Cook County Republican CaucusCook County Republican BPOU will meet to caucuson Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the log schoolhouse atthe Community Center. Auditions for Our TownThe Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditionsfor Thorton Wilder’s Our Town on Tuesday, January28 at 7 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts.Auditions are open to the entire community, notjust high school […]
Busy trout opener
The Gunflint Trail came to life this weekend with the buzz of snowmobiles and ice augers stretching from the South Brule to Saganaga Lake. I was starting to worry that anglers might prefer fishing down south this year to escape the cold, but the weather was nice enough for a great turnout of people fishing the trout opener. I was […]
Department of Agriculture looks at future of honey bees
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture recently published a new Pollinator Report. The report addresses concerns over the decline in pollinating insects such as the honey bee which began in 2007. It was created in response to 2013 legislation requiring the department to work toward creating proposals, processes and criteria to enhance pollinator habitat as well as review certain pesticides thought […]
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 […]
Fifth annual Fun Run coming soon!
The Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club is hosting its 5th annual Fun Run on Saturday, February 1 and once again the club hopes for a big turnout. “Two years ago we had 160 riders. Last year we had 170 riders and raised close to $6,000,” said one of the Fun Run organizers Andrea Everson. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. […]
Challenging week for Viking boys’ basketball
Turnovers killed any chance the Viking boys’ team had of beating the Cromwell Cardinals in a game played in Cromwell on Friday, January 17. The Vikings turned the ball over almost 30 times, said Head Coach Pat Eliasen, losing by 9 points to a team that they can certainly beat if they take care of the ball. “We were also […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, Jan. 132:16 a.m., Lutsen: A vehicle was stuck in the ditch nearArrowhead Electric, but the driver […]
