Staff shortages continue to plague the North Shore Health Care Center. There are 37 rooms, but some remain empty because there aren’t workers available to take care of residents who would reside there, and there is a waiting list to get in. To help remedy that, management has come up with a plan and the following goals: Reduce staff burnout […]
Hub Happenings
Connecting with others is important!It is a fact that “being alone” all the time is not good for you. Covid made separation almost mandatory. We live in a cocooning society where it is easy for everyone to stay inside. It is so easy to be glued to our couch clicking the remote or reading another book or getting mad at the latest online political […]
Pet of the Week
When the cat was taken in for veterinary care, the vet thought he was about two years old. The cat has been living with Bob and his family for ten years now. That would make ‘Casper’ about twelve years old. They have become pretty good pals. Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us […]
Girls beat Silver Bay for the second time
After a tough stretch of games playing larger schools, last week, the Vikings met an opponent, a neighbor, and played a game against a school about the same class size as Cook County, and the results were in the Vikings’ favor. The Cook County High School girls’ basketball team used a strong second half to put away the Silver Bay […]
Coldest meet of the year for North Shore Nordic
The Ely Nordic Team hosted its annual meet at Hidden Valley Ski Area a day early due to the cold temperatures forecast for Saturday, January 28. Even so it was a cold blustery day with snow showers on Friday, January 27, when eight teams converged to race classic (in the tracks), sprints, and a freestyle (skate) pursuit race. Several key […]
Boys square off against Moose Lake-Willow River
The Cook County Boys’ basketball team hosted the Moose Lake Willow River (MLWR) basketball team on Monday, January 30, and ran into a buzz saw. Behind forcing turnovers for easy lay-ups with their double teaming and sometime triple teaming the man with the ball on their press, Moose Lake Will River jumped off to a big lead, going into the […]
Girls fall to Floodwood
The Cook County Vikings traveled to Floodwood on January 31 to take on the Floodwood Polar Bears and it would turn out to be a long bus ride home as the Vikings lost 62-33. Katie Peck was the one Viking to score in double figures. Katie finished with 14 points, two of her baskets were three pointers. Amelia Brune finished […]
Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying photos
Can you identify these young ladies who played on the 2013 Cook County girls’ basketball team? If so, please list their names from left to right, starting in the front row and send the information to history@boreal.org.
Kindling of a Kind
January means colder weather which means we get to set things on fire! Okay. Best fire practices include a fire pit or, in my case, a fireplace. Otherwise, it’s arson. Which is bad. Unless you’re an arsonist. Then, I hear, it’s like, better than drugs good. Still illegal. But I guess some people can’t help themselves. Hence, prisons. On the […]
YMCA says no to logrolling
A local youth sports program that has spawned more than a half dozen amateur “World” champions recently took a big hit. They now have no place to practice their sport after the YMCA canceled their pool practice time. As of now, the North Shore Logrollers winter program is dead in the water. The Cook County/ Grand Marais YMCA recently notified […]