Baseball fans saw lots of action in the Tuesday, June 14 baseball game that pitted Ely against Cook County/ Silver Bay Jr. Legion. The high scoring contest ended with Ely taking a 17-9 win over seven innings of play. The Vikings were held scoreless through the first three innings as Ely took a 5-0 lead. In the top of the... READ MORE >
Despite outhitting Ely seven to one, the Cook County/Silver Bay Sr. Legion baseball team lost one to nothing (1-0) In a game played on Tuesday, June 14. Kole Anderson took the mound for the Vikings, and he pitched a tremendous game, allowing one hit, one walk, one run and striking out 13 over six innings. The game was called after... READ MORE >
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not... READ MORE >
Despite the showy antler displays and asserting of dominance over lesser bulls, the victor of a competition may not do as much of the breeding as has traditionally been thought. In moose, and in a number of other species of the deer family, female choice is an important factor. A bull’s social display can impress a cow to select that... READ MORE >
Jean Brislance captured this really neat picture of Red Squirrel sitting on a gorgeous cedar stump. “It was raining a bit at the time, and I love the texture of the wet, weathered wood.”... READ MORE >
I first became acquainted with Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Areas (”SNA’s”) I drove along Highway 61 from Duluth. There are two SNA’s showing up on signs as you drive by: Ionas Beach in Lake County and Sugarloaf Point in Cook County. When I was ready to sell my 22.95-acre Mississippi River Island, river milepost 1160, SE of Grand Rapids... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Public Library invites the public to a free, all-ages performance of Afoutayi Dance on Friday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Cook County Higher Education. COMPAS Teaching Artists Afoutayi Dance, Music & Arts are dedicated to promoting knowledge and understanding of Haitian culture, history and traditional arts. They provide an hour of dance, Creole and French language music,... READ MORE >
Ever since I did my DNA and found that I was 35 percent Swedish, I have wanted to visit the country. I had the opportunity in May to go for ten days. Friends moved there about two years ago to a little town outside Stockholm called Orebro. I was enchanted by the Hellmark Family, Magnus, Mary, and their two daughters,... READ MORE >
In a field of milkweed, Rob Perez sits with Mary the Monarch Butterfly. Rob Perez: Mary, thank you for taking the time. Mary: My pleasure. RP: Do you enjoy being a butterfly? M: It’s nice to finally be an adult. And flying is fun. RP: About that. Some say your flight pattern is, how shall we say, a bit erratic.... READ MORE >
According to the Oxford Dictionary, TRUST is defined as “a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.” I’ve always been trusting, sometimes a little too much so, as I believe in the basic goodness of people. I value honesty, truth, and integrity, qualities encouraged by my family and friends. Well, usually. I didn’t trust... READ MORE >
