The Northland Foundation has announced a new program, Maada’ookiing, created to partner with Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities in Northeast Minnesota. Maada’ookiing means the ‘distribution’ in Ojibwe. In Indigenous communities, the act of giving and sharing is recognized as a mutual act that benefits the entire community. It was in this spirit that Maada’ookiing was established. “The program evolved from […]
Knowledge Bowl team impacted by pandemic
The Cook County High School Knowledge Bowl team qualified for the state meet but COVID-19 took away most of the team. “Knowledge Bowl was greatly impacted by quarantine,” said Head Coach April Wahlstrom. “We were only able to compete with two kids, Kyler Hansen and Grace Ritchey. They stayed out of last place finishing 23 out of 24.” Teams typically […]
No CO Tales
Once again, rioting— or the possibility of rioting in the Twin Cities has called for a halt to the well-liked and much read Conservation Officer (CO) Tales for the next two weeks. Why don’t conservation officers send in their CO reports? That’s because many have been called to serve with the police and National Guard to try to keep the […]
William Beckstrand is ordained
Reverend William A. Beckstrand was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) at a service held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland on Saturday afternoon, March 20, 2021. The Presider and Ordinator was Bishop Amy Odgren of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod. Participating clergy were Philip Anderson, Peter Beckstrand, Mark Ditmanson, Kristin […]