Did you know when you buy the “Support Our Troops” (SOT) License Plate, you are helping Minnesota Veterans and their families? The Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs (MDVA) distributes funds raised by the sale of SOT license plates to numerous organizations that support Minnesota Veterans and their families. Learn more about the SOT grant program on the website. Freedom Flight […]
Larsen joins National Guard
Private first class Julia Larsen joined the National Guard in the spring of 2021. Her basic training began in the summer of 2021, following successful completion of her nursing Boards. She graduated from basic training at Ft Jackson, South Carolina on October 21, 2021. Upon graduation Julia was awarded as Soldier Leader of the Cycle. Of the nearly 900 graduating […]
Edward Jones to open office in Grand Marais
Financial advisor Claire Smith said she is excited to be opening a new office for a firm that has built a reputation on serving individual investors. “Edward Jones is the largest financial services firm in the nation in terms of offices, but it maintains its commitment to individuals,” Smith said. “I have been impressed with the interest the firm’s headquarters […]
Winter coaches for 2021-2022
I.S.D. 166 will have some new coaches this winter, and some familiar names who return to coaching. Alpine skiing head coach will be John Oberholtzer. His two volunteer assistants will be Gene Dressely and Plamen Dimitrov. The new Nordic Skiing head coach will be Jeanne Wright. Jeanne will have four volunteer coaches to assist her. They are Angie Robinson, Mike […]
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 […]
Ingram and Deschampe win Buck’s Big Buck contest
Conner Ingram’s 230 field deer held up as the largest buck entered in the 2021 Buck’s Hardware Big Buck contest. Ingram, from Grand Marais, received $250 for his win. With a massive antler span of 23/4 inches, Trevor Deschampe’s buck won the largest antler spread category. Joe Kill from Ham Lake, Minnesota, had his ticket pulled for the drawing and […]
The experience of loss
In my function as iconoclast – one who, for example, would pull the smug Marlboro Man off his horse – and a person intent on living a singular life, I thought I’d sit down to write a poem of death. A death poem like Uncle Walt. Or Bob Frost. Or Dylan Thomas. But I realized I could write nothing different, […]
MOVING ON
Hoping against hopeI’ve always been confused about the phrase “hope against hope.” I know it’s just an expression, but does it mean you hope people don’t hope? That’s sad. I prefer to think it means that though everyone has lost hope, you still hope. I hope so. I recently listened to a radio interview of Katharine Hayhoe, the Chief Scientist of the […]
Minnesota receives federal funding to help with heating costs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $3.3 billion in relief funds to help low-income individuals and families afford heating costs and cover unpaid utility bills this winter. Funds are coming from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Nationwide, an estimated 5.3 million households received assistance with heating and cooling costs through LIHEAP in […]
DNR seeking applicants to serve on Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites Minnesotans interested in serving on the department’s Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee to apply by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. Aquatic invasive species present one of the state’s most pressing natural resource issues. Preventing the spread of zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil, invasive carp, starry stonewort and other invasive plants and animals is of […]