10 YEARS AGOMAY 18, 2007 At their May 22 meeting the Cook County Board of Commissioners will take a first-hand look at a revised ordinance allowing all-terrain vehicles on county roads. The proposed ordinance would allow ATV use in the road right of way shoulder and inside bank or slope of most county roads with 23 exceptions. Sawtooth Elementary third-graders […]
Cook County YMCA offers diabetes prevention program
The Cook County Community YMCA is encouraging residents to learn their risks for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes and to take preventive steps to potentially reduce their chances of developing the disease. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that more than one in three Americans (86 million people) have prediabetes, up from 79 million in […]
Subject of search located alive and well
A large sigh of relief went through the county last Friday, May 12 when the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office and Search & Rescue located Aaron Banks, who went missing early Thursday morning after going for an an early morning walk. Banks, age 34, from the Twin Cities, was visiting a family cabin with his wife. He took a 4 […]
Visit Cook County helps propel the county forward
Let’s set the record straight! As I discussed in last month’s article, our local economy is supported by over 80 percent tourism. For all the reasons we choose to live here, our visitors choose to visit. Winning awards places us on the state and national radar and bringing people here to visit is the primary goal of our organization. I’d […]
Lutsen Mountains and Visit Cook County team up for award-winning website
Lutsen Mountains’ website has won “Best of Category” for travel and tourism in the 2016 Horizon Interactive Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of interactive and creative media. The newly redesigned website was built by Propeller Media Works of Burlington, Vermont, a custom web design firm that specializes in hospitality and resort marketing. “We were thrilled […]
Tough running in beautiful weather at Denfeld track meet
The CCHS track team competed in the Matt Kero Memorial Track Meet on Friday, May 12. The weather was beautiful, 60s and sunny. The competition was tough, 17 teams, including five large AA schools. In this type of meet, our goal is to improve on our performances this year and for our top runners, get into the top eight scoring […]
Junior high athletes compete strongly at Esko
Cook County seventh-through ninth-grade track athletes recently had the chance to compete against athletes their own age at the Junior High Polar League Conference meet held on May 10. Most of the time the younger kids attend and compete in varsity meets to save on gas, but this junior high meet, said head coach April Wahlstrom, “gave the students the […]
The day I became a mom
My baby was due August 17, 1993. The week before I had everything ready. Being my first baby I thought a due date was a due date. I kept my end of the bargain but the baby had other ideas. I tried everything. I walked around Lake Harriet every day. I had slowed to a 20-minute mile but I thought […]
Cook County High School sends two Envirothon teams to state
On Monday, May 1 Cook County High School sent two Envirothon teams to Cloquet to demonstrate their environmental knowledge through tests on forestry, water, soils, wildlife, and current events. “They also had to present their solution to an agricultural problem on a farm located in southern Minnesota in a 10-minute presentation to a panel of judges,” said Coach April Wahlstrom. […]
Summer Playhouse productions gearing up
The Grand Marais Playhouse summer season is ready to roll! The casts have been gathered (almost) and rehearsals have begun. The cast of “The Games Afoot” is Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux, Jane Gellner, Jan Healy, Kevin Kager, Gary Latz, Aliya Marxen, Sam Seitsema and Diane Stoddard. The Cast of “The Pajama Game” is Mark Abrahamson, Karen Blackburn, John Bragstad, Susan Bragstad, […]