Somewhere in the country, there are deserving folks who will be helped by golfers like Heath and Drew Ekstrom. The two brothers teamed up once again to play 129 holes each on Superior National golf course to raise more than $5,000 for Folds of Honor. “People can still donate. We would love to reach our goal of $10,000 this year,” […]
American Legion girls fastpitch softball coming 2022
On September 16, Minnesota American Legion Commander Tom Fernlund announced that the Minnesota American Legion would offer fastpitch softball for girls in 2022. Stationed in West Germany in the late 1980s, Fernlund played softball around Europe on an Air Force touring team. These days, Fernlund works for a granite company in St. Cloud. “Fastpitch softball is near and dear to […]
Covid-19 at Bigfork school causes football game against the Vikings to be cancelled
This Friday night (Sept. 24) football game scheduled to be played at Bigfork has been cancelled because of a Covid-19 outbreak at Bigfork High School. Mitch Dorr, K-12 Assistant Principal and the school’s athletic director said a Covid-19 case was running through the Bigfork team. The Vikings next game will be at home on Friday, October 1 against North Central […]
Locals compete in Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival
Several Cook County mountain bike enthusiasts joined thousands of other mountain bike racers in the 38th running of the Chequamegon MTB Festival “Revel in the Woods”. Three races were held on September 18, with the Chequamegon 40 the feature race. The 40-mile event is held on the Birkie Ski trail, forest roads and snowmobile routes. It starts in downtown Hayward […]
Cross country teams do well at Eveleth Invitational
The combined cross country boys’ and girls’ teams of Cook County, Silver Bay and Two Harbors performed very well at the Eveleth Invitational cross country meet held Thursday, September 16. In all, 20 teams were entered in three different fields based on the size of the school or combined schools. Because Cook County has Two Harbors and Silver Bay runners, […]
Squirrel Patrol
The day was sunny with a nice autumn feel to it. Great day to sit on the deck and relax. But as my husband and I settled in our comfortable deck chairs, the local critters decided to join us. It’s not our charming company that attracted them, but the peanuts Dick carried in a small bag, A small flock of […]
A search for place
We were lucky to have an aunt who lived for much of our young lives in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, New York, the city so nice they named it twice. Which meant we, my brother and I, had an inroads, a gentle introduction, to the Big Apple just following its great years of crises – the Summer of Sam […]
Grouse samples requested for genetic research
Spruce grouse hunters in northern Minnesota’s boreal forests can voluntarily submit samples for the final year of a genetics research project being conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in partnership with the University of Minnesota. Spruce grouse are a climate-sensitive species that rely on boreal forest habitats containing black spruce, jack pine and tamarack – all of which […]
New podcast for family caregivers
Local Duluth nonprofit Duluth Aging Support is rolling out The Northland Caregiver, a new podcast for family caregivers in the Northland looking for helpful information and advice on safely and effectively caring for aging family members, friends, and themselves. The monthly show covers valuable topics related to aging and caregiving from Dr. Mary Lou Donovan, a Registered Occupational Therapist and […]
Wildfire-related burning restrictions lifted in Cook and Lake counties
Recent rain and a return of near-normal temperatures and higher evening humidity have greatly reduced the chance of campfires or open burning causing a wildfire in Cook and Lake counties. In response, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is removing burning restrictions in those counties, effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Cook and Lake counties are the last two […]