Dear Brett Favre, In recent weeks, you have been in the headlines again. You asked for and then received your release from the New York Jets. In receiving a release, you are now able to sign with any team in the National Football League. In the past week, swirling rumors on espn.com and various other media outlets have you... READ MORE >
Prom and graduation celebrations may make some parents feel that they can relax the usual restrictions on alcohol use for their teens. As we near the time when these events will take place, the School Community Action Team would like to remind parents and other adults that providing alcohol to someone under 21 doesn’t come cheap. Minnesota law changes in... READ MORE >
While Nordic skiing is normally considered an eco-friendly sport, northeast Minnesota’s Gunflint Nordic ski trail managers have taken this one step further. The Central and Upper Gunflint Ski Areas, connected by the Banadad Ski Trail and known collectively as the 210 kilometer Gunflint Nordic Ski System, went carbon neutral this year. The trail managers calculation of the cost of sequestering... READ MORE >
Improve your volleyball skills at a special camp June 15-28 in Grand Marais. Instruction will be given on passing, hitting and serving, and there will be daily drill sessions and scrimmage games in the Varsity Gym. Thecamp is for girls going into fourth – seventh grade in the fall of 2009. Varsity players will help with the instruction. Camp will... READ MORE >
The Cook County softball team had a tough week, losing three of their four games in a busy five-day stretch of competition. On Thursday May 7, the Vikings played two back-to-back games on the road against Esko and then later in the day at Floodwood. The very next day, Cook County lost at home to Lakeview Christian Academy. On Monday,... READ MORE >
Cory Christianson The fishing opening weekend was not very pleasant as far as the weather was concerned, but I heard some very promising reports from the end of the Trail. Walleyes were biting great on Saturday and Sunday, but the action came to a screeching halt on Monday. This time of the year fishing is very weather dependent. Fishing can... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_494" align="alignleft" width="300"]Photo courtesy of Darin Fagerman Richard "Dick" Parker of Grand Marais was recently nominated for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Snowmobile Safety Instructor of the Year. Parker was recognized by Cook County DNR officers and area volunteers for all the hard work and effort he puts into the DNR's youth safety...... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is inviting public comments and suggestions about changes being considered to the recreational and commercial fishing regulations. “This is the start of the process we use to clarify and change specific portions of our fishing regulations,” said Linda Erickson- Eastwood, DNR fisheries program manager. “We will take into account any suggestions the public... READ MORE >
In Minnesota, anyone born after Dec. 31, 1979 must have a Firearms Safety Certificate in order to buy a license to take wild animals with a firearm. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Enforcement, designed and administers a Firearms Safety Hunter Education Course to certify students. The course covers safe and responsible use of firearms and hunting... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) nongame wildlife program is looking for volunteers in Lake and Cook counties to perform a one-day loon survey this summer. The Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program is now in its 15th year. Lake monitors are assigned to a pre-selected lake to count the number of loons they see on one morning between July 3-13.... READ MORE >
