With 10 minutes left to play the Vikings led the Lakeview Christian Academy Lions 53-14 and Head Coach Mitch Dorr inserted all of his younger players into the game. While the Vikings only scored 4 more points in the contest, the outcome was never in doubt. The game was played Tuesday, February 25 at home with the final score 57-38. […]
Fill your cupboards with cans
Before Costco and Sam’s Club my family was bulk shopping when bulk shopping wasn’t cool. It was in the late ’60s and we’d make a trip to the Frontier Market in West Duluth once a month. We didn’t get a shopping cart, we’d get a huge flat bed cart! My brother Gary and I could ride on the cart until […]
Gene’s Foods offers family game night fun
There is nothing more fun on a cold winter night than gathering the family together to play some games. Gene’s Foods in Grand Marais is promoting family game nights with a series of drawings each Saturday for the next three weeks, starting March 3 with the first drawing on March 8. Two winners each week in each category— ages 3-5, […]
Sivertson’s Inuit Premiere set for March 14-15
Sivertson Gallery presents the 14th Annual Inuit Premiere March 14 and 15 in Grand Marais. This year’s Premiere will feature Inuit Stone Carver Looty Pijamini of Grise Fiord, Nunavut; Tom Chapman, president of Upper Canadian Native Art; and throat-singers Nina Segalowitz and Lydia Etok from the North West Territories and Nunavik. The annual Inuit Premiere is the only one of […]
Mapping Mystery coming to Johnson Heritage Post March 28
Johnson Heritage Post will host Mapping Mystery beginning March 28 through April 13. Mapping Mystery—some have been mystified by the topic of this exhibit and have asked for ways to think about it. Here’s one option: think about a time when an outdoor adventure met with the unexpected. So many of our best stories about trips into the woods (or […]
COM M U N ITY CALE N DAR
Upcoming Events & Courses at North HouseWood Carver’s Week, March 5-9; Volunteer & ServiceLearning Weekend, April 18-20; Upcoming Courses:Felting Seamless Wool Mittens, March 28-29; ServiceLearning: Hooks & Hangers for the Blacksmith Shop; April17-19 Service Learning: Adirondack Chair Building, April17-19; Traditional Furniture Building with Hand Tools,April 25-29; Prepare and Preserve Healthful Meats, April25-27.Visit www.NorthHouse.org for more information. Upcoming classes at Crystal’s […]
Scare up some pink for Mush for a Cure
The community is invited to once again take part in the wild and crazy—and this year, a bit scary—Mush for a Cure. The theme for the 8th annual event’s kickoff on Friday, March 7 is “Pink Zombie Party” which includes the “Bald, Brave and Beautiful” competition. The merriment continues on Saturday, March 8 with pink-clad people and dogs taking to […]
Brave woman puts her head on the line for Bald, Brave and Beautiful
One of the most entertaining aspects of Mush for a Cure—at least for the audience—is the Bald, Brave and Beautiful (BBB) head-shaving competition. For the BBB participants, it’s painful, but these brave souls take part anyway, raising money to fight breast cancer. In 2014, Mush for a Cure organizers are excited to announce their first ever woman in the Bald, […]
Top fundraiser Jessica Berg-Collman hosts “Save a Boob Fishing Contest”
At age 17 Jessica Berg-Collman is credited with raising more money in donations for breast cancer research than any other participant in the history of the Mush For a Cure. She is also the founder and organizer of the “Save a Boob Fishing Contest” held at six lakes in the Duluth/Cromwell area. Now in its second year, the fishing event […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding 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 […]