Patience has its rewards, and Kale Boomer, a red shirt sophomore on the University of Minnesota’s (UMD) Bulldogs’ football team, has been very patient as he manned a spot on special teams while waiting to get more playing time as a safety on one of America’s top-ranked Division II football teams. “He’s playing behind an All-American,” said his dad, former […]
Viking volleyball players win a host of awards
Following a perfect regular season, a conference and section championship, it came as no surprise that several of Cook County’s talented volleyball players won post-season honors for their outstanding play on the court. Both of the Sutton sisters, Linden, a senior, and Meredith, a sophomore, were named First Team Polar League All Conference. Maddy Roy was named to the Second […]
Community Calendar
Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner All are invited to the Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the First Congregational Church, 1:00 p.m., on Thanksgiving Day. The church is located at the corner of 3rd Avenue West and 2nd Street. There is no charge for this traditional meal. Call the church at 387-2113 for information about home-delivered and take-out meals and rides to […]
Northshore Rollers do well at Nationals
Fast-footed Alexis (Lexi) Plummer took first place in the U-7 co-ed division at the United States Log Rolling Association National Tournament held in Hudson, Wisconsin on Saturday, November 14. The nimble Northshore Roller beat two boys to take her first age group title. Paige Everson took 4th in the day’s deepest field of rollers, the Girls’ U-13 division. Allesandra (Ali) […]
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 […]
Buck’s Big Buck Contest
Right about now Seth Williams is pulling on his buck’s antlers trying to get them to spread just a little bit wider apart. Last week Williams led Buck’s Big Buck contest with a 21-inch antler spread. This week he slipped into second place behind Steve Hoaglund’s buck’s 21½-inch spread. Williams can take some solace however. At 215.8 pounds his field […]
DNR offers buffer mapping project help
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is providing a timeline and other details about its production of maps for the state’s new law requiring vegetative buffers around bodies of water. The information is available at www.mndnr.gov/buffers. “We understand people have questions about the buffer initiative,” said Dave Leuthe, DNR project manager. “This information explains the process the DNR will use […]
Seasons change
Roadside swamps are starting to ice over on the Gunflint Trail as the ensuing winter season approaches. The latest storm left a two-inch blanket of wet snow that weighed heavy on the pine limbs, pulling their branches down with a lesson of resilience. It was a glimpse of winter’s whiteness that held on for a few days, before melting away […]
Efforts continue to keep wilderness trails open
Rick Ridgeway, Patagonia vice president of environmental initiatives and special media projects, was the featured speaker at an October 29 “Sustainability Talk” sponsored by the 3M Company. After the talk Ridgeway, and Boundary Waters Advisory Committee President Martin Kubik and Ridgeway talked about their shared efforts to sustain wilderness trails. Patagonia has been a long time supporter of BWAC’s efforts […]