Alex Murray goaltender extraordinaire



Duluth Marshall’s goaltender Alex Murray recently led his team to an upset win over Breck High school after he made 31 saves in a 2-0 shutout. For Murray, a Cook County High School transfer to Marshall three years ago, it was just another night in the crease. “I think he had a lot more saves in that game, in fact […]

Thanks for Thanksgiving



When our family sits down to dinner with guests we like to play a game called “Family Dinner.” I bought it at Judy’s Cottage in Annandale a few years ago. The game has 82 questions; we each draw one question and take turns going around the table answering all the questions. Recently we had the question about the “greatest invention […]

Vikes win thriller against Silver Bay



With 10 seconds to play in overtime and the Vikings down by one, Jamie Wick got the ball out of bounds, dribbled down the floor and launched a long 3-point shot that just rimmed out and into Lucas Phillips’s outstretched arms. Without a moment to lose Phillips took the rebound straight up from 8 feet out and shot as time […]

Viking girls roll past Mariners



The Cook County Vikings had no trouble trouncing the Silver Bay Mariners 46-15 on the Mariners’ home court on Tuesday, December 3. It was the first game of the season for both teams. Lily Gruber-Schulz led all Viking scorers with 16 points. Emily Jacobsen who netted 8, Molly Thomas 6, Sophie Eliasen 5, Sarah Toftey 4, Jami Sjogren 3, and […]

Runner Hegg continues to excel



At age 62 Chris Hegg of Grand Marais has proven to be not only a durable long distance runner, but somehow resilient to the wrath of time. Hegg has placed 5th in the Minnesota Runner of the Year 60-64 age group Since turning 60 Hegg has managed to keep his mile time at about 5:53; his 5K time at about […]

Bethlehem Lutheran brightens the holidays with Julefest



The 40th annual Julefest will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 13, starting with a bake sale of traditional Scandinavian goodies. Julefest guests may arrive earlier to enjoy conversation and coffee as well as the bountiful assortment of treats in the fellowship hall upstairs, but the bake sale will not be open for purchase of Scandinavian goodies […]

Down Memory Lane program Dec. 18 at Higher Ed



Cook County Higher Education and the Cook County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the holiday season with a Down Memory Lane luncheon, presentation, and open house at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 18 at the North Shore campus. Gene Glader will present Historical Businesses of Grand Marais with visual images supplied by the Cook County Historical Society. Glader is a former professor […]

We Happy Few opens this weekend



We Happy Few, an uplifting and touching play set in World War II Britain opened at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Friday, December 5. The community was invited to join the Grand Marais Playhouse cast and crew in an opening night celebration with an after show reception in the lobby. We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs continues at […]

Melanie Stoddard preparing for United Planet Peru quest



Cook County High School senior Melanie Stoddard is preparing for a United Planet quest to Cuzco, Peru in February 2015 where she will be working in an orphanage for three months. But first Melanie, who is graduating early in January 2015, must raise enough money to fund the trip. The community has the opportunity to help. While in Peru, Melanie […]

Nursing courses to be offered locally



Interested in taking a combined Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Course? In cooperation with Cook County Higher Education, Lake Superior College plans to offer a four-credit course in early 2015. Classes will be held at the North Shore Campus and at the North Shore Care Center with instructor Mark Abrahamson. Students will get work experience in the field during the course, […]