With both teams playing great baseball, and both sides evenly matched, it wasn’t too surprising the game would come down to the last play, and it did, with the CC/SB Senior Babe Ruth team coming out on the short end of the stick—or bat, as it were, losing 4-3. The game was played on Friday, July 24, in Aurora on […]
Senior Babe Ruth loses to Esko
Esko erupted for nine runs in the third inning to blow the game wide open against the Cook County/ Silver Bay Sr. Babe Ruth team on Tuesday, July 28 in a game played here on the Arleigh Jorgenson baseball field. Former Cook County Viking Noah Furcht wielded the biggest bat for Esko. Noah tripled, doubled and singled in his four […]
A long journey back to golden walleye water
You’ll come to trust the veracity of my columns more when I admit in this one that it was twenty years since I had caught a walleye in open water until just twenty hours ago. No outdoors columnist or Minnesotan or fisherman worth his or her salt would admit to such a thing. Twenty years ago I had a studio […]
Opinions
What’s an opinion worth? If it’s yours—probably a lot. If it’s someone else’s- –maybe not so much. It doesn’t matter. Thankfully, in this country, under our system of government, individual opinions cannot be subverted by those who disagree with them. The first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America guarantees freedom of speech to its citizens. Over […]
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 […]
Cook County VFW beats Esko
Patrick Pierre starred on the mound for the Cook County VFW team on Tuesday, July 28, allowing one run while striking out seven in a rare win against Esko in a home game. Jacob Dorr brought in the winning run in the ninth inning on a fielders’ choice and the Vikings took the contest 2-1 on a beautiful night to […]
VFW Vikings take tough fought win over Ely
In a seesaw affair, where both teams took leads and then gave them up, the Cook County VFW Vikings held on to win 12-11 over in Ely. The game was on Thursday, July 23, in Ely. Ely jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first inning and both teams put up four runs in the second. In that run-filled […]
Fish report
“Some big king salmon have been caught in Lake Superior, and nice catches of bass, walleye and northern are being taken in the smaller inland lakes,” said Tyson Cronberg of the Beaver House. Good lakes to try inland include Devil Track, Clearwater, Greenwood, Mink, Trout, Elbow and Two Island. Lake Superior Coho salmon and lake trout are being caught using […]
Hunters will have more opportunities to harvest deer this season
Regulation books online and, licenses available August 1 Hunters can start planning for the deer season with the 2020 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping regulations handbook, which is now available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources deer hunting page mndnr.gov/ hunting/deer. “This season, hunters, in general, will see more chances to harvest deer,” said Barbara Keller, DNR big game program […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., $20 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training […]