Annual Christmas Concert Rehearsals Borealis Chorale and Orchestra will begin on Monday,Oct. 14. Orchestra at 6:15 p.m. and choir at 7:30 p.m.Christmas concerts will be on Sunday, Dec. 8 andMonday, Dec. 9. Bill Beckstrand director. Community Health Board Meeting The Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis Community HealthBoard (CHB) is scheduled to meet on Monday,October 21 from 12:30 p.m. -3:00 p.m. in the StanleyCenter […]
West End Calendar
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at theTofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. atthe Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. atSchroeder Town Hall, 124 […]
Vikings lose to Mesabi East Giants
The Cook County High School Vikings traveled to Mesabi East on Friday, October 11 to face the Giants in the Giants’ Homecoming game, and after playing a pretty good first half of football, fell hard to an inspired Mesabi team, finishing 44-12. But the loss on the field wasn’t as bad as the loss of sophomore running back Jack Wieben. […]
Jordyn Kirk receives St. Scholastica scholarship
Jordyn Kirk, a 2013 graduate of Cook County High School, has been awarded a CSSyes scholarship, a fullride tuition scholarship to The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. The scholarship is available to first-year freshmen. In order to qualify for CSSyes, students need to have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA in high school and be Minnesota State Grant eligible. CSSyes […]
Taryn Logan receives Trinity Lutheran Scholarship
Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland has a long history of interest and support of its educational mission both at home and abroad. One dynamic expression is the Arnold and Evelyn Flaten/St. Olaf Work-Camp Scholarship Fund. According to Ham Muus, a major grant of $5,000 was recently awarded to Taryn Manthey Logan, who is in her senior year at St. Olaf […]
Vikings beat Mariners 3-1
Winless Silver Bay gave a somewhat lethargic Cook County High School volleyball team all it could handle last Thursday, October 10. It appeared that the Vikings were still tired from their hard fought win over Barnum two days earlier and to be fair, Silver Bay’s young squad has been improving all season, even if it is not showing in the […]
Volley for a cure raises awareness—and $1,200
Although he has been dead half a century, William G. Morgan would have no doubt enjoyed the Mintonette played at Cook County High School on Monday, October 7. How could he not? Pink was the color of choice for most who raised their voices in laughter and cheered on Monday, October 7 when about 200 people gathered to watch or […]
Fish ‘til it freezes
This week could mark the end of another pleasant weather season on the Gunflint Trail. Most of the summer residents have turned south, like the loons, in search of warmer climates and I cannot say that I blame them. At times I am even a little bit jealous, especially when it is 40 below zero. The overnight low temperatures for […]
Where are the fish biting?
Here’s this week’s report from Buck’s Hardware Hank: This will be the last report for awhile as winter is getting ready to take over the area. I’m sure there will be some fishing going on for a little while yet as I’m getting word the lakes are starting to turn over. The walleye bite should start to improve in the […]
Blaze orange reduces hunting accidents
With Minnesota’s small game hunting season under way and the firearm deer season set to begin Nov. 9, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says making a blaze orange fashion statement this fall might not get you on the best-dressed list, but it just might save your life. “Wearing blaze orange clothing is a safety requirement to hunt or […]