WEST END CALENDAR



Tofte Town MeetingHeld the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the TofteTown Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly MeetingsHeld the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at theLutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town MeetingsHeld the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.Meetings are held at Schroeder Town Hall, 124 […]

Alpine Vikings— how deep it is!



Just before the Christmas break the Alpine Vikes swept their last meet of 2011 at Giants Ridge, winning the varsity boys’, girls’ and junior varsity races. After completing an aggressive practice schedule over break, the team was anxious to move forward in 2012 starting with the January 5 Hibbing Invitational at Giants Ridge. The results were not as sweet as […]

Vikings win a thriller over South Ridge



Just when the game against South Ridge couldn’t get any more interesting, just when the tension couldn’t get tighter or nerves more taut, it did. With three seconds to go, a one-point lead, and sophomore guard Jessica Berg-Collman at the foul line shooting one-inone, the game was over. It was fitting for Jessica to have the ball in this situation. […]

Vikings beat Cromwell in close contest



Friday, January 6 was a good day for Viking boys’ and girls’ basketball as each team won in Cromwell. And if the girls played an edge-of-your-seat, hold-yourbreath and-pray game the night before, well, the boys aimed to keep their side of the bargain the next night in Cromwell. The Vikings came out and dominated early, going up by 9 points […]

North Shore Bantams take 1st place in tournament



This past weekend, January 7-8, the newly combined North Shore Bantams hit the ice first thing Saturday morning to kick off their first tournament action of the season. The Bantams came out strong and fast in their first game and goalie Evan Sandretsky had his first-ever shutout as the North Shore Bantams defeated Greenway 7-0. Their second game against Ashland […]

Waiting for winter



Everyone is still waiting for winter to happen this year and we are already halfway through January. I just sold a snowmobile last week, and the buyer could not even take it for a test drive. It was parked in town and there was no snow in sight. I guess I must have an honest face since he bought it […]

Happy Trails



At press time, local ski and snowmobile groups provided the following snow report: Sugarbush Trail Association The base on the Onion River Road is holding up fairly well despite the latest thaw. The dusting of snow we received was just enough to freshen up the tracks. The skate lane was reconditioned to make the lower icy section of the road […]

Where are the fish biting?



Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank filed this report: Coming up on the 14th is the big opener. Yup, trout season outside the Boundary Waters starts on Saturday. I’d imagine there are going to be a lot of folks heading up to their favorite rainbow, splake or brookie lakes. If you’re wondering about a few to try, one can check out […]

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 […]

Skiing success on New Year’s Day for junior Alpine racers



Fueled by success from last season and proud of its new name, the Lutsen Junior Alpine Club traveled to Mont-Du-Lac Recreation area on New Year’s Day 2012 for race No. 1 of the Northland Junior Race Series. Twenty-five racers from Lutsen attended the Giant Slalom event, competing in a field of 120 area ski racers. With no USSA race on […]