How can Cook County keep its local businesses growing and thriving and how can Cook County attract new businesses to the area? These are just two questions the Cook County-Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority wrestles with all of the time. And in a stressful business climate positive answers are harder and harder to come by. At the Tuesday, December... READ MORE >
With the announcement that senior guard Molly Zafft was out (maybe for the year) due to a shoulder injury, the long ride to face the highly state rated 3A Esko Eskimos must have seemed that much longer for the Cook County girls’ basketball team as they traveled to Esko on Thursday, December 15. The Vikings were going up against an... READ MORE >
The Cook County boys’ basketball team lost 59-40 to the Esko Eskimos on Thursday, December 15 in Esko. The boys’ record fell to 3-1 after the loss to Esko, a 3A school. The Vikings are a 1A school and won’t face their Esko rivals in the play-offs. Although the Vikings played solid ball, they could never really get untracked against... READ MORE >
Perhaps the first person to see Santa’s sleigh this Christmas will be local climbing legend Lonnie Dupre. Dupre will leave his base camp in Talkeetna, Alaska, “Anytime past December 21,” he said, calling from base camp as he was in the process of making last minute preparations for his second attempt at conquering Denali, or Mount McKinley, as some refer... READ MORE >
ISD 166 school board members met Wednesday morning, December 14, to take a tour of the school facilities and then sat down to discuss Superintendent Beth Schwarz’s upcoming contract. While the board recently voiced support for Schwarz with a 4-1 vote of approval, the Cook County Education Association passed a vote showing a lack of support for Schwarz who is... READ MORE >
Christmas is a time of Grinches and givers. Which are you? Here’s one simple way to give. If you are a member of the North Shore Credit Union you have an opportunity to help Birch Grove Community School. Because North Shore Federal has created a Patronage Reward Giving Program it allows its members to donate any balance currently held in... READ MORE >
Maybe you are out of time, or tired, or feeling sick but would really like to see the girls’ basketball game. In the past, you would miss it or listen to it on the radio. But not anymore—many of the Cook County High School (CCHS) games, concerts, even graduation can be watched on the Internet. All it takes is a... READ MORE >
Despite a long road trip to McGregor the Vikings found their legs early and hounded their opponents into 13 first half points while scoring 22 of their own. Playing the epitome of team defense, all five Vikings also crashed the boards and gave their opponents few second attempts to score off of offensive rebounds. Nothing much changed in the second... READ MORE >
Last season the Cook County girls’ basketball team would just go out and blow teams off of the floor. Most of the time, anyway. Not this year. Not yet, anyway. This season there is lots of huffing and puffing but no one is being blown away, no matter how hard the kids play. But then, this team is more like... READ MORE >
When Margot Florell was born, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 1.7 percent and a first class stamp cost 2 cents. Theodore Roosevelt was president and the country had 45 states. If you wanted to fly you could coax a balloon ride from a balloonist, but where you landed was anybody’s guess. With only 10 miles of paved roads... READ MORE >
By continuing to browse or by clicking "Accept," you agree to our site's privacy policy.AcceptPrivacy policy
