Steve Bragg wins Big Hitter award


Steve Bragg recently received the 2018 “Big Hitter Award” at the Calhoun Companies awards breakfast celebration in Minneapolis on February 19, 2019. This award was given to the most productive 6 of 21 Calhoun agents servicing a five-state area. He also received an award for being one of the top 5 listers in he company. Calhoun Companies has been selling […]

Bryan Hansel awarded Arrowhead Regional Arts Council grant


Bryan Hansel of Grand Marais was awarded a $3,000 Career Development Grant. Funding will support a solo photography exhibit at Cedar Coffee Company and Spokengear in Two Harbors, Minnesota. The exhibit will hang from September 1 to October 31, 2019. The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council is a regional nonprofit that has been encouraging local arts development in northeastern Minnesota through […]

They Stayed


My yard is beginning to feel like “Wild Kingdom.” Normally, I stop feeding critters at this time of the year so they can do what’s “natural” and live off Mother Nature during the summer months. Birds go off into the forest and nest. Red squirrels usually retreat into the woods and quit dashing about the deck, using the railing as […]

Memorial Day service to be held Monday


On Monday, May 27 you will have a chance to join with others to pay your respects for those Cook County veterans who have passed away over the last year, as well as pay your respects for those soldiers who died on the battlefield to protect our freedoms. A Memorial Day Service will be held Monday, May 27 at 11 […]

Barley Jacks to perform at Schroeder Town Hall


The North Shore Music Association heads down the shore a skip and a jump in June to present Twin Cities-based acoustic band the Barley Jacks. Performing original vocals and jaw-dropping instrumentals, the Barley Jacks are bound to whip up plenty of excitement and fun at the Schroeder Town Hall on June 8 at 7:30 p.m. There will be ample seating […]

Free summer reading program by Learning Opportunities Through Stories


Learning Opportunities Through Stories (LOTS) is a free reading program for children birth to age 5. The goal of the program is to get children excited about books and learning to love to read. A stay at home mom who attended last year’s sessions with her daughter liked the program because being new to the area, she wanted to meet […]

Community Calendar

Annual Memorial Day Services At Maple Hill Cemetery Church 9:30 a.m. May 27, led by Kris Garey. Veterans services at Cook County Court House 11 a.m. Caribou Lake Property Owners Association (CLPOA) will hold its spring meeting Saturday May 25, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., at Lutsen Town Hall. An informational program “Testing Well Water” will be presented by Bill Dunn […]

Vikings baseball team goes 3-2


After winning 10 straight games, the CCHS Vikings dropped a game to Carlton and one to International Falls over another busy week of high school baseball. And, oh yes, they added three more W’s to their win column and have climbed to a fourth-place ranking in the Minnesota Class A baseball rankings. Vikings over Grizzlies Playing Thursday, May 16 at […]

Miller and a host of Vikings are near the top of the area’s prep statistical leaders


When the Duluth News Tribune put out its baseball prep honor roll last week, it wasn’t too surprising to find a half dozen or so of the 12-1 Vikings on it. But what was surprising was to find Andrew Miller’s name peppered throughout the stats. It’s been obvious to anyone following the team’s success that Andrew has been having a […]

Haussner puts on a show at the Polar League track meet


Jack Haussner swept three events, the 110-meter high hurdles, the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash, and placed second in the long jump at the May 15 Polar League track meet held at Esko. Haussner long jumped 19-10, two inches off the mark of the first place leap. Jack ran the 100-meters in 11.79. Two eighth-graders, Haddon Taylor and Kyler Hansen, […]