper […]
Community Congress looks at bi-national collaboration to balance nature and commerce
The International Community Congress: Balancing Nature and Commerce in Communities that Neighbour Public Lands will be held in Grand Portage and Thunder Bay, Ontario, from October 24-27, 2011. According to Paul Danicic, International Community Congress co-chair and executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters, the congress is being planned by a “diverse team of local leaders and will be […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
