When it comes to getting down to the root of the problem, the North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) Oral Task Force does a great job of getting at the teeth of the matter which results in most Cook County children receiving quality dental care. It’s serious and important business, and puns aside, for their great efforts the much deserving […]
Injured hiker rescued at Kadunce River
On Friday, June 23 the Cook County Search & Rescue and Colvill Fire Department successfully rescued an injured hiker at the Kadunce River. The 54-year-old male was visiting the area with approximately 20 other family members when he attempted to jump between waterfalls after getting stuck and is believed to have broken his leg. Lutsen Search & Rescue Rope Team, […]
Cause of death of Superior Spring Trail Race athlete confirmed
The cause of death for Jon Mathson, 41, of Eagan, has been confirmed by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office and released to the Cook County Sheriff ’s Office. Mathson collapsed and died while running the 25-kilometer trail race on Saturday, May 20. The cause of his death has been identified as natural cardiac arrest during exertion due to atherosclerotic coronary […]
Day for Dads
I am writing this on Father’s Day so by the time you read it you might think, too late, maybe next year, but I have to tell you, celebrating your dad doesn’t have to wait for the third Sunday of June. I grew up celebrating Father’s Day with homemade cards and fun gifts for my dad. Mostly a bag of […]
Tyson Smith joins father in law firm
Tyson Smith, age 28, an up and coming attorney, loved growing up in Cook County, but he didn’t know how much he would miss it until he left. Tyson lived in Cook County until moving in 10th grade and graduating in 2006 from a high school in Boston. He came back home every summer because his father, Scott Smith, was […]
College News
Seaton graduates from St. Olaf Benjamin Seaton recently graduated from St. Olaf College with a degree in phycology. St. Olaf President David R. Anderson presided over the college’s 128th commencement ceremony, which was held May 28. One of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf offers a distinctive education grounded in academic rigor, residential learning, global engagement, and a […]
40th running of the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races
In 1976, friends and neighbors on the upper Gunflint Trail organized the first Gunflint Trail Canoe Races to raise money for worthy causes benefiting all on the Trail. Since then only one year was cancelled – 1999 – when the great BWCA blowdown occurred just a few days before the scheduled races. This year, therefore, marks the 40th “Running of […]
Poet to visit Grand Marais library
Grand Marais Public Library is set to host Dustin Luke Nelson at the library on Thursday, July 6 at 2:30 p.m. Nelson is a poet, author and artist whose most recent book is the art and poetry collection “in the office hours of the polar vortex” (Robocup Press, 2016) and the chapbook “Abraham Lincoln” (Mondo Bummer, 2013). Nelson is celebrating […]
Grand Marais Vision Loss Support Group to meet
Do you or someone you know have difficulty seeing even with glasses on? If so, please attend the vision loss support group on Thursday, July 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cook County Senior Center at 10 N. Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais. Come to this free event to learn more about the new Vision Loss Support […]