Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District and Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District are in the process of developing a 10-year plan to protect, improve and conserve the water resources in the Lake Superior basin on the North Shore of Lake Superior. A “community conversation” and update will be held at Devil’s Track Landing Feb. 23. The evening […]
“Financial Aid Night” presented Feb. 18
Need money for college? Cook County Higher Education and Cook County High School will present “Financial Aid Information Night: Completing the FAFSA and Paying for College” at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Higher Ed’s Grand Marais campus. This is a great opportunity to learn about changes to the 2014 – 2015 FAFSA and ask financial aid director LaNita Robinson questions […]
Local art galleries collaborating
A number of Cook County art galleries are cooperating on two key projects on the North Shore for this spring—a gallery guide and a Memorial Day weekend event, a “gallery hop.” Organizers are looking for any galleries who would like to participate in one or both of these projects. The criterion for participation is that a gallery offer 80 percent […]
Community Calendar
5th Annual Birch Grove Foundation Boot Hockey Tournament & Movie Night Friday, February 20, 2015: Tournament at 4:30 p.m; registration starts 4 p.m.; movies start at 5 & 7 p.m.; Concessions 5-9 p.m. YMCA Wednesday night wellness series February 18, Wednesday night wellness series at the YMCA Visit our website to learn more www.cookcountyymca.org Community Center outdoor ice rinks open […]
Learning curling is fun!
There has been a lot of activity at the Cook County Curling Club in the 2014-2015 curling season. Besides regular league games played on Monday and Tuesday evenings, on Wednesday afternoon we have a strong group of dedicated curlers who play a pick-up game of curling. Most of the players are retired folk that enjoy getting togetherandplayinga6endgameofcurling. It is a […]
How do you feel about a shooting range in Cook County?
For as long as North Shore residents can remember area gravel pits have been available for shooting target practice. Due to safety concerns in recent years, the U.S. Forest Service and Minnesota Department of Resources have been closing gravel pits and shooting enthusiasts have been hard pressed to find places to sight weapons and target practice. A group of local […]
DNR to offer lake service provider training
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will offer lake service provider training at the Schaap Community Center on the Gunflint Trail on April 30. The training is being given in an effort to help stop the spread of invasive species. Minnesota laws require lake service providers to attend a training session and obtain a permit prior to working in state […]
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 […]
Back to real life
Rachelle and I took a much needed vacation from the freezing temperatures (and restless children) to the island of Kauai last week— and it was incredible. The weather was perfect and our accommodations were amazing. I could have been perfectly content whale watching and soaking up the sun from our deck that overlooked the Pacific Ocean, but I am glad […]
Polar Plunge raises $$$$ for Special Olympics
Batman did it. Superman too. Captain America, Super Girl, Wonder Woman, super heroes of all stripes did it. They all took the Polar Plunge Saturday, February 7 in Fish Lake in Maple Grove to raise money for Special Olympics. Joining the cast of kooky crazies was Cook County’s own crew of crazies. For the fourth year in a row Bryann […]