January 2025

Thomas Bramer MacDonald

Thomas Alton Bramer MacDonald of New Hope Minnesota passed away December 3 at the age of 71. Tom was a member of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and was a 1971 graduate of Cook County High School where he excelled at both football and basketball. After graduation he moved to Grand Portage and later to the Twin Cities where he continued his education, receiving degrees from the University of Minnesota as well as The Brown Institute. He became an industrial chemist and contracted his expertise to several firms including 3M. It was while in the Twin Cities that he met and married the love of his life, Lori Nadine Nelson MacDonald. Tom and Lori were together for 35 years.

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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 that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!

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