If jumping into Lake Superior’s cold, freezing waters in February is on your “Bucket” list, then you are in luck! You can join with more than a dozen fearless Cook County residents to take that perilous leap for a good cause. No? Common sense tells you that you will turn into a frozen human popsicle in a very short period... READ MORE >
North Shore Health Care CEO/Director Kimber Wraalstad reports that as of November 10, there have been 1,523 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic. In addition, on October 28, the county was listed in the High Category on the CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker for the first time. Masks are still required at North Shore... READ MORE >
Oh, to be a kid again! Students at I.S.D. 166 got a day off on Tuesday, November 15 because of the impeding weather forecast calling for snow. Notified by email, parents received this message from the school district. “Due to forecasted dangerous travel conditions on Tuesday, November 15th, Cook County Schools will not be running bus routes or serving meals... READ MORE >
The annual Oh Ole Night holiday parade will start at 5:30 p.m. (Friday, November 29) on Wisconsin Street with two loops around town and end with a rousing finish at Harbor Park for a tree lighting ceremony and some singing. There will be fireworks over the harbor after the tree lighting. To take part in the parade, line up in... READ MORE >
An honest mistake by our printer, ran page A5 twice last week. “We received the B5 legal page and failed to print it. This was 100 percent our fault,” said the production manager at the Brainerd printing plant. Going forward we will do all that we can to see that this doesn’t happen again.... READ MORE >
When the votes were counted, some 2,071 Cook County residents (73.05%) voted YES to extend the Independent School District 166 referendum up to ten years. The referendum, which authorizes $800 per student per year, was set to expire after taxes payable in 2022. A little more than one-quarter of voters, 26.74 percent or 764 voters, voted NO to extend the... READ MORE >
Four kids, two boys and two girls from the North Shore Storm cross country team qualified for the state cross country meet run November 5 in St. Olaf, Minnesota. The North Shore Storm is made up of athletes from Cook County, Silver Bay and Two Harbors. Cook County High School Junior Olya Wright placed 37th in the Class AA field.... READ MORE >
No stranger to making all-conference teams, Cook County High School senior Katie Peck had a great last season on the volleyball court and for her fine play area coaches voted her first team all-conference. The 5’8” outside/middle hitter was the go-to person on the team when they needed a big spike. And Katie often delivered a crushing kill. Katie led... READ MORE >
Viking head volleyball coach Marlene (Marly) Zimmer is losing five seniors off of this year’s team. As always, it’s tough to lose senior leaders, but these players will become fans of the upcoming classes, and through their efforts, the sport will carry on. “This year’s seniors were a fun group to watch grow over the years. They were part of the... READ MORE >
Three seniors from the 5-4 Viking football team, Ben Rex, Kole Anderson and Ryan Christiansen made Polar League first team all-conference while Ray Dressely, Ryan Smith and Recko Helmerson-Skildum were voted second team all-conference. Selections are made by opposing coaches who vote the players onto the all-conference teams. Ryan Christiansen led the team in rushing and scoring, finishing with 14... READ MORE >
