In the late 1990s Cook County High School held approximately 600 students. “But today we have 476 students,” said Superintendent Beth Schwarz to the school board at its October meeting. With extra space and more coming — projections are for a continued decline in student enrollment — Schwarz said, “We want to explore ideas of how to use our facilities... READ MORE >
The school board unanimously agreed to hire two school bus drivers at its Oct. 20 meeting. Both Anne Rosenquist, who used to drive school bus, and part-time driver Terry Backlund were given full-time jobs. The school board accepted, with regrets and “sincere appreciation of service to the district,” the resignation of school bus driver Clark Bloomquist. Two resignations accepted with... READ MORE >
Walter Sve, a lifelong Lake Superior fisherman, was the keynote speaker for the Cook County Historical Society’s 86th annual dinner. A resident of Lake County, Sve was born near Split Rock Lighthouse to Norwegian immigrants Ragnvald and Ragnhild Sve. The family made its living netting herring in Lake Superior. They also built and sold fish boxes to other fishermen and,... READ MORE >
With Viking quarterback Kale Boomer out with an injury the Vikings were able to muster little offense against the Chisholm Bluestreaks last Wednesday, Oct. 20. The game was played in Chisholm. “Unfortunately, we just didn’t show up for the Chisholm game. It was very disappointing,” said head coach Mitch Dorr. Chisholm led 14-0 after the first period. They tacked on... READ MORE >
In his book A Porch Sofa Almanac, Peter Smith captures life in Minnesota in 60 fun essays that run about 325 words each. Each essay is a story unto itself and thus the book can be read in short snippets, or can be digested whole in about two hours. Topics run the gamut from golfing to ice fishing, changes in... READ MORE >
Last Friday the Cook County Viking football team made the long trip to Ogilvie, Minnesota to face the Ogilvie Lions in what looked to be a good match-up. And it was. After a nice drive the Vikings got on the board. Sophomore running back Peter Warren found pay dirt on a four-yard run. He came right back and ran in... READ MORE >
Sometimes a loss isn’t as bad as the scoreboard makes it look. This was one of those games as the Cook County High School Viking football team fell 35-13 to the top rated East Central Eagles (ECE). The Vikings trailed 14-7 with less than one minute to go in the first half but gave up a touchdown to the Eagles... READ MORE >
TheCook County Vikings football team traveled to Carlton last Friday and played a tough opponent, winning 32-29 over a Carlton team who was playing its Homecoming game. Extra work on points after the touchdown (PATs) the week prior to the contest turned out to be the difference. The Vikings converted all four of their two-point tries while Carlton converted two... READ MORE >
A caravan of Cook County fans and young volleyball players traveled to Cromwell last Saturday to watch and to participate in the Cromwell Jamboree. Starting time from Grand Marais was 5 a.m. and the day ended when the wheels of the van hit Grand Marais at 5 p.m. In between the long drive to and fro was a ton of... READ MORE >
Sunday, Oct. 3, was a day cut out of a New England calendar: With the golden hues of the sun stamped on the leaves and the warm air awakening a few sleepy mosquitoes and butterflies flitting about or basking on the remaining flowers both wild and tame, the Superior National Golf course was a cabaret of color and golfers. Lots... READ MORE >
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