Cook County played host to the Northeast Range Nighthawks on Tuesday, September 20, feeding the Nighthawks a steady dose of spikes and hard to return serves. Mix that in with some great scrambling to save points and the Vikings had their hometown fans cheering them on to a 3-0 win over a scrappy team from the Iron Range. The first... READ MORE >
Over the past seven years, brothers Drew and Heath Ekstrom have raised almost fifty dollars for the Folds of Honor golf program that provides educational scholarships to the families of military men and women who have fallen or been disabled while on active duty in the United States armed forces. On Sunday, September 11, 2022, Drew and Heath were joined... READ MORE >
After a lengthy discussion, the county commissioners voted 4-1 to set the preliminary tax levy of 5.5 percent for 2023. The final levy must be set before the start of the new year and can’t be set higher than 5.5 percent, noted Administrator James Joerke. Commissioner Stacy Hawkins didn’t want the proposed levy to be higher than 5 percent, and... READ MORE >
Former I.S.D. 166 Superintendent Dr. William (Bill) Crandall passed away on September 9, 2022. Dr. Crandall was a remarkable man. He was the acting superintendent for Lake Superior School District (Two Harbors and Silver Bay) and Cook County public schools, a feat few would even attempt. He stepped away on medical leave about two years ago when he was diagnosed... READ MORE >
On September 8, the North Shore Storm (Cook County, Silver Bay and Two Harbors) cross country team traveled to Superior, Wisconsin, to participate in the 16-team Dan Conway Classic high school cross country race. The meet was held on the Pattison Park Golf Course and is named after Dan Conway, a legendary age-group runner from Superior, Wisconsin. Among his many... READ MORE >
102-mile race Runners in the 102-mile Superior Fall Trail race ran through a night of rain followed by sun and not too warm temps as they made their way from Gooseberry Falls State Park to Caribou Highlands on the rocky, rutted, rugged Superior Hiking Trail. Athletes in the 50 mile or 26.2-mile marathon had nice weather but some slick trails... READ MORE >
Leif Anderson is one of the nicest young men you could possibly meet. A 2019 graduate of Cook County High School Leif recently earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus in psychology. When he applied to universities for PhD programs three schools offered him full rides. I asked Leif some questions about his coming years... READ MORE >
Chris Hegg, 70, won his age group in the Minnesota Mile by, well, a country mile! The Maple Hill runner clocked 6:56 while second place Duluth runner Jerome Earold, 72, finished in 8:52. Hegg also beat all of the 65–69-year-old men. Dave Olson of Blaine won the 65-69 age group with a time of 8:01. The Minnesota Mile is run... READ MORE >
What if? The Vikings hosted the Southridge Panthers on September 8 and lost in three straight games. However, after falling 25-11 in the first game the Vikings came back and led 6-2 in the second game. The match see-sawed back and forth with long, contested points. South Ridge took a late lead and held on, winning 25-21. During that second... READ MORE >
Will Ramberg, a Junior walk-on for the Minnesota Gopher’s basketball team, was recently awarded a scholarship, and the offer came from none other than the University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel. Gabel made an appearance at a Gopher Basketball workout to tell the junior guard the good news. Ramberg’s teammates joyously swarmed him when the announcement came. Last year Ramberg,... READ MORE >
