Two Cook County residents, Alison Healy and Neil Sherman, are the first artists to be awarded Graham Studio Residencies from the Grand Marais Art Colony. Under the program guidelines, Healy and Sherman will each receive a monthly stipend plus studio access. Funding came from the Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant for this inaugural program. In the future, the Art Colony […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Ruby’s Pantry will now be at the Cook County High School, near football field. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training and college […]
Pet of the Week
Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little about your pet and send pictures and contact information to ccnh@boreal.org or Cook County News Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604. Thank you!
Good turnout for the Hungry Jack Lodge Chamber Connect event
The crew at Hungry Jack Lodge sponsored the second Chamber Connect of 2023. On Thursday February 2nd, a group of local business owners and community members gathered together for a social networking event at Hungry Jack Lodge. It was another good turnout of both new and veteran local business owners. Attendees enjoyed Patty of Hungry Jack’s amazing bruschetta, live music […]
Soil & Water Board position open
The Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District (Cook SWCD) has an immediate opening for a Board Supervisor. The Board is looking for a person with commitment and concern for protecting the natural resources of Cook County. The successful applicant will fill the vacated seat in District 5 ( Grand Portage, Hovland, an eastern portion of Magney Voting Precinct 3, […]
MnDOT announces winners of 2023 “Name a Snowplow” contest
Yer a Blizzard, Harry, and Blizzo join the state’s snowplow fleet as winners of the 2023 “Name a Snowplow” contest, along with six other popular names, the Minnesota of Transportation announced today. More than 64,000 voters cast a ballot in the contest. One newly named snowplow will be assigned to each of MnDOT’s eight districts. The winning names, in order […]
Boys and girls alpine teams take first place at home
The Cook County boys’ and girls’ teams dominated the Koo Koo Invite held on February 2023 at Lutsen Mountains. “We had an outstanding meet,” said Head Coach John Oberholtzer, adding, “The kids have been having a phenomenal year, just showing great improvement while having a lot of fun.” Boys Ray Dressley took top honors at the Koo Koo Invite, with […]
CCHS boys’ and girls’ alpine teams win Sections, heading for state!
Has Cook County ever won the girls and boys team titles at the Section 7A Alpine ski meet? Not in recent history, and maybe never, but this year the gold standard for boys and girls slalom skiing in the Northland sits squarely in Cook County. With five skiers in the top fifteen, the Cook County boys’ alpine ski team easily […]
Paul Dorr accepts a scholarship to play baseball in college
Had his family stayed in the county, Paul Dorr would be a senior on the Vikings’ boys’ basketball team now. Instead, the 6’4” senior guard is the sixth man on the 15-2 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) boys’ basketball team. The 2A school boasts three 6’11” players, all seniors, two of which are headed to Division 1 colleges out of state. […]
Local YMCA swimmers compete well at the Section swim meet
On Sunday, February 5th, the Duluth Northerns’ swim team, which includes swimmers from the Cook County YMCA branch, participated in the 2023 Sectionals swim meet. This swim meet was the largest of the season, with 345 swimmers attending from the Duluth, Superior, Itasca and Brainerd YMCA swim teams. The Cook County YMCA sent 17 swimmers to sections this year and […]