The Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying these very good looking young people in this picture. If you know who they are start in the front row and name them from left to right and email the names to history@boreal.org.
The Paper Plane
Recently my friend Chris suggested something radical: the Paper Plane. That got me thinking. There hasn’t been a hard-hitting piece on the paper plane in a long, long time. Maybe ever. Probably because any would-be writer fears his piece de resistance/fate would end up sailing through the sky. But I do not suffer from aerophobia, and I am quite comfortable […]
Boys fall to Barnum
Cook County stayed with the Barnum Bombers for the first half, trailing 29-23 at the break, but the Bombers pulled away in the second period of play to take a 68-50 win. The game was played last Friday night at home. “Our boys competed with a team looking to win the conference,” said Viking Coach Keaton Riley. “I am very […]
Girls lose to Barnum
Cook County had no answers for the Barnum girls’ offense and smothering defense in a matchup between the two teams played here on Friday, February 3. The taller Barnum players had a big advantage inside and often got a lot of second and third chances to score under the basket. Meanwhile, Cook County had trouble making baskets even on open […]
Girls lose co-captains and the game to Two Harbors
The first time the Vikings played the Two Harbors’ Agates the final score was somewhat close. Not this time around. The Vikings traveled to Two Harbors on February 7 to resume their North Shore rivalry. However, both of the Vikings’ co-captains Katie Peck and MaKenzie Fairbanks were injured in the first half, and that was pretty much it for the […]
Miss Sally’s Trauma
We have two dogs at our house, and they run the roost. (Blush.) Jake is thirteen, a Doberman/blue heeler mix that came into my life with Jerry. Sally, a nearly-three poodle/ cocker, is our newer addition. We love them both and try to be diplomatic about treats. Jake is highly food-motivated, and Sally doesn’t much care except when we’re out […]
Cooking for Everyone
I grew up meat and potatoes. Every night my mom would cook some kind of meat, peel potatoes for the pressure cooker and open a can of vegetables. That was with a pitcher of Kool-Aid, and we were ready for dinner. Of course, we had homemade soups, stews, and spaghetti, but that was as crazy as we got. I remember […]
Wetlands
The term “wetland” encompasses a wide variety of ecological habitat types. All are extremely important to our environment, but some are highly cherished, and others are often considered undesirable wastelands. The latter have been destroyed for centuries in the name of “progress” and “the greater good.” They include much more than open water and standing water that is partially, or […]
Rita Wehseler gets second place in Beargrease 120
Women mushers dominate the Beargrease 120Last year’s 120-mile Beargrease midrace champion Rita Wehseler moved from third to second place in this year’s race while at home in Tofte. Following the awards ceremony, Beargrease race officials were notified by several folks who had followed the race on GPS tracking that the second place finisher Nick Tursten, a Two Harbors’ musher, had obviously cut corners in the […]
AARP Minnesota Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications
The annual program aims to make communities in Minnesota more livable for people of all agesAARP Minnesota invites local eligible organizations and governments across the country to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 4:00 p.m. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and more. Now in its seventh year, the […]