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 […]
YMCA adds after-school activities for kids
The Cook County Community YMCA has become the primary gathering place for youth after school. When the school bell rings, hundreds of kids flood into the Y each afternoon for school athletics, YMCA programs, after-school care, and social time with friends. Many older youths take advantage of programs like swim team and dance after school. However, there is a growing […]
Cook County Tennis Association announces 2018 spring youth tennis instruction program
The Cook County Tennis Association (CCTA) is pleased to announce its 2018 Spring Youth Tennis Instruction Program. The Program is open to Cook County youth ages 4 through 18 interested in learning the game of tennis or advancing their tennis skills. Classes will be held after school and Saturday morning at the Cook County tennis courts in Grand Marais from […]
Olya Wright selected to be a featured speaker at Youth Clean Energy Summit
Olya Wright, the lead naturalist of the Nordic Nature Group from Cook County, will be one of the featured speakers at the Southern Minnesota Youth Clean Energy Summit in Rochester, Minnesota, on April 14, 2018. Other speakers include two other youth leaders and Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede. The Nordic Nature Group was instrumental in the passing of the Youth Climate […]
Spring is here, beware of emerging bears
Anyone living near bear habitat is reminded to be aware of bears this spring and check their property for food sources that could attract bears. “Bears are roaming around now with the lack of snow and warmer weather, so interactions with people are going to start in central Minnesota which includes the southern part of the bear range,” said Eric […]
The DNR offers some tips for avoiding bear conflicts
Around the yard . Do not leave food from barbecues and picnics outdoors, especially overnight. Coolers are not bear-proof. . Replace hummingbird feeders with hanging flower baskets, which are also attractive to hummingbirds. . Eliminate birdfeeders or hang them 10 feet up and 4 feet out from the nearest trees. Use a rope and pulley system to refill birdfeeders, and […]
Fishing license sales support diverse angling opportunities
Walleye might be Minnesota’s most popular fish, but the state’s waters also are renowned for trophy catfish, muskellunge and smallmouth bass. All of the state’s large rivers are home to lake sturgeon, which can weigh as much as 100 pounds. In southeastern Minnesota, trout rise to flies in the region’s cold, clear spring creeks. Along the North Shore, large migratory […]
Weighing the Wait
Out for a walk on the jeep trail to my cabin, I look for the signs I know to look for this time of year: faint depressions of receding snow that ring tree trunks soaking up the radiant sun, snow oddly turning to crystals of ice, and the tips of tree and shrub branches seeming to fluoresce, their xylem pumping […]
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 […]