Cook County DFL Precinct CaucusesFebruary 4, 7:00 p.m. Cook County DFL PrecinctCaucuses. Arrowhead Center For The Arts. Upcoming Events & Courses at North HouseNorthern Fibers Retreat, Feb 12-17; Woodcarver’sWeek, March 4-9; Upcoming Courses: Birch BarkTutorial, Feb 22-23, Flatbreads Bakery, March 2, BuildYour Own Casket, Feb 28-March 2, Aniishiinaabe BeadEmbroidery & Moccasin Sewing, March 13-16. Visit www.NorthHouse.org for more information. MOVE […]
Moose researchers in the air
There was an unfamiliar noise in the woods while ice fishing last weekend on a lake that is ‘pert near the Boundary Waters. At first I thought it was just an obnoxiously loud exhaust pipe on a snowmobile in the distance that was echoing between the granite shorelines, but to my surprise a helicopter appeared in the sky. We watched […]
Gitchi Gami Trail to extend through Tofte Township
Andy Hubley, director of the Regional Planning Division of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) came before the Tofte Town board on January 9, 2014 to discuss the Gitchi-Gami State Bike Trail. Hubley said that the 1.1-mile unfinished stretch of the Gitchi- Gami Trail through Tofte could be completed this summer. At a cost of about $900,000 per mile, funds […]
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 […]
Fast Vikings at Mont Du Lac
The Cook County Viking Alpine team traveled to Mont Du Lac on Monday, January 20 for a two-run Slalom race against Virginia, East, Hermantown, Hibbing, Marshall, Cloquet- Esko-Carlton and Denfeld. The weather was cold with a forecasted high of -2 degrees F and NNW winds up to 15 mph. The track was rock hard and icy just the way we […]
Junior Alpine racing action at Lutsen
Race No. 3 of the Northland Junior Race Series was held on Koo-Koo at Lutsen Mountains on January 26. Thirty-six racers from the Lutsen Junior Alpine Club attended the two-run Giant Slalom event competing in a field of 86 area alpine skiers from Team Duluth, Giants Ridge, Brainerd and Mont Du Lac. By this winter’s standards the weather forecast was […]
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. 206:26 a.m., Lutsen: Power outage on Caribou Trail.3:57 p.m., Grand Portage: Traffic citation issued.Tuesday, Jan. […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Michael Allen Lafreniere, 19, Grand […]
