Getting ready to move wolves from one cold spot to another—especially with a polar vortex relentlessly threading and spreading chaotic cold through the Northland, stitching and sewing a tapestry of frost and lace ice across windows and the open water of Lake Superior, make the task that much more difficult. But cold or no cold, plans are under way to […]
Finland’s Frekings win Beargrease
With Arctic winds driving temperatures downwards along shore-frozen Lake Superior and Cook County schools shut down due to the cold, the dog mushers of the northland drove onwards on a brutal January day to finish the 300-mile John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. For the first time in recent memory, husband and wife Blake and Jennifer Freking of nearby Finland, Minnesota […]
Hospital board elects officers for 2019
Elected hospital board members Sharon Bloomquist, District 1; Steve Nielsen, District 3; and Randy Wiitala, District 5 took the oath of office administered by Cook County Court Clerk Lead Worker Kim Shepard at the January 24 North Shore Health board meeting. Once sworn in, the board closed the meeting for 30 minutes to discuss the quality improvement/ review report, the […]
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Finishing in the top three at the Gitchi Gummi alpine ski race were, from L-R: Kendra Winberg of Hermantown (2nd), Elsa Peterson of Minneapolis Southwest (1st), and CCHS senior Reilly Wahlers, who finished in third place. Story on B1
Injured Humanity- Part 1
“Slavery is one of the world’s worst mass atrocities. Twelve million Africans were kidnapped, enslaved, and shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas under horrific conditions, and nearly two million of them died at sea during the agonizing journey.” So reads the caption on the opening web page of The Equal Justice Initiative, an organization committed to protecting basic human […]
Cook County Schools calls for predictable, forecasted state funding
As I see itDr. William (Bill) Crandall, Cook County I.S.D. 166 superintendent of schools In Cook County Schools, we want to have all of our students meet our mission, which is Success for Each, Respect for All. But we cannot do it alone. We rely on state funding. We thank Rep. Rob Ecklund and Sen. Tom Bakk for the increases in education funding […]
“Ask A Trooper”
by Sgt. Neil Dickenson of the Minnesota State Patrol Question: Do I need an oversize or wideload permit to haul a boatlift that is over 9 feet wide to my cabin? Answer: You would need to obtain a permit because the width is over 8 feet 6 inches. Hauling oversized items without a permit or escorts (if required) can be […]
The latest wolf story
From the April 30, 1904 edition of the Cook County News-HeraldSent by Gene Glader A Tofte citizen tells a pretty good wolf story, (actual experience) which throughout the season, is worth repeating. While walking through the woods one day late in the winter he was startled by the sudden appearance upon his trail of a vicious bull moose. As the animal showed a very decided inclination to become better acquainted […]
Fossil Fuels and the Upside Down Kingdom
My son turned 15 not too long ago. He’s on the “road” to becoming a responsible driver. The other day we were making some “back of the envelope” calculations regarding what it actually costs to operate a motor vehicle. One of our vehicles is a 2008 Honda Pilot with about 270,000 miles. It gets about 18 mpg, a little below […]