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Four qualify for S.K.A.T.E. program
With the extensive travel time involved in getting to practice and games, it is remarkable that most of the Cook County kids who play hockey have kept up their grades in school. Most use their travel time to get their homework done, said one of the hockey moms, Leah Carpenter. Recently four North Shore Storm hockey players from Cook County […]
Young Vikes have tremendous season
The middle school Vikings’ boys’ basketball team put together a tremendous basketball season with a record of 19 wins and 2 losses. You could call it “A Season To Remember.” These guys love to play ball and they were an exciting bunch to watch. In most games we were the smallest team on the floor in physical size and bench […]
Dupre and Marceau thwarted in attempt to scale Mount Carpe
Two hundred feet separated Lonnie Dupre and his climbing partner Pascale Marceau from making a run for the top of Mount Carpe. But it was 200 feet of loose rock, hazardous footing and ever present danger that kept them back, and on March 17, after five attempts at finding a safe route up the mountain, they called it quits and […]
One last ride
For those of us who live and work in the tourist industry, it is important to take advantage of the micro-seasons, which occur at either end of summer and winter. Peak season is too busy for us to escape, but the brief windows of opportunity when business begins to slack are also the best days of the entire year to […]
Backpackers hold “Kickoff” workshop
Close to 50 backpackers and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) enthusiasts spent an afternoon on March 4 at the Camp Sacajawea Retreat Center, tucked into the trails and woods of Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Veteran trail advocates captivated the audience with presentations on the National Scenic North Country Trail, the Kekekabic Trail, the Border Route […]
Conservation District to hold rain barrel and compost bin sale
Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District is holding a rain barrel and compost bin sale in conjunction with the annual tree and shrub sale. Pre-orders will be due on April 14, 2017 and distribution will be on May 11, 2017. As part of Cook SWCD’s commitment to conservation, we are pleased to announce this community conservation program to help […]
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 […]