There are many Thanksgiving traditions worthy of celebration: stuffing (some call it dressing) and gravy; potatoes – mashed and sweet; family and football; mulled wine and more mulled wine. But my favorite Thanksgiving tradition has to be The Poor Dinner Guest. The Poor Dinner Guest is not your ordinary poor dinner guest. To spoil a dinner party, a guest need […]
Northland Foundation to launch Regional Child Care Workforce Solutions Pilot Project
The Northland Foundation will offer a special funding opportunity to help licensed child care programs implement staff recruitment and retention strategies that result in stabilizing and/or growing program capacity and increasing quality to serve more families with young children in northeast Minnesota communities and Tribal nations. The Foundation will award funding ranging from $1,500 to $12,000, through a competitive process, […]
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This winsome rabbit looks hopefully at photographer David Johnson. It seems to say, “Please check your pockets for carrots. You must have at least one carrot in your pockets.”
Borealis Chorale & Orchestra present “A Gift of Music with Compositions by Beckstrand & Muus”
The North Shore Music Association is delighted to announce that, three years after their last concert, the Borealis Chorale & Orchestra (BCO) has reconvened and is excited to perform for the community. In 2020 this cherished Cook County tradition, which began in the 1950s, was upended when the pandemic made it unsafe for vocalists, instrumentalists, and the public to gather. […]
Minnesotan’s eligible for free at-home COVID tests
Every home in Minnesota is eligible to order four rapid at-home COVID-19 tests for free, while supplies last. Even if you have ordered tests before, you can order again. At-home testing helps determine your risk for spreading COVID-19. At-home rapid tests help detect the virus that causes COVID-19. You can do the nasal swab test anywhere and get results in […]
New heating and plumbing business coming to Cook County
After visiting Grand Marais last summer Justin Greeley and his wife Pamela decided it was a time to downsize and move north. “We decided to sell Greeley Plumbing Heating & A/C and move to Cook County. After 20 years of building the business, I had enough and sold it to one of my competitors, Ellingson Plumbing & Heating.” Justin started […]
Apply by December 7 for DNR grants that help children get outside
Public entities and nonprofit organizations serving people younger than 18 can apply for No Child Left Inside grants through 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering the grants to help more children cast a line, study animal tracks, hike, bike, or simply learn more about nature. The DNR is accepting applications for both […]
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
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News- Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will […]