On Wednesday, Jan 10, the Cook County senior high Knowledge Bowl team had its first meet, facing powerful competition from a number of teams who went to the State Knowledge Bowl meet last year—International Falls, Marshall, Duluth East, Hermantown, Denfeld and Proctor. Cook County fielded two teams and both finished quite well, said Knowledge Bowl Coach April Wahlstrom. Team 1 […]
Middle Schoolers face off in Geography Bee
The Cook County Middle School Geography Bee was held on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Cook County Middle School students first tackled geography questions in a classroom competition and the top 11 finishers in grades 6, 7 and 8 advanced to the final rounds in the ACA. The students answered challenging questions involving worldwide […]
President Lincoln student writing contest seeking essays
The Minnesota Historical Society’s student writing contest “Dear President Lincoln” is open for submissions. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to write a response to President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Prizes in the essay contest will be awarded to one junior high student (grades 6-8) and one senior high (grades 9-12). Students have the chance to win a trip to Gettysburg […]
College News
Ross named to UMD dean’s list The University of Minnesota – Duluth (UMD) has announced its dean’s list for fall semester 2012. Students on the dean’s list have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Named to the list was Ashley W. Ross of Lutsen, a junior in the college education and human services department, majoring in psychology. […]
Tagging Moose on the Trail
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a research project to better study the moose populations in our region. They are placing collars on 25 bull moose and 75 cows that will transmit information to the researchers such as: location, outside temperature, body temperature and possibly even the heart rate. This project will be the largest effort to […]
Dupre to take a break from Denali
Now that he is safe and warm, Grand Marais adventurer Lonnie Dupre has had time to reflect on his third attempt to become the first person to climb Alaska’s Mount Denali (McKinley) solo in the dead of winter. Dupre came down from his camp at 17,200 feet after 19 days of climbing and the weather deteriorating around him. Once he […]
DNR seeks comments on Grand Portage State Forest grant-in-aid trail
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to review and comment on a proposal to authorize grant-in-aid trail funding for the 16-mile Cook County All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Trail in Tom Lake area of Grand Portage State Forest in northeastern Minnesota. Cook County will sponsor the proposal and will provide trail development and maintenance in cooperation with the […]
Where are the fish biting?
The latest from Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank: It looks as though we’re finally getting out of the really cold spell and into some decent fishing weather. Reports were a little slow this past week. I know I had slow days. Walleyes have seemed to disappear off the map. Oh, I suppose Sag and Seagull have their areas of walleyes […]
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 […]