Taco Bar and Bake Sale PTA fundraiser: Friday, January 27—during the home game vs. Cromwell—school cafeteria, 4:30-7 p.m. Cook County Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution program held 5 – 6:30 p.m., every second Tuesday. Parking at Sawtooth Elementary. $20 (cash only) per share. Buy more shares as you want. No financial qualifications. Bring a laundry basket and […]
Gone Fishing
In an attempt to dispel the myth that lodge owners do not get to enjoy the outdoors, I snuck out for one morning this week to wet a line. The weather has been so nice that I could not resist the invite to enjoy a few hours away from the hustle and bustle of our newly acquired business. It has […]
Dupre abandons attempt to climb Mount Hunter
After enduring several days of high winds, poor snow conditions, and brutal cold, Grand Marais adventurer Lonnie Dupre abandoned his attempt to become the first person to climb Mount Hunter in Alaska’s Denali Park unaided and alone. Dupre was flown to Kahiltna glacier at the base of Mount Hunter on January 5 but unfortunately, couldn’t begin his climb until high […]
Champagne Bonspiel bubbles with excitement
Joanne Smith The Cook County Curling Club hosted its first Two-Person Open Champagne Bonspiel with 16 teams participating. The two-person game is a pared down version of a regular four-person game. All standard rules and etiquette of curling apply, but there is no sweeping between hog lines – only from hog line to back line. All other sweeping rules apply. […]
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 […]
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, Jan. 91:10 a.m., Grand Marais: Staff at Best Western wasconcerned about an Aston Martin car left […]
Girls lose to Floodwood, beat Ely
The Vikings played two games this past week, losing one and winning one. The squad will get little rest as they head into the teeth of their schedule before Section 7A play begins, which is only a little over one month away. Floodwood wasted little time in setting the tone for the basketball game against the Cook County Vikings on […]
Vikings drop two games
The Vikings played back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, losing both in a frustrating weekend for a young boys’ team. First, Floodwood came to town on Friday the 13th with a team that in many ways is similar to the Viking squad. Both teams are young, neither has much height, and they looked to be even in the quickness department, […]
