Benefit for Angie Cook Who is going through her second round of chemo. Spaghetti Dinner, Saturday, February 25 at the Birch Grove Community Center, 5-7 p.m. Suggested donation $10/Adult. Need help with your taxes? Cook County Taxes VITA provides free tax service to all low to moderate income Cook County residents, seniors 60+ and international students working in our county. […]
Don Roberts named Viking Fan of the Year
Don Roberts loved watching the boys and girls play sports at CCHS. He would prowl the sidelines at football games, cheering and encouraging the kids, occasionally letting the referees know that they needed glasses, or, if they missed one call too many, just skip the eyeglasses and go and buy a cane. If a player missed a tackle, and if […]
Vikings win close game over Rebels
Never give up. That was the big lesson the Vikings learned in their away game played Friday, February 17 in Moose Lake. “We were down most of the game,” said head coach Kelly Senty, “But battled back with two minutes left. We had a steal and a layup by Sophie (Eliasen) to tie the game. A key free throw by […]
Boys lose to Moose Lake/Willow River
Cook County boys kept the game close for a half, but a bigger, older Moose Lake/ Willow River team finally wore down the young Vikings and won 62-42. The game was held Friday, Feb. 17 in Moose Lake. “We played well in the first half until we gave up two transition three-pointers to end the half,” said head coach Mitch […]
Get ready for March winter fun
There is more fun to be had this winter at a brand-new event, the Sugar Tour at Oberg Trailhead in Tofte and up the road at the Dog Days of Winter Fun at Trail Center on the Gunflint Trail, March 11 and 12. The weekend is packed full of fun winter activities including cross-country ski challenges, sled dog derbies, skijoring, […]
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 […]
Mid-winter thaw
It seems we are amidst a mid-winter melt-down, reminiscent of last winter, and strong enough to do some damage to the trail conditions. Devil Track Lake began to show some gray color after the rainstorms that hit us this weekend, causing slushy conditions across the entire lake, but most of the riders brave enough to ride in the rain were […]
Local mushers fare well in outstate races
Despite the recent February heat wave, the rain, more rain, slush and slop formed by heat and rain, local mushers have done well in sled dog races held outside of the state this winter. Hovland mushers Frank and Sherri Moe competed in the Tahquamenon in Michigan in January. “Our nephew Mike ran the eight-dog and placed third. I ran the […]
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, Feb. 135:38 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller from 10th Avenue West saidthe person in the apartment below […]