The DFL Cook County Organizing Unit is presenting Everything you wanted to know about caucuses, but were afraid to ask on Saturday, January 30 at the Cook County Senior Center, starting at 9 a.m. Although this event is sponsored by the local DFL, anyone wanting to learn more about the political caucus process is encouraged to attend. Participants will watch […]
Warm up with Crazy Cold Beautiful
Visiting composer Robin Escher of Sonoma, California has written a song cycle CRAZY COLD BEAUTIFUL about the Beargrease, which will be performed by the Borealis Chorale, directed by William Beckstrand on Friday, Feb. 5 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais. The Grand Portage Stonebridge Singers will perform at 7 p.m. prior to the performance. Escher, the 2014 McKnight Visiting […]
Community Calendar
Paranormal Minnesota Author Chad Lewis will be presenting on the paranormal at the Grand Marais Library Wednesday, January 27, 6:00 p.m. Friday Night Reels Sketches of Frank Gehry playing at Grand Marais Library January 29, 6 – 8:00 p.m. Free childcare available at YMCA, 387-3386. Cook County Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry is a surplus food distribution program. 5:00 […]
Tough games for Viking boys
With senior guard Rory Bakke out of the line-up with an injured knee, the Vikings seemed disorganized and started out somewhat lethargic in their Friday, January 15 home game against the Silver Bay Mariners. Two weeks ago the Vikings lost by three points to the Mariners on the Mariners’ home court, so Viking fans were hoping for a win. Sadly, […]
Vikings shine at Slalom in Moose Mountain Invite
The Cook County Alpine Vikings hosted six teams from the Arrowhead Conference plus Brainerd at the Moose Mountain Invite held on Thursday, January 14. The weather for the longest slalom venue in the Midwest was cloudy with a high of 15 F with snow falling on and off throughout the day, sometimes heavy, sometimes light. Caribou had been recently prepared […]
John Beargrease board member welcomes all to the race
There is a great deal of excitement around this year’s John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon because the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Grand Portage Lodge are again major sponsors of the race—and because this year the race returns to its roots, making the trek to Grand Portage. No one is more excited than Beargrease Board of […]
Cheer on your local mushers
Although Cook County is filled with sled dog racing fans and many people feel as if they know all of the racers, there is a special fondness in the community for the mushers whose kennels are “close to home.” For that reason, the Cook County News-Herald offers this look at the local racers in the 2016 John Beargrease Sled Dog […]
Tough opener
I have been writing about the heavy snow weighing down tree branches throughout the county over the past few weeks and its effect on many of our roads and driveways. This being said, it should not have been such a surprise to me that the Border Route Trail off of the Clearwater Road was nearly impassible due to the web […]
Ridge Riders opens Clubhouse for Fun Run
For the seventh year of the Cook County Ridge Riders Fun Run, the snowmobile club is changing things up a bit. With the closing of the Landing on Devil Track, the Fun Run will now start and end at the Ridge Riders’ Clubhouse on South Shore Drive on Devil Track Lake. All are invited to join in the festivities February […]
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 […]