Coming into their first playoff game, the Vikings were still stinging from the loss of their last regular season game at Ely. The Vikings played the Ely Timberwolves on Saturday, May 19 in Ely and lost 11-8. “We started that game up 4-0 after the first inning and then it slowly got away from us,” said Head Coach Jessie Anderson.... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School baseball team lost two games last week, ending a hot streak of 4 wins in 5 games. On Friday, May 18 the Vikings lost 8-2 to Mesabi East, although the game was fairly close throughout. Mike Sjogren pitched well against Mesabi, striking out eight while giving up 11 hits and two walks over seven innings.... READ MORE >
Mountain bike riders will be pleased to learn that six to eight more miles of single track trails will be built at Pincushion Mountain this summer. Adam Harju, a passionate local mountain biker, has the contract to do the work. The new trails will be built on the southeast side of the trail leading to the Pincushion overlook. They will... READ MORE >
Cook County Commissioner Bruce Martinson presented the gLutsen town board with the latest drawing for the proposed Cook County Community Center at the board’s May 15 meeting. Martinson said the new plan showed the community center attached to the school. Plans include tearing down the old gym and rebuilding it with a walking track around it, adding a pool, using... READ MORE >
There’s something about a warm, sunny day with the leaves popping, the ground greening, the butterflies flitting and the birds chirping that signals baseball weather. Cook County doesn’t get a lot of those days, but fans were treated to such a day when the baseball team played topseeded Floodwood at Arleigh Jorgenson field on Thursday, May 10. Floodwood started the... READ MORE >
The Cook County girls’ softball team has had another busy week of softball. On Thursday, May 10 they played the Floodwood Polar Bears at home and lost a close contest 9-5. The next day, once again playing at home, they pounded the North East Range Nighthawks 17-7. Much of that was due to the Nighthawks’ pitchers, who walked a lot... READ MORE >
Six Minnesota Chippewa tribes should soon know when they would receive a $28 million settlement from the U.S. government first awarded 13 years ago. On Monday, May 7, a representative from U.S. Congressman Chip Cravaack’s office said that “The subcommittee looking at this passed a unanimous vote two weeks ago to support Chip and U.S representative Colin Peterson to have... READ MORE >
Much routine business was conducted at the April 17 Lutsen Town Board meeting, but the board also discussed what is probably the most pressing issue—the expansion and renovation of the Lutsen Fire Hall/Town Hall. Contractor Max Wahlers of Grand Marais was the low bidder on the proposed new fire-hall/community center addition to the current facility. Wahlers’ bid was $498,000. Contractor... READ MORE >
Lacey Kimball is the newest employee for Hunt Electric Corporation, formerly known as API Electric. Kimball started work on April 2. Kimball has been a journeyman electrician since 2005. She takes over for the recently retired Roger Waage and is working with Paul Wiegele. Paul has been with API since 2007 and lives with his wife Tracy and sons Nick,... READ MORE >
North America’s largest herbivore— Minnesota’s moose—may be the victim of a disease carried by one of Minnesota’s smallest—albeit peskiest creatures the wily (whiny) mosquito. Moose have suffered huge losses in population the last 10 years. More than half of the herd had died out, and scientists have been scrambling to figure out why. They might now have one more part... READ MORE >
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