The turnout was great for the Cook County Classic Invite held on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Pincushion Mountain. More than 250 high school Nordic skiers from eight high schools participated in the high school varsity, junior varsity and junior high classic ski events held over the hilly terrain. Jasper Johnston of Ely was the boys’ winner, skiing the 5.7-kilometer race […]
City discusses Highway 61 project
Following the January 9th Highway 61 design meeting, discussion of the day’s events was added to the city council agenda. Councilor Tim Kennedy opened the conversation by recommending that the council accept the designs as presented. From a design standpoint, the 1,000-page design document has been a well-scrutinized work over the past five years and the next step is to […]
Minnesota Chippewa tribes pass resolution supporting wild rice
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined with Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, Fond du Lac, Bois Forte, and White Earth to form a Tribal Wild Rice Task Force. Grand Portage appointees are John Morrin and Margaret Watkins. Resolution 107-18 states that “it is in the Tribe’s best interest to decline/ reject the governor’s offer to participate in the […]
Grand Marais Subway to close
The news was jolting. Subway was closing. After two years of listing the Grand Marais Subway for sale, there were several parties who expressed interest but no buyers, said Rob and Lorrie Svadlenka. “Our two-year lease was coming due on January 31, that’s why we had to decide to close on Tuesday, Jan. 22,” said Rob. While the couple didn’t […]
Dupre ends climb of Mount Hunter
On Monday, Jan. 14 Lonnie Dupre ended his attempt to become the first person to make a solo winter summit of the 14,573-foot Mount Hunter, or Begguya as it is also called. Dupre ran into an abundance of crevasses, ice, high winds, extreme cold and more than 70 feet of snowfall in the Alaskan Range, and with 46 inches of […]
Follow their lead…
While the 65th Annual Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government (YIG) Model Assembly wrapped up last week, January 9th through the 13th, I’d like to roll back the calendar to last year’s event. But before we do, here’s a bit of history on what has become a nationwide program involving nearly 25,000 students in some 40 states across the country. The […]
Writer thanks county board for its wise decision
I was glad to see that the Cook County Board renewed the News- Herald as the county’s official newspaper. There was earlier discussion among some county officials that the News-Herald should somehow be punished for publishing views and opinions that they disagreed with. However, disagreement with a writer of an article, a letter, or a column is not a proper […]
Local Lioness Club is no more
On Tuesday, January 8 the Lioness Club voted to become an independent service organization. It wasn’t an easy decision, nor was it quick in coming. “This was something we had been discussing for the last 3-4 years,” said Ann Mershon, who is president of the local club. “It was an idea that had been bandied about a lot, but our […]
2019 Snowarama for Easter Seals crosses borders to benefit kids with physical disabilities
Grab your helmets and winter gear because the coolest snowmobile event in the Northland hits the trails on Saturday, February 9, kicking off the 2019 fundraising season for Easter Seals Ontario. Once again, the Thunder Bay Snowarama for Easter Seals Kids will head south of the border to Grand Portage, only 45 minutes from Thunder Bay, attracting snowmobilers from across […]
