A five-run second inning and outstanding pitching propelled the Cook County Viking baseball team to a 12-2 victory over the Wrenshall Wrens on April 28. With the win, the Viking’s record is 1-1. The Cook County High School baseball team traveled to Cloquet’s Braun Park to face the Wrenshall Wrens. The game was moved from Wrenshall to Cloquet because the... READ MORE >
How fitting. George Morrison was a stamp collector, said Hazel Belvo, who was married to George in 1960. That was one of the many enduring, sweet recollections heard by an audience of 300 plus who attended the Grand Portage artist George Morrison (Wah Wah The Go Nay Ga) Forever Stamp Ceremony held at the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino atrium... READ MORE >
Cheerful news here; the Gala for the Grove will be a live event for the first time in two years. This year the Gala for the Grove will be held Saturday, May 14, at the Lakeside Ballroom at Surfside on Lake Superior. There will be a masquerade theme, so guests coming to this semi-formal event are called upon to add... READ MORE >
A members-only vote will be held on the proposed Arrowhead Cooperative Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws at the Cooperative’s annual 2022 meeting. Board of Director elections will also be held at the annual meeting, which will take place on June 4, 2022. One proposed change is to increase directors’ terms to allow someone to serve 18 consecutive years (six terms)... READ MORE >
When built, the $5.5 million Downtown Tofte Project might not look exactly as it was first proposed. Costs keep rising, and winter never lets go, which doesn’t help. “This year, the build start time is shorter than the last few years, so hitting that short start date window dictates some of our options,” said Joe Swanson. Joe Swanson and Pipasu... READ MORE >
A request for an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to install three R.V. sites and two tent sites on two acres in an R-1 Zone was denied by a 7-0 vote by the Cook County Planning Commission. On Wednesday, March 13, the vote came after the planning commission held a public hearing. The request came from Jeff and Dana Bartheld, who... READ MORE >
After three baseball games were canceled because of snow and cold, the Vikings managed to squeeze a game in last Friday, April 22, playing at South Ridge High School in Culver. The teams were knotted at one run each in the second inning, but South Ridge took a commanding lead with a big four-run third inning. South Ridge benefited from... READ MORE >
Cook County Community Education is seeking sponsors to help pay for equipment for kids’ baseball and softball summer programs. In addition to T-ball/ Parent Pitch and Little League baseball, Cook County Community Education is adding an exciting new summer softball program for girls ages 8-12. That said, all of the kids’ programs are in need of new equipment. This year... READ MORE >
David McDonald, World Press Institute (WPI) Executive Director, brought eight international journalists to Cook County from March 27 to March 30. The first two days in Cook County were spent touring. Then, after visits to Grand Portage (pretty much everyone said the visit to the Witch Tree was their favorite stop), the Gunflint Trail, with stops at Trail Center and... READ MORE >
Once again, Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission partnered with the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association to stage a scholarship essay contest for graduating Cook County High School seniors who will further their post-secondary education in college or vocational school. This year the theme was “Municipal Utilities: Good for all of us.” Grand Marais PUC received four essays in the contest and... READ MORE >
