Cook County I.S.D. 166 graduating senior Sylvia Berka was one of 72 graduating Northland seniors to be selected to receive the prestigious Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial scholarship. Selected from among 204 applicants, recipients will each receive $20,000, distributed over eight semesters, beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. Students picked for this award live in the Minnesota counties of […]
Key highlights of summers past
Those summer seasons when I worked at the state park I carried a confusing set of keys ringed on a clip that was hooked to my belt loop and jingle-jangled when I walked but which I couldn’t hear when I was pushing the mower or swinging the weed-whip. The smallest key was easy, and it was a padlock key to […]
Strawberry Fields
Two years ago, I decided that our local farmer’s market had a far better product than I could grow in my garden boxes. The farmers were experts, and I was just winging it. By the time I bought all the seeds and plants, weeded and watered, I had spent more time and money than a trip to the Saturday farmers […]
Granny gets an iPad Mini
Picking lilacs is one of my favorite summer activities, and I did that today. Planting flower seeds is another, and I did that last week. Setting up an iPad mini is not one of my favorite chores. However, that’s what I’ve been doing for the past four months. Mid-February, to be exact, I received a gift that has kept me […]
Cook and Lake County volunteers needed for DNR loon survey
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Cook and Lake counties in northeastern Minnesota. Volunteers are needed for one day during the July 2-12 monitoring period to count the number of adult and juvenile loons on pre-selected lakes. For the past 20 years, with the assistance of hundreds of volunteer observers, […]
Cook County Recycling Center to resume full operations July 1
The Cook County Recycling Center will resume full operations beginning July 1. This will include the reopening of the Budget Shop. The Recycling Center had set limited temporary hours and the Budget Shop had closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning Thursday, July 1, hours for the Recycling Center’s materials drop-off garage will be: *Monday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. *Tuesday, 9 […]
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 […]
Matters of Record
John Gus Petran, 60, Northfield, Minnesota, pled guilty on June 14, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of traffic speeding in a school zone 30/20 on May 18, 2021. Fines and fees total $165. Esten Jacob Nelson, 44, Grand Marais, Minnesota, charged with a felony of possession of a short-barreled shotgun on August 9, 2018. Court Decision Continued on June 10, […]
Is your Lake Superior property suffering from erosion?
Are you a Lake Superior property owner experiencing erosion? Are you unsure of what steps to take or who to contact about this problem? Cook and Lake County Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) will host a virtual workshop presented by FreshWater Engineering to learn about Lake Superior coastal processes, shoreline erosion, and steps you can take to protect your […]
Minimize conflicts with bears this summer
Is your yard or campsite attractive to bears? Bears rely on small, scattered patches of natural foods: specific types of young green vegetation in spring; certain species of ants and ant pupae in June; berries in summer; and nuts in fall. If bears can get concentrated, high-calorie, easily accessible foods around people’s homes and campsites, they are easily enticed away […]