The race is on. After postponing multiple games due to snow and some rain, the boys’ baseball team will play a lot of ball in the next few weeks before the weather-shortened season ends. Below is a short report about three games. Vikings versus the Mercs Amos Falter had a great day on the mound for the Vikings. Amos pitched... READ MORE >
Five years after Pam Taylor retired from coaching and teaching at I.S.D. 166, she was honored by being inducted into the Polar League Hall of Fame. Pam traveled to Esko, where she was honored with several other area coaches in April. Coach Taylor dedicated 35 years of her life to teaching and coaching kids at I.S.D. 166. As a coach,... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Park Board members have a tall order ahead of them. They are in the beginning stages of updating the city’s 2009 Grand Marais Recreation Area Park Master Plan, which will involve the public and take about six months to complete. Assisting the park board is the firm of HKGi, which was hired by the city to develop... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais City Council held a short but productive meeting on April 26. Shane Steele, Sustainability Coordinator, came before the city council to present two Stormwater Grant Project service agreements to the council and asked them to approve hiring EOR Inc. to do the work. EOR Inc. is well aware of the city’s stormwater issues, noted Steele, adding, “They... READ MORE >
Tissues for tears, sheets of music, and candles were available for the 25 or so folks who attended the Cook County Violence Prevention Center Candlelight Vigil of Hope, held at the Grand Marais Rec Park on the evening of April 19. Candles were lit to illuminate a path of healing for survivors of sexual assault. The weather was cold, and... READ MORE >
County-wide lodging taxes are down 6.3 percent when compared to the first two months of 2022, and no doubt our winter weather had a big part in those numbers. The Lutsen-Tofte Tourism Association brought in lodging taxes of $138,914.12 for January and February in 2023, about $20,000 less than 2022 for the same months, a 7.3 percent decline in revenue.... READ MORE >
Cook County I.S.D. 166 might have fewer students than most high schools, but that hasn’t stopped CCHS from becoming a powerhouse in the Envirothon competitions. Vikings’ Head Coach April Wahlstrom announced that Cook County Envirothon teams took first and fourth in the Section tournament. Both earned trips to attend the 2023 Minnesota State Envirothon competition that will be held May... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School boys and girls track teams traveled to Two Harbors on April 25 to compete in the Two Harbors Invite. Girls Brianna Monson placed 16th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.71. Kalina Dimitrova finished 29th with a time of 16.08, while Siena Woerheide finished 33rd in 16.32. Once again, Monson led Viking sprinters... READ MORE >
Ethan Tate pitched four innings of no-hit ball against the Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors and Ethan Tate came in and didn’t allow the Raptors to get a hit in his inning of pitching as the Vikings forced the ten-run rule in their 14-1 victory in a game played at Chub Lake. Wasting no time, the Vikings put up six runs in the... READ MORE >
Staci Lola Drouillard has won ANOTHER book award. This time for her wonderful stories about her enduring, loving, tough as nails aunts. The book is titled Seven Aunts and was published by the University of Minnesota Press. Seven Aunts won Minnesota Book Award in the Memoir & Creative Nonfiction category, which was sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers. Staci... READ MORE >
