When Willie Nelson sang, “We’re on the road again,” he might as well as have been singing about the Cook County girls’ basketball team. With little rest after playing a frantic five games on the road in December, the Vikings headed to Ely on December 29 to play in the Ely Christmas tournament where they met their host in the […]
Students master the stock market with a virtual $100,000
This fall, students in Mitch Dorr’s government and economics class at Cook County Senior High School competed in The Stock Market Game(tm) (SMG), a national interactive educational tool used to supplement subjects such as math, social studies, and business education, while fulfilling Minnesota Graduation Standards. At CCHS, nine teams of three to four students took part in the game, along […]
Thompson earns family social science degree
Ryan and Sherry Thompson of Grand Marais are proud to announce that their daughter, Laurie Thompson, has graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a degree in family social science. Laurie is a 2007 Cook County High School graduate.
Local students recognized at Mesabi Range Community & Technical College
Mesabi Range Community & Technical College, Eveleth and Virginia, MN, has announced its dean’s list for the fall semester 2011. Several local students have been recognized. Named to the honors list is Bryan VanDoren of Schroeder. To be named to the list, VanDoren maintained a GPA of 3.5 – 3.74 for the semester. Named to the high honor list were […]
Minnesota Association of Townships offers scholarships
The Minnesota Association of Townships will once again offer a township scholarship program for high school juniors in the state of Minnesota. Up to four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. The Minnesota Association of Townships is a nonprofit corporation representing Minnesota townships while promoting an understanding of the heritage, future and being a voice for its roughly 9,000 officers. It […]
From the Hack
at the Cook County Curling ClubThe Cook County Curling Club will be starting the second half of its season on January 9. Open Leagues will be played on Monday and Tuesday evenings starting at 6 p.m. This is a time change from the first half. On Wednesdays from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., community members have the opportunity to take part in Pick-League play. If you […]
Dupre making excellent time in his Denali climb
Grand Marais mountain climber/adventurer Lonnie Dupre brought in the New Year by spending the day resting at Windy Corner on Mount Denali. Situated at 14,200 feet, Windy Corner isn’t a local hotspot in Alaska. In fact, no one is within several country miles of Dupre unless they fly by. But for Dupre, being alone is different than being lonely, and […]
DNR making changes to state park reservation system
The Minnesota state parks reservation system is being upgraded and will be temporarily unavailable until Feb. 29. “This will create a short-term inconvenience,” explained Courtland Nelson, director of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Parks and Trails, “but we know our customers will really enjoy the benefits of our new state-of-the-art reservation system.” Starting March 1, 2012 when […]
Winter waterlines
The snow is slowly accumulating up the Trail with every little dusting we receive. There were a few snowmobiles out this week, but I would imagine the riding was miserable at best. I did see some tracks on Little Iron Lake that looked awfully slushy. Eventually there will be a nice hard-packed trail across the mid-Trail lakes, but so far […]