Two more wins for Viking volleyball
The Viking volleyball team added two more wins to its record with a road win against the McGregor Mercs on September 29 and a big home win on October 1 against the Cromwell Cardinals, bringing their record to 8-2 in the conference and 11-4 overall. Full Story
Foundation Golf Tournament 2009
A mix of traditions and changes greeted golfers at this year’s North Shore Health Care Foundation annual golf tournament on Sunday, October 5, at Superior National in Lutsen.
The bright red and yellow fall foliage that normally fills the background was subdued by last week’s windstorm, but sufficient color remained to make the day festive. Full Story
Gunflint Hills Golf Club News
The Gunflint Hills Golf Club met September 27 to finalize the 2009 season, to elect new officers for 2010, and have its annual steak fry. President Mark Sandbo presided at the meeting and also cooked the steaks.
Full Story
Turnovers lead to Homecoming loss
It was Homecoming and Parent’s Night at Lyle Anderson Field last Friday night, October 2, and the Cook County Vikings football team had hopes of adding a win over the Onamia Panthers to the festivities. Onamia had just won its first game of the season the week before against Ely. Full Story
Textbooks, coming and going
So what happens to old textbooks no longer needed in the classroom? Cook County School District 166 needed to find an answer to that question this summer. Full Story
Toothpaste & Tackle Football
The other night, my son Adam asked me to open up his tube of toothpaste. It has a funky twist cap end that often gets sticky if you leave toothpaste around the edges. I told him to open it up himself. Full Story
Grand Portage sponsors ATV safety training
The first-ever all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety training course was held in Grand Portage on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Although attendance was less than instructors had wished, organizers were pleased to see several adults complete the training. Full Story
Scannell top 10 at Swain, Girls continue march to State
The Swain Invitational Cross Country meet is the classic cross-country event in the Northland. It was started by John Swain, dean of Duluth high school running, and is celebrating its 59th anniversary. I remember watching it when I had barely heard of Grand Marais and Viking Cross Country was years in the future. Full Story
Big Game Day with After-School Activities
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Staff reports
Cook County Community Education provides a number of great after school activities in the After School Lounge at the Community Ed offices at ISD 166. Full Story
Hunting seasons in full swing
Staff reports
Several hunting seasons are now underway. The Minnesota bear season continues until October 18. Moose season started on October 3 and continues until October 18. Deer hunting by bow opened September 19 and continues until December 31. And grouse season, which started September 19 continues until January 3, 2010. Full Story
Moose Season
Thispast weekend was the moose-hunting opener and I have heard of a couple shot up this way. Brenna Ekroot shot a nice bull in the Boundary Waters near Horseshoe Lake with her husband Marshall.
I did not get a chance to see it, but she told me it was really big. I am sure it felt even bigger carrying it out of the woods. Full Story
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald
knows that the majority of sportsmen
and women are law-abiding folks, there
are a few who run afoul of the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Conservation Officers. Full Story
Shedding light on changes in deer shining law
Staff reports
Laws related to the shining of deer have been changed to help stop abuses, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Full Story
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