Poster contest launched for Children

To celebrate National Children's Dental Health Month

“This is a fun, creative way to engage kids of all ages and to showcase what good oral health looks like to them,” said Paul Nelson, Chair of the Oral Health Task Force. “We are looking forward to seeing what our young people submit and promoting their designs.” The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 7. The fundamentals of good […]

Dylan Fresco to appear at the ACA


On February 22, at 7 p.m., the North Shore Music Association (NSMA) presents Dylan Fresco’s The Holocaust and Me at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Relating through music and stories how Fresco came to realize the impact of the Holocaust on his family and his own life, the performance includes songs on guitar, sung in Ladino, the language based […]

Pincushion Winter Festival February 15

Staff report The 2020 Pincushion Winter Festival is less than one month away. If you want to take part, get your cross country skis out and start training now. This year the festival will be held February 15. It’s a day filled with Nordic ski races, skijoring events, and family fun. The 30k classic ski race will start at 10 […]

The Vatican Returns to Duluth Aug. 6-9, 2020 at the DECC


The Vatican Comes to Duluth 2004 was an exhibit of Father Richard Kunst’s papal artifacts collection, believed to be the largest collection of papal memorabilia in North America. It featured manuscripts, clothing, relics, Swiss Guard items and other rarities connected to the papacy, canonized saints and notable individuals. Father Kunst started the collection while working for the U.S. Senate. Over […]

Youth Fiber Discovery Day at North House Folk School


The Northwoods Fiber Guild (NFG) is excited to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the Northern Fibers Retreat with North House Folk School. This milestone year brings changes and a new name “Fiber Week.” Fiber Week will be held at North House February 11-17, featuring guest instructors, a speaker series, 20 courses, open studios and a fiber fair, chili feed, and […]

It’s time to plan for your spring conservation planting!


The Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District (Cook SWCD) is holding its annual tree sale. Conservation trees and shrubs are available at $25 and $40 per bundle of bare-root plants. Choose from a variety of species and order early for the best availability! Order forms are available at the Cook SWCD office and online at cookswcd.org. The order deadline […]

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 all […]