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Boys route Silver Bay, move on in the play-offs
Who was going to win the tie breaker? That was the question when the Cook County Boys’ basketball team traveled to face the Mariners on Monday, March 7 in a Section 7A playoff game played in Silver Bay. On January 20 the Vikings were pounded 71-37 by the Mariners in Silver Bay. The Vikings flipped the script by routing the […]
Hawkinson selected First Team All-UAA
Over the years you might have seen him playing basketball at the YMCA, or participating in the summer Fisherman’s Picnic basketball tourney, he’s hard to miss. At 6’10”, 250 pounds, Bobby Hawkinson stands out in a crowd. The grandson of Jerry and Janet Johansen, Lutsen, just concluded his collegiate basketball career. For his outstanding play he was named first Team […]
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John (Jake) Jacobsen shows off this whopper lake trout he caught in one of his favorite lakes. The lake has a name, but Jake couldn’t remember it, just that this frozen body of water is located somewhere in Cook County, and it is surrounded by evergreen trees. Jake’s lake trout was 29 inches long and weighed 8-1/2 pounds. He pulled […]
World record snowmobile distance record attempt moved to Baudette
This past week, March 8-9, Skyport Lodge on Devil Track Lake was supposed to be the base camp for Willie Ewing’s attempt to break and set a new one-day long distance world record for snowmobiles. Unfortunately, Ewing had to move the venue. “Due to very large amounts of snow in Grand Marais this winter, we are unable to make a […]
Alone and afraid in the big woods
Have you ever, in any season, been deep in the woods in the gloaming? In the blurred time midway between sunset and the dark, and closer to the latter? In the early, cold, snowbound Springs in the gloaming, when everything is a shade of gray, a tone of blue, the snow freezing again? In the day with a south wind, […]
Rainfall monitoring network seeks volunteer members
Reports provide important data about rainfall amounts, climate trends The State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4 inch diameter rain gauge and submit reports online. Climatologist Pete Boulay said the […]
Wildlife oddities
Sometimes one will encounter something so unusual or so different than expected that it really sticks in your mind. As time goes by, more cases of the same thing either occur or are mentioned by others. It may still be unusual, but perhaps not as rare as suspected. DEER, MOOSE, and CATTLE: While in college back in the 1960’s, I […]
N-95 Masks available throughout Cook County with new mask recommendations to follow COVID-19 community levels
Cook County Public Health media releaseOn Wednesday, March 2, Cook County Public Health announced the availability of higher quality masks alongside updated prevention recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC recently created a tool that helps local communities easily understand the COVID-19 risk level as it changes over time, linking public health recommendations to the local level of risk. The […]
County Highway Engineer updates county board on upcoming projects
Cook County Engineer Robbie Haas came before the commissioners to update the highway department 2022 plans. Two bridges, the Cross River and Carlson Creek bridges, will be replaced this year. A three-span timber structure will be used at Cross River, with the construction project costing $1.4 million. A double-barrel concrete box culvert will replace the bridge at Carlson Creek. The […]