Pet of the Week celebrates pets, past and present. Please share some of your favorite photos with all of us. If you bring a photo to the newspaper office, we can create a quality digital image with the scanner and give the photo right back to you. If you mail a photo to the newspaper office, we are careful to […]
County will increase administrative fees on lodging taxes
On Tuesday, March 28, Cook County Auditor/Treasurer Braidy Powers told Cook County Commissioners he is sending a notification to Visit Cook County announcing that as of May 1, the county will collect five percent of the lodging taxes it receives as a way for the auditor’s office to recoup costs spent collecting and distributing those funds. Minnesota Statute 469.190 requires […]
Stauber introduces legislation to overturn the Northern Long-Eared Bat’s Endangered Species Listing
On Monday, March 3, 2023, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution disapproving of the northern long-eared bat’s endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Senate version of the CRA. “The listing of the northern long-eared bat is an example of the ESA being used to stifle development rather […]
Second annual Bob Pratt Scholarship doubles cribbage tournament coming soon
Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 23 if you want to play in the double elimination double’s cribbage tournament that will be held at the Birch Terrace Supper Club. Check-in will be at 12:30 p.m. with a 1 p.m. start. The entry fee is $40 per team. Back to defend their title will be Bev Pratt, the widow of Bob […]
Attention Cook County youth ages 11-14
Would you like to make a difference in your community this summer? Join us for the 2023 Cook County Youth Volunteer Program. During the summer you can volunteer 25 – 50 hours at one of this year’s fantastic community sites where you could do a variety of tasks such as helping with children, cataloging historic artifacts, taking soil samples, or […]
CCHS is looking for sponsors to help improve the weight room
Cook County High School is seeking to raise funds to purchase strength and conditioning equipment for use by Cook County athletics and the I.S.D. 166 physical education department. The current weight room is rather anemic and in need of a huge upgrade. Needed are power racks, barbells, hex-bars, resistance bands, bumper plates, storage equipment for organizing, and bands and weights […]
Baseball games rescheduled
Cook County High School baseball Coach Arleigh Jorgenson posted on boreal that the April 4th double header in Aurora has been rescheduled for April 10th. Also, a game has been added to the Vikings’ schedule. On April 14 the Vikings will return to Aurora to play Mesabi East.
IRRRB grant goes to the North Superior Ski and Run Club
On March 29 the Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board announced it was awarding over $4 million to business, communities and outdoor recreation in the northland. One of the organizations receiving money was the North Superior Ski and Run Club, which was awarded $12,500 to repair and rebuild several segments of the Pincushion trail system including the replacement of culverts. […]
First Performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” postponed due to gun threat
Students, staff, and cast alike were highly expectant the morning of March 23 to see the Lake Superior Community Theater’s first performance since before COVID, with students from four schools traveling to the William Kelley Auditorium to join Silver Bay students in attending “The Diary of Anne Frank.” According to Superintendent Jay Belcastro, just minutes before the performance was due […]