Do you have a unique idea on how to make a place great? The Great Place Race is looking for you and your great idea to make more great places in Cook County and Grand Portage. The Great Place Race is a friendly, local competition for mini-grants to use high impact, low cost ideas to create great places in our […]
Easter Festival at Gammondale Farm
Gammondale Farms invites the public to a special springtime event on Saturday, April 19. The farm, about 20 miles north of the U.S. – Canadian border, is hosting an Easter Festival and Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to an egg hunt there will be draft horse rides, face painting, a bake sale and snacks, duck […]
Everson named to dean’s list at UM, Morris
Colin Everson of Grand Marais, has been named to the University of Minnesota, Morris dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list students must achieve a grade point average of 3.66 or higher while taking 12 or more credits, two-thirds of these credits on the A-F grading system. Morris is the University of Minnesota’s […]
Cook County students named to chancellor’s list at UW-Stout
Several Cook County students are recipients of the chancellor’s award for the fall 2013 semester at the University of Wisconsin – Stout. Addie Gecas, of Grand Marais, is majoring in apparel design and development. She is the daughter of Greg and Barb Gecas of Grand Marais. Katherine Vander Heiden of Grand Marais, is majoring in game design and development. Katie […]
Theater Sports— worth the wait
The third time is a charm and the weather, which caused School District 166 to twice cancel the Theater Sports presentation, finally cooperated on Tuesday, April 8. The College in the Schools Literature class took to the stage at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and delighted the audience with some very impressive improv. The competition was fast and furious […]
Researchers remove collars from moose calves
Minnesota’s first moose calf morbidity study ended earlier than planned when it was discovered that the GPS collars fitted on the calves were tighter than the researchers wanted them to be. Of the 49 calves collared last spring, only nine made it into winter, a mortality rate of 72 percent, which was far above the normal morbidity rate of 60 […]
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 […]
Life on the Invisible Line
As the snow melts away, slowly exposing the earth, it is time for the annual spring cleanup, which is what I like to call, “rediscovering things that were swallowed-up by the snow.” I never thought it would be so exciting to see the driveway again, even if it is a sloppy mess for now. The birds are enjoying a little […]
Bear hunt applications available
Applications for Minnesota bear hunting licenses are being accepted through May 2 at all Minnesota Department of Natural Resources license agents, online at www.mndnr.gov/buyalicense and by telephone at 888-665-4236. A total of 3,750 licenses are available in 11 permit areas, the same number of licenses available last year. Bear licenses cost $44 for residents and $250 for nonresidents. The season […]