After a fairly rigorous search, a snow plower has been found to clear the snow from the Sugarloaf Road. “LaBoda Grading has agreed to do it,” said Supervisor Roger McKeever. In a pinch, LaBoda will be backed up by the Cook County Highway Department or Tom Dwyer [Isak Hansen’s], said McKeever. The township road is quite hilly and curvy and... READ MORE >
Lonnie Dupre is a snowbird of sorts—anywhere there is snow, he will go. Dupre’s latest adventure will take him to Denali, AKA Mount McKinley, where he will attempt to become the first person to complete a solo ascent of Denali in the month of January. Dupre has spent 25 years traveling more than 15,000 miles throughout the high Arctic and... READ MORE >
Good action movies suck you in early with an interesting plot, and then set you up for a great finish that leaves you hanging on for dear life at the end. That pretty much describes the boys’ game played against Cromwell last Friday, Dec. 17 at home. It had all of the drama and excitement of any great movie, and... READ MORE >
Once the color came back into their faces, once the agony left their sore, achy muscles, and once they wiped the remaining sweat from their brows—and only then—could the fans finally get up from their seats and go home. Tired? You betcha. The fans left everything in the stands, just like the players from both teams left everything out on... READ MORE >
By the time the night was over, the Cook County High School girls’ basketball players could be excused if they were all suffering from stiff necks. Such is the case when you face a 6-foot-8-inch player who, when her arms were fully extended, seemed to scrape the dust from the moon. Welcome to the world of Esko’s sophomore Savanna Trapp,... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School (CCHS) boys’ basketball team faced a tough Esko Eskimo team last Monday, Dec. 13 at home, and it was a tale of two contrasting halves. After starting the season 2-0, the boys knew Esko would be their toughest competition to date. And they were. Neither team has much height. Esko’s tallest player was 6’2”, while... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School boys’ basketball team opened its season with a convincing 62-41 win over Nashwauk Keewatin (NK) at Nashwauk. The game was played Friday, December 3. “Ryan Martinson played great,” said Head Coach Mitch Dorr. The 6’ 4” senior guard scored 30 points and tore down 13 rebounds. Nashwauk kept the game close for a half, trailing... READ MORE >
One of the biggest reasons the Vikings girls’ basketball team was so successful last year was, despite a lack of height, their quickness, tenacious rebounding, tough defense and ability to score easy baskets off of takeaways made them tough to beat. Fast forward to 2010-2011 and not much has changed. The Vikes’ tallest player is 5’ 9” but the team... READ MORE >
“We love to have kids around,” Bev Green said while discussing recent improvements and new programs at the Grand Marais Senior Center. “In fact, we feel like this is more of a community center than a senior center.” Most people know about the center’s lunch program and its meals on wheels for seniors who are home bound. And all of... READ MORE >
A grant of $687,034 will allow further study of erosion on the Poplar River and will also help fund efforts to aid in reducing sediment from reaching Lake Superior from the Lutsen river, said Karen Evens of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Evens was on hand at the Nov. 20 kickoff event for the grant, which was awarded by... READ MORE >
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