On Tuesday, Nov. 12 Alyssa Spry participated in the Polar League All-Star game in Esko. Alyssa was nominated First Team All-Conference. She had 545 digs and 95 percent serving for the year. Alyssa is in the front row on the left wearing number 16.
Gitchi-Gami State Trail update
Begun in 1999, the hoped-for 2011 completion date of the 89-mile Gitchi-Gami bike trail from Two Harbors to Grand Marais has long since come and gone, but Justin Otsea, Oliver Liu and Michelle Pierson came to Cook County with some good news, progress is being made on the trail, albeit not as fast as first thought. Each of the three […]
County board approves vacation rental license fee
The county board approved adding some fees, making some small raises in fees, decreased some fees, and did away with some fees altogether at the county board’s November 12 public hearing to discuss changes to the county’s fee schedule. Cook County Community Center facilities Individuals and groups that are not nonprofit will now pay $15 per hour to rent the […]
Buck’s Big Buck Contest entrants
After the opening weekend of the Minnesota firearms deer-hunting season, a Cook County High School ninth-grade student leads Buck’s Big Buck Contest. Kole Anderson, Grand Marais, weighed in a field dressed buck that tipped the scales at 235.4 pounds. Maybe it was the record cold, but Buck’s staff reported only seven deer were weighed during the first weekend of Minnesota […]
Coach gives 2019 cross country team summary & tribute to seniors
What an amazing season. The girls won the North Shore Challenge, they won the Eveleth-Gilbert meet, they were runner up for the Polar League Conference, and they finished 3rd at Sections, just missing making it to the state meet. We get all of our Section runners back for the 2020 season. We will be looking to them to set the […]
Deer harvest numbers available online
Hunters, media members and anyone interested in deer harvest data can find current deer harvest figures and harvest reports for past years available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources deer reports and statistics webpage. “A key objective of our statewide deer plan is to provide timely and accessible information about deer management and one of the more popular metrics […]
Community Calendar
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 all the food you get at the Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Come eat with us. Gather […]
Getting to know Grandma
I recently had the chance to host my mother-in-law at my house for three nights and four days. In the 21 years I have been married to her son, Michael, this has never happened. Usually, my father-in-law is with her. It was so lovely to visit with her alone. She was laughing and sharing stories about how she met her […]
Public meeting scheduled Nov. 18 for Highway 61 project through the Grand Portage Reservation
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa, has scheduled a public meeting Monday, November 18, 2019, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Kitchi Room, Grand Portage Lodge, 70 Casino Drive, Grand Portage, MN. 55605. The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about an upcoming Highway 61 improvements project scheduled […]
Minnesota DNR statement on petition to ban lead ammunition and tackle
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a petition from a number of environmental and conservation groups requesting that the DNR initiate rulemaking to: Ban the possession and use of lead or other toxic fishing tackle on Minnesota waters located within the common loon range; Prohibit the taking of wild animals within Minnesota while possessing or using bullets containing lead […]