Longtime softball nemesis Silver Bay finally fell to the Cook County High School girl’s softball team on Thursday, May 5. The Vikings trailed the whole game until the thrilling 7th inning. But let’s start at the beginning. Silver Bay took a 5-3 lead after the first inning of play. Each team scored a run in the second inning and Silver... READ MORE >
Four members of Cook County Independent School District 166 school board met with the public at the Jane Mianowski Conference Center on Wednesday night, May 4, to discuss two plans to cut administrative/ support staff as a way to keep the budget in line. Option B called for the district secretary position to be eliminated through retirement and the superintendent... READ MORE >
With pictures rich in color and more naked backsides than I’ve ever seen before, The Opposite of Cold—The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition is an entertaining book, and will make a fine addition to display on your coffee table. What fascinated me most was the rich history of North America’s Finnish people depicted in these 187 pages written by author Michael... READ MORE >
Viking fast-pitch softball players ran into a buzz saw on April 29 when they traveled to Two Harbors to face the Agates and the name of the saw was Madison Olson. Olson, the Agates’ starting pitcher, struck out 20 Viking players in 7 innings. “She’s good. She’s quick, she hits her spots, but the ball doesn’t have any movement on... READ MORE >
About an hour before the runners toed the line for the 2011 Ham Lake Half-Marathon snow started to fall from the sky. It didn’t last long, but as the snow faded the wind picked up and temperatures fell into the low 30s, and runners could be seen adding layers, not taking them off to race. As one of the race... READ MORE >
The Cook County girls’ softball team traveled to Silver Bay on Thursday, April 21 to take on the Silver Bay Mariners in a game that came down to the wire, with Silver Bay winning 10-9. After one inning the Vikings led 2-1. In the second inning the Vikings scored 5 runs off of the bats of Christina Rude and Anna... READ MORE >
Dave and Amy Freeman of Lutsen have just finished up the third leg of an 11,700-mile expedition that will include six trips and take three years to complete. The Freemans, along with Ely residents Van Conrad and Ellen Root, recently finished a 900-mile dogsled, cross-country ski trip that began on the banks of the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells, Northwest... READ MORE >
What to do about heating bills and energy costs going up, up, up? Well, said Dean Talbot of Duluth Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP), “There are many things you can do at low cost to no cost to save on your house heating bills.” Talbot was speaking to a group of about 30 Cook County residents who attended a free energy... READ MORE >
The Cook County Vikings softball team had a rough start to the season, losing two before earning their first win of the season. The girls traveled to Moose Lake on Tuesday, April 12 to face the always-tough Rebels. Things were looking up after the first inning of play. The Vikings were ahead 2-1 and playing with a lot of energy... READ MORE >
Two members of the North Shore log rolling team traveled to New Richmond, Wisconsin on April 16 to participate in the first ever Harold Fischer Memorial log rolling tournament and came away with first place hardware. Wellesley Howard-Larsen and Lucy Shaw each placed first in their age group. Wellesley, age 11, won the 11-13 age bracket while Lucy, age 9,... READ MORE >
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