Kari Nelson of Grand Marais was named to the fall 2011 dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Dean’s list members have achieved a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Kari is in her third year, with an intended major in occupational therapy. In addition, Diane Anderson, PhD, MPH, OTR/L Assistant Professor Chair, Department of […]
Vikings beat Marshall and Floodwood
Coach Super gets 100th winMuch-loved Viking girls’ basketball Head Coach Thomas “T.J.” Super received his 100th win when his team defeated the Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers 74-27 on Thursday, February 9 at home. Super has been coaching the Vikings the last six seasons and has averaged about 17 wins per season. Once again senior guard Ashley Deschampe led the Vikings with 28 points, 10 rebounds, […]
Happy Trails
At press time, local ski and snowmobile groups provided the following snow report: Sugarbush Trail Association Feb. 14 update: We have more snow here in Cook County than anywhere else in Minnesota — in fact, we are the only place in Minnesota that has more than a foot of snow! That deep snow is just a short distance inland, and […]
Key West vacation
This year my wife and I decided not to gift each other on Valentine’s Day. The romance has not been lost, but our money will be better spent on an upcoming vacation to Key West, Florida. What could be more romantic than that? Besides, I think that Valentine’s Day was invented by the greeting card companies. If it were a […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank reports: Locally walleyes are sparse. East Twin was giving up sporadic fish in 12 to 16 feet jigging with minnows. South Fowl Lake is another place to check out walleyes – 4 to 8 feet with jigs and minnows. In Seagull and Sag they were much deeper, 35 to 50 feet jigging with minnows. Lake […]
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 […]
Lack of snow does not stop Blackwoods Blizzard Tour
Although the lack of snow farther down the shore meant that snowmobilers were not able to ride as planned during the three-day 2012 Blackwoods Blizzard Tour, the event still took place— and still raised a phenomenal $763,000 for the ALS Society of Minnesota. Among the 204 “Never Surrender” Blizzard Tour participants on February 1 – 4, were several local riders […]
Carlson runs half-marathon in Bahamas
Nate Carlson briefly put away his cross-country skis and headed south to take part in the Bahamas Half Marathon held Sunday, January 15 in Nassau. Carlson completed the 13.1-mile course in 2 hours 4 minutes and 11 seconds, about what he had hoped for. “It was hot and humid and I haven’t been running so I wasn’t expecting much, but […]