I.S.D. 166 Regular School Board Meeting The School Board of I.S.D. 166 will meet for a regular meeting Thursday, June 6, 2019, 5:00 p.m., in Jane Mianowski Conference Center, 101 West 5th Street, Grand Marais, MN. 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 […]
Baseball team falls to Carlton, sent to back playoff bracket
For the second year in a row the Carlton Bulldogs defeated the Cook County Vikings baseball team in the first round of the subsections. On Tuesday, May 28 the Vikings fell 4-3. The 6-10 Bulldogs defeated the 7-10 Silver Bay Mariners 4-3 earlier in the day at Wade Stadium in Superior, Wisconsin. Against the Vikings Carlton took a one-run lead […]
Haussner wins three events at sub-sections
Senior track athlete Jack Haussner’s spring season seems to get better with every track meet. Haussner took three first places in the South Sub-Section 7A track and field championships held at Esko stadium on May 22. The top three finishers in each event move on to the section 7A state qualifying meet. Jack won the 110-meter high hurdles with a […]
Cook County Tennis Association offers new outdoor pickleball opportunity
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in North America, and Grand Marais is no exception with indoor play at the YMCA having over 40 active players and Birch Grove School in Tofte having both an indoor and outdoor court. Now, due to the efforts of the Cook County Tennis Association, CCTA, local and visiting pickleball players will have an opportunity […]
Dock regulations balance public water use and protection
Docks and dock platforms provide access to Minnesota’s lakes and rivers, and are regulated to help protect public safety as well as aquatic habitat. As summer approaches, the Department of Natural Resources encourages property owners and lake service provider businesses to review the regulations, to ensure the equipment they own, sell or install is in compliance. Extensive dock systems may […]
Fire danger high despite wet weather
Despite this spring’s wet weather, much of Minnesota is still dry enough to fuel a dangerous wildfire, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “It’s easy to think all of this rain has saturated the ground enough to prevent a wildfire,” said Casey McCoy, the DNR’s fire prevention supervisor. “But even though the ground may be wet, the reality is […]
Reminder: Drop your drones during wildfire
The 2019 wildfire season in Minnesota has just started and wildland firefighters have already seen evidence of drones flying near wildfires this spring. While drone technology has increased in popularity, these devices also raise concern for aerial firefighter safety. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildfire Aviation program and the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) are issuing a reminder […]
Fishing Cold Water
My goal to have all our docks in the water at Skyport Lodge before Memorial weekend was an epic fail. However, we did manage to push one dock into the frigid lake and prepare one fishing boat for the holiday but not too many people were on the water. Water temperatures on Devil Track Lake were ranging from 48 degrees […]
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On Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to noon staff from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Cook County Soil and Water and the Water Conservation District and U.S. Forest Service will be on hand at Mink Lake to take a kid fishing. An adult must accompany kids 5-12 and they should come wearing a jacket, hat, sunglasses, sturdy shoes […]
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 […]