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Local football coaches honored



Football Head Coach Mitch Dorr and long time assistant Mike Boomer were recently honored at the 48th annual Minnesota Football Coaches Association awards banquet held in Minneapolis. Boomer was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Each year this award is given to a small number of assistant coaches who demonstrate loyalty to their program, coaching competency, outstanding rapport with players and […]

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Viking boys’ tennis team loses close match to Duluth Denfeld



The Cook County High School boys’ varsity tennis team traveled to Duluth on Thursday, April 12 to open their competitive season against Duluth Denfeld. The matches were played at the old Duluth Central High School tennis courts, located on the hill overlooking Duluth and its harbor. The weather was cool and a little windy, which is common for this location. […]

Viking Scoreboard



Cook County vsDuluth Denfeld #1 SinglesDavid Bergstrom (CC)defeated Corey Bolen (DD)6-0, 6-1 #2 SinglesLars Scannell (CC)defeated Kyle Stupka (DD)6-4, 6-3 #3 SinglesPete Summers (CC) lost toBrendan Johnson (DD)7-6 (3), 6-3 #4 SinglesCollin Berglund (CC)lost to Mike Stukel (DD)6-1, 6-2 #1 DoublesJustin Goldsteinand Jamie Wick (CC)defeated Tony Petrich andTroy Andrews (DD)6-1, 7-5 #2 Doubles:Will Seaton andLucas Phillips (CC)lost to Joe Erickson […]

College News



Rysdahl named to Hamline University dean’s list Bradlee Rysdahl of Tofte was named to the dean’s list at Hamline University for the fall term of the 2011-12 academic year. Members of the dean’s list achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Rysdahl, who is majoring in environmental studies, is a 2008 graduate Cook County […]

Back to winter



I love the weather in Northern Minnesota. We had T-shirt days last week and are blessed with a couple of inches of snow this week. After all, it is still April and we have seen this type of behavior in May, so I am not at all surprised—just a little disappointed. Soon enough the snow will melt away and we […]

Excuse me, Mr. Bear



It was night, April 14th around 11 p.m. and a storm with high winds was shaking the trees and rattling the house. My wife Deidre and I were ready to turn in for the night when we heard the outdoor thermometer banging against a deck beam. Deidre asked me to go take it down so it would not bang all […]

Mn. Deer Hunters Association banquet is May 17



Minnesota Deer Hunters Association’s Arrowhead Chapter is hosting its banquet on May 17 at the American Legion in Grand Marais. The annual event will feature auctions, raffles and games, and is designed for not only deer hunters but wildlife enthusiasts and all outdoorminded men and women. The event will raise funds that the chapter will use to further its mission […]

DNR urges early season boaters to use caution



With the ice gone from lakes and rivers at what seems an earlier pace, many boaters and anglers are already launching their boats. There were 400 or more fishing boats reported on the Mississippi River in mid-March on the 12-mile stretch between Lock and Dam Number 3 north of Red Wing to the head of Lake Pepin. The Minnesota Department […]