MaeAnna LaFavor is going on a trip to visit Trinity Lutheran Church’s partner congregation of the Bonne Nouvelle (Good News) Church in Bigonet, Haiti in June, and in an effort to raise money, a youth group fundraiser has been planned. The “Polar Plunge” will begin at 4 p.m. May 25 with a bonfire and hot dog roast at the Hovland […]
Community Calendar
Events at Drury Lane Books Friday, May 27 – Monday, May 30: Drury Lane Books 14th Annual Sale. 50% off a wide selection of books. Saturday, May 28, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with author Kathy Rice reading from her new book, Secrets of the Pie Place Cafe: Recipes & Stories Through the Seasons. Caribou Lake Property Owners Assoc. Annual Spring […]
Whirlwind week for Viking band
After traveling across the Midwest, the Cook County High School Band arrived in Cleveland for a fun and musical weekend. The band spent Friday morning studying with Dr. Birch Browning of Cleveland State University where they were taught many helpful techniques to improve their sound and musicianship. After the clinic the weather cooperated for a warm and exciting day at […]
Envirothon finishes well at state meet
Staff report The Cook County Envirothon team traveled 7.5 hours across border country to the state Envirothon competition at Lake Bronson State Park. Envirothon Coach April Wahlstrom said, “We competed against 25 schools and Cook County finished in 10th place! Our kids represented us well.” The winner of the meet was St. John’s Prep. “We finished ahead of some large […]
Opener for the tough
If you caught fish on opening weekend, then you earned them! Saturday morning I woke to snow falling with a temperature of 26 degrees and thought, “These guys are going to cancel.” But I was wrong. We pushed the snow-covered boats off of the trailers and ran north into the wind that was already blowing 15-20 mph, in search of […]
Fond du Lac Band fishes three Cook County lakes
While the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced it might spear/net fish in five Cook County lakes this spring, its tribal members fished in just three lakes, said Fond du Lac Fisheries Biologist Brian Borkholder. Crescent, Brule, and Cascade lakes yielded 201 pounds of walleye over two days. On May 2, ten tribal members speared 85 walleyes […]
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 all […]
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, May 96:30 a.m., Grand Portage: U.S. Customsstopped a couple wrong-turn guys whohad a small amount of […]
