Events at Drury Lane Books Saturdays at 11 a.m., Muffin Man Story Hour with stories for young children. Saturday, August 13, 5 p.m.: Writer’s Salon with authors Michael McConnell and Jack Baker reading from their book, The Wedding Heard ‘Round the World: America’s First Gay Marriage. Class of 1997! Contact Dehlia to provide your contact information for our 20th reunion, […]
Brea Boomer to coach Duluth East girls’ basketball team
One of Cook County’s finest high school girls’ basketball players ever, Brea Boomer, has accepted the position to be the head coach of Duluth East Greyhounds girls’ basketball team. Boomer graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout this past spring where she was a four-year starter for the Blue Devils. Boomer was a two-time captain and earned All-Conference honors in her […]
Happy campers in the garden
The “green thumbed” participants in the Cook County YMCA Kids Camp were more than happy to show off the vegetables they are growing at the Cook County Community Center under the direction of Diane Booth, a Master Gardener and the director of the community center. The YMCA Kids Camp attendees spend every Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. working […]
Where are the fish biting?
Captain Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures said lake trout are scattered on the bottom from 60-120 feet deep. Jerry said there are very few salmon around. Tyson at the Beaver House said walleyes are biting on Devil Track on chartreuse or pink Beaver Flicks at 6-7 feet in the evenings. Crescent Lake with a leech and slip bobber also Elbow, […]
Walleyes on the rocks
If you are not in the mood to read about fishing, you might want to stop here since that is all I have done for a few weeks. Saganaga and Northern Light lake have both been giving up little walleyes, but only one side of the border allows anglers to keep them under 17 inches. Thanks, Canada! Fish of all […]
Minnesota’s deer numbers on the rise
Steadily growing deer populations may produce more deer sightings and slightly more harvest opportunities for hunters during the 2016 season, although one-deer limits remain in place for much of the state. “Hunters can look forward to seeing the growth in local deer populations following two years of mild winters and lower overall harvests,” said Adam Murkowski, Big Game Program leader […]
Conservation Officer Tales
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) took reports of illegal activity in a WMA, unlawful camping at a kayak campsite and a boat that had blown away from its dock. The officer followed up on open cases, checked inland anglers, and investigated a TIP complaint, attended firearms, and arrest/ control techniques training at Camp Ripley. CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) did a […]
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, July 257:59 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller said a black-and-white cockerspaniel is just lying in the bathroom […]
