Dylan Quaife led Cook County Viking football players in the rush for honors following the Vikings’ 7-2 record and first place finish in the conference. The coaches in the conference selected the players. Cook County placed six players on the 2011 first team Great Polar Alliance All- Conference Team and Quaife was named the conference’s most valuable offensive player for […]
Three Vikings play in All-Star Game
The Cook County Vikings have enjoyed an extraordinary run of success the past three seasons. They have placed numerous girls on the Polar League All-Conference and All-Star teams but not until this year have they had three girls selected to play in the All-Star game. The Vikings ended the season with a gut-wrenching loss to the eventual section champion Cherry […]
From the Hack
at the Cook County Curling ClubThe 2011-2012 curling season started on October 24 with a strong response to the open leagues on Monday and Tuesday evenings. On those evenings six teams are on the ice playing against each other at 6:30 p.m. Here are the standings of those games so far. There are some teams who have make up games. Many close games have been […]
Interested in youth hockey?
Cook County Youth Recreational Hockey is gearing up for another season. If you have a child between ages of 8 -15 and want to learn more about participating in this year’s youth recreational hockey program, you are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. If you can’t make the meeting or would like more information, contact […]
North, South, East, or West?
With the holidays coming, chances are your family will be doing some travels to get to different holiday outings and get togethers. Use this opportunity to teach and practice using a map with your kids. The younger ones will have fun following along the different roads during a trip and the older ones can learn about the four directions or […]
Nelson graduates with nursing degree
Jessica Nelson graduated from the College of St. Scholastic in Duluth, Minnesota on May 15, 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Jessica graduated with highest honors, summa cum laude. To graduate summa cum laude a minimum grade point average of 3.75 is required. Jessica obtained a GPA of 3.97. She is also is a member of the […]
Jack Nickolay lands another role
Jack Nickolay of Hovland has the role of Matt Friedman in the two-person cast of Talley’s Folly by American playwright Lanford Wilson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy will be presented by the theatre department of Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, Nov. 10–12 and 17–19. Talley’s Folly is set in Missouri in the summer of 1944. The play is the story […]
Creativity grants awarded
The Frank DiMaio Fund for Creativity and Experimentation was developed by Lyle Gerard in honor of a fallen fellow soldier from World War II and contributed to by Joan Drury. This fund is to allow Cook County teachers the opportunity to write a small grant between $100 and $1,000 to support a new or creative idea for use in the […]
Imaginative inventors at Sawtooth Elementar y
The fifth graders in Julie Viren’s and Jana Larson’s classes at Sawtooth Mountain Elementary have been discovering their powers of imagination and are taking part in the processes of engineering and invention. Students have been problem solving, developing curiosity and patience, enhancing math and science skills, and developing public speaking skills. All part of a student inventor’s project. Several students […]
