Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen appeared before the Cook County Board of Commissioners on February 11 to discuss the Border-to- Border (B2B) route, a maze of roads that will connect the eastern and western borders of Minnesota across the northern third of the state using minimum maintenance and rugged roadways. More specifically, Eliasen was there to explain a text he […]
PACER Workshop February 24
On Monday, February 24 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Cook County Higher Education, there will be a free PACER’s workshop for parents of children with disabilities. To register, go to PACER Center, PACER.org/workshop or call (952) 838-9000.
The Vikings get two wins, one loss overtime
With the regular season winding down, the CCHS girls’ basketball team faced a busy schedule, playing three games in four days. Up first was a home game on Thursday, February 6 against the High School for Recording Arts. The St. Paul school is nicknamed “Hip Hop High”. Cook County put up 41 first half points, building an insurmountable lead over […]
CCHS Slalom skiers do well at the state Alpine meet
Three Cook County skiers, Halle Lamb, Masen McKeever, and Ray Dressley, attended the 2020 MSHSL State Alpine Championship meet held at Giants Ridge on Wednesday, February 12. The weather threw a little bit of everything at the skiers, said CCHS/Silver Bay Coach Charles Lamb, “The day started out cold and windy, then it got sunny, and then it snowed. But […]
Cross country ski report
Warm temperatures and lots of snow make for great cross country skiing. Dress appropriately and make sure to bring enough fluids to rehydrate while you are skiing. A change of shirt after a long ski is a good idea as well. Please get out and enjoy this beautiful winter weather while it lasts! Pincushion trails With a base of 20 […]
Boys fall to Barnum/Silver Bay
The Viking boys played two games in the last week, one against the Barnum Bombers and the second against the Silver Bay Mariners. Up first was the game against Barnum. After playing even for the first half—30-30—the Vikings were outscored 41-25 in the second half against Barnum and fell 71-55 in a game played in Barnum on Friday, February 7. […]
Registration for the Lutsen 99er going fast
There’s still time to sign up for this year’s Lutsen 99er Mountain Bike Race. But act soon, the event is 82 percent full! Joynes, in partnership with Darn Tough Socks of Vermont, provides 100 youth scholarship entries (ages 12-18) into one of the Lutsen 99er races (25, 49, or 69 miles). Our mission is to provide a physical challenge, while […]
The Big Lake
I sit alongside my husband in our vehicle, gazing at The Lake. It’s not ice-bound this year even though it’s mid-February. We are at the Pincushion Overlook, high above the little town of Grand Marais. Below, Lake Superior is putting on a gray and gold show. The gray of the overcast sky and the gray of The Lake are pierced […]
The hunt is on
Editor’s note: James Egan has lived in Hovland the last seven years. He works as a fishing guide in the summer and is an amateur naturalist who hunts ducks, deer and partridge. He is the new outdoor writer for the Cook County News Herald. His column will appear every other week in the newspaper. The wolves have killed a deer, […]
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After a 15 minute battle, Hal Kettunen wrestled this eight-pound lake trout from his fishing hole on a lake located somewhere up the Gunflint Trail. Hal hooked the fish on a one-eighth ounce chartreuse (fire-tiger) jig. Dave Saethre also caught a nice lake trout on this outing, a two pounder that was perfect for the frying pan.