Even experience hunters can get lost, so people should be prepared for that possibility before heading out for their hunt, according to Capt. Mike Hammer, DNR Enforcement Education Program coordinator. “Survival is an attitude, but you need to be able to think clearly for that to happen,” Hammer noted. Hammer offered tips for those heading outdoors. Tell People Were You... READ MORE >
The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) has completed its annual process for making recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature on funding for environment and natural resources projects around the state, and is recommending the 2010 Legislature provide a total of approximately $26 million from the state’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”) to 48 projects. Together the projects... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s snow plow operators are trained, experienced and ready to assist motorists in facing another winter driving season. “We have the equipment, technology and experienced crews to do an excellent job of keeping Minnesota’s roadways clear,” said Susan Mulvihill, Mn/DOT director of operations. “We have great confidence in our crews, and we are asking motorists to... READ MORE >
Four Cook County Vikings were named to the Polar League Conference All-Star team. Senior Essa Jacobsen, senior Christina Nelson, senior Carly Puch and junior Brea Boomer earned recognition and joined other Polar League All-Stars to play on November 16 at Barnum. Essa Jacobsen was selected for the All-Star second team, based on her ranking 17th in the conference on kills... READ MORE >
Three Macalester standouts have been named to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) all-conference soccer squad as selected by league coaches—one of them is Cook County’s own Maddy Cochrane, a senior. Her teammates, defender Maddie Mette, a senior from Burnsville, MN and forward Emily Bardwell, a junior from Denver, CO, also received all-conference honors. These three led Macalester to a... READ MORE >
Seven locals were among the 108 cars that participated in the fall Enduro car racing event October 17 at Proctor Speedway. The purpose of the race is to see how many laps each car can complete in an allotted amount of time. That is more difficult than it sounds, as the clay track is watered down. As one racer said,... READ MORE >
At the end of the first week of deer hunting season, Buck’s Hardware in Grand Marais had registered 187 deer. Minnesota DNR Assistant Wildlife Manager Dave Ingebrigtsen said that is down from last year’s count of 216 in 2008. At press time the leader in Buck’s Big Buck Contest is Paul Swearingen of Buffalo, Minnesota. Swearingen leads in both the... READ MORE >
A Grand Marais woman, Lorna “Micky” Vale Shell, 82, apparently committed suicide outside the Cook County North Shore Hospital on November 4. A nurse at North Shore Hospital called Cook County Law Enforcement at 12:36 a.m. reporting a person on the ground outside the emergency room entrance, next to a white car. The car was registered to Shell and it... READ MORE >
The Cook County Soil & Water Conservation District has nominated Don Sivertson for the 2009 state’s outstanding SWCD supervisor award. Sivertson was nominated for the award, according to Cook County Soil & Water, because “during his 13 years as a Soil & Water supervisor and representing water quality issues of the west end of the county, Don brought leadership to... READ MORE >
Informations Systems Technician Seaman Apprentice (ITSA) Kevin C. Burgoon was among the servicemen and women honored at the USO Europe’s 17th Annual USO Service Salute at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern, Germany on October 17, 2009. Theannual USO Europe Service Salute was first established by the USO Council of Germany in 1992 as an event designed to honor a junior enlisted... READ MORE >
