Learn more about osteoporosis and its prevention at a free introductory session at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Cook County YMCA. RSVP Bone Builders is a nationally praised exercise program designed to help individuals maintain bone mass, build on existing bone mass and improve balance. The program’s goal is to empower women and men to reduce their osteoporosis risk […]
Community Calendar
Northwoods Fiber Guild Holiday Sale & Open House Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at theGrand Marais Art Colony, 120 3rd Ave. West.Refreshments, Spinning & Weaving demonstrations.Learn a new fiber handcraft at the Hands-On Table. Carrie Palmer shares Canadian wilderness adventure A presentation on a 50-day canoe trip in theCanadian wilderness by Cook County High Schoolstudent Carrie Palmer. […]
Boat trailer decals to be required in 2015
The primary way that aquatic invasive species (AIS) such as zebra mussels or spiny water fleas move from one lake to the next is by hitching a ride on a boat, trailer or other water related equipment. In 2012, as part of an overall effort to stop the spread of AIS, the Minnesota legislature passed a law requiring watercraft trailers […]
Gearing up for ice season
Late November brought sub-zero temperatures, freezing over the smaller lakes which are already showing 6-7 inches of solid ice. We had to replace a water system on West Bearskin Lake after Thanksgiving Day and augered a trench through 7 inches of ice. It was a surprise to see this much solid ice on a lake that has not been frozen […]
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 […]
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, Nov. 247:53 a.m., Grand Marais: A truck was stuck in themiddle of the road below […]
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. Jessica Lynn Kurtz, 38, St. […]
