On Thursday, May 19, the Cook County High School Choir, Lake Effect and the Sutton Family Singers will present Treble Time, an evening of barbershop, folk and jazz, all sung by women in three-and-four-part harmony. The Cook County High School Choir, now in its second year, has tackled a variety of repertoire this year, from Renaissance madrigals to contemporary classical […]
Girl Scouts to celebrate a successful year
The Cook County Service Unit of the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines is hosting its Court of Awards on Thursday, May 19. Girl Scouts from all local troops will gather at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts to celebrate another year of activity and accomplishments. There will be displays on Girl Scout activities and a program […]
Viking Track and Field shines at first outdoor meet
The Cook County Vikings Track and Field team was finally able to get outside for a meet this past week. We competed both at Two Harbors on Tuesday, May 3 and at Esko on Saturday, May 7. With a team of over 40 kids (most between 7th and 10th grades) it will be a fun group to watch develop over […]
College News
Olfson named student representative to American Society of Interior Design The Alexandria Technical and Community College Interior Design department has announced that Emma Olfson has been nominated and awarded the position of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) student representative to the board. According to Interior Design Instructor Betty Ravnik, this is the most prestigious leadership position a student member […]
Vikings recover from Ely loss to win two
By the time the Viking bats woke up it was too late to mount a comeback against the Ely Timberwolves in a game played at Ely on Saturday, May 7. The Vikings gave up 14 runs to the Ely Timberwolves in the first two innings and then fought nearly all of them back only to lose 14-13. Frankie Miller started […]
Envirothon team advancing to state competition
The Cook County Envirothon is advancing to state competition. Envirothon Coach April Wahlstrom said, “We had two young and energetic teams this year.” The new team was Isak Terrill, Amelia Roth, Abbey Prom, Jessica MacCudden, Leif Anderson and Elsa Lunde. Wahlstrom said, “They finished in 6th place out of 40 teams at the regional meet and gave a great solution […]
Early season fire danger
The Minnesota fishing opener is this coming weekend and so far, everything seems to be happening on schedule. Walleyes have finished spawning, trees are beginning to bud, animals are playing, and the peepers are singing in the swamps, a normal spring—other than the lack of rain. Fire danger has been extreme this week with overnight humidity being the only saving […]
Storm chases Dupre and his crew off Mount Begguya
With predictions of a fierce winter storm blowing in, and less than two days from the summit, Lonnie Dupre and his three climbing partners made the decision to give up their quest to scale Mount Hunter—or Begguya as the indigenous people call it—and head back to basecamp. The decision came after the four climbers had spent two long days climbing […]
State firefighters warn of drone danger
Wildfires are serious business, and many people would like to get a closer look at fires or take photos of wildfires. But, state officials warn, those activities are restricted, and that includes the airspace above and around wildfires. Intrusions into this airspace can be dangerous. According to the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (MIFC), over the last few days, there have […]