Let me start by thanking Arvis Thompson for her enlightening diatribe on the B2B issue. While she started with a reasonable statement on recreational opportunities in Cook County, by the middle of her second paragraph she quickly devolved into a searing slam against bicyclists. Why she thinks attacking another user group, not even involved in her issue, is helpful in […]
Correction:
In Mary Petz’s “Letter to the Editor” last week she stated the Republican 8th CD Convention was February 15. She meant to write the Republican 8th CD Convention is April 18. The Cook County News-Herald regrets the error.
Skier dies at Lutsen Mountains
A 70-year-old St. Paul man has died while skiing at Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort. Cook County Law Enforcement received a 911 call requesting assistance at 12:32 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19 because a skier had been found down and unresponsive. The skier was identified as David Michael Skog, age 70, of St. Paul. He was found unresponsive and bleeding from […]
Creation Care and Fossil Fuels (Part 1)
It’s hard to comprehend the enormity of the impact of fossil fuel on our world. Fossil fuels have driven amazing advances but the demand for more and more has led from one environmental disaster to another. The science is clear that something has to change. Some Christians argue that reducing our reliance on coal and oil is like refusing a […]
Shirley Nelson Haasl
Shirley Nelson Haasl, age 96, passed away February 17, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. Shirley was born in Hovland, Minnesota, on March 6, 1923, to Martin and Flossie Jacobsen. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry Nelson, daughter Donna Nathe, parents, four sisters and one brother. Shirley is survived by her husband Joe Haasl, of Babbitt, Minnesota; sons Leslie […]
MNsure’s open enrollment has ended, but Minnesotans may still qualify to enroll
Those with qualifying life events, like having a baby or losing health coverage, can apply for a special enrollment period Though open enrollment through MNsure has ended, there are still opportunities to enroll through a special enrollment period (SEP). Minnesotans who experience a qualifying life event (QLE), like aging off a parent’s health insurance (turning 26), getting married, or losing […]
Invasive species impact everyone
While some of us have called Cook County home for a few years or even a lifetime, there are other residents who have made Cook County home well before any human could inhabit the region. Northern Minnesota has a geologic history born of oceans, fire and ice. Events throughout geological time, such as magma flows, glaciation, weathering and stream erosion, […]
Historical Reflections
The Kippers Gymnastics Club, an independent group supported by donations from parents and others, competed in Two Harbors and UWS-Superior in February 1991. Shown, front row from left, are Gina Nicolaison, Gina Gervais and Hilja Iverson; in back are Amelia Iverson, Karyn Brandt, Jess DeBevec and Raina Borak.
Down Memory Lane
20 YEARS AGOFEBRUARY 7, 2000 As the top local finisher in the Grand Portage Passage 2000, Mark Nordman is excited to see this new race progress as quickly as it has in only its second year. Nordman, a resident of Grand Marais, placed ninth in the event that has grown in stature both in the region and in the nation. […]