It was a night of exciting volleyball action on Friday, October 27 as the Pam Taylor coached Cook County Vikings needed excellent team play from everyone to beat a talented Moose Lake / Willow River Rebels team in four games. UMD-bound senior outside hitter Meredith Sutton once again came up big for her teammates. Meredith posted 26 kills along with […]
Happy to hibernate
Fall brings out certain instincts in me, prepping for winter. I like to clean, rearrange furniture, put down cozy carpets and bring out the comfy blankets…kind of a hibernation preparation. It probably comes from a childhood of my mom canning garden produce and my dad cutting and stacking cords and cords of firewood during October and November. There was a […]
Veterans Day ceremonies to be held throughout Cook County
Grand Portage American Legion Post 2009 will host “A Tribute to those who served” on November 11, Veterans Day. The observance will start at 10:30 a.m. with a Drum Ceremony, followed by raising the flag and the playing of the U.S. and Canadian national anthems at 10:45 a.m. At 10:55 there will be a Veterans Day Observance followed by a […]
Benefit for Birch Grove to be held at Papa Charlie’s
The annual benefit for Birch Grove will be held at Papa Charlie’s on Friday, November 17. From 5 to 8 p.m. a lasagna dinner and silent auction will take place, followed by music performed by Mysterious Ways—show your moves on the dance floor. There will be great silent auction items, lodging stays, gift certificates, art, gift baskets, and so much […]
Give to the Max Day starts November 16
Give to the Max Day, Minnesota’s homegrown holiday of giving, is set to spread generosity across the state of Minnesota. The 24-hour online fundraiser for thousands of nonprofits and schools will take place on Thursday, Nov. 16 at GiveMN.org. Now in its ninth year, Give to the Max Day is powered by the nonprofit GiveMN. To drive excitement and donations, […]
Community Calendar
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5 – 6:30 p.m., $20 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at al the food you get at the High School. No financial or other qualifications— this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training and college […]
Vikings defeat Mountain Iron-Buhl to advance to Section 7A championship
Junior running back Ethan Sporn rushed 24 times for 140 yards and scored two touchdowns and two PAT runs to lead the Vikings to a hard-fought 24-14 win over the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers in a day game played at home on a cold Saturday, October 28 on Lyle Anderson field. Early in the first quarter, the Rangers drew first blood […]
North Shore Storm qualifies for the State Meet
Section 7A cross country meet was on Thursday, October 26 at the Cloquet Golf Course. The course was dry, the weather cool – it was a perfect day for a race. The day started off with an exciting girls’ 5k race that left me sprouting more gray hair as I was consistently trying to score the meet in my brain […]
Beaver hard at work in Grand Marais Rec Park
Those scrumptious trees with the chicken wire fencing around the base of them are coming down. So say the beaver, who have been working nightly to clear the Grand Marais Recreation Park of some of its forest areas and planted trees at campsites. Big or tall, short and small, makes no difference to the beaver who seem to prefer to […]
Winter is here
The buzz of overly zealous snowmobiles blessed the evening hours this week after a healthy six inches of snow fell on Cook County. The ground is still far from frozen, but the low temperatures forecast for this week should start hardening the muddy base that is hiding below the recent blanket of white snow. One of the hardest things to […]