In February, Second Harvest Northland (SHN) kicked off the public phase of its $20 million Nourish the Northland Capital Campaign, which aims to strengthen its capacity to increase the amount and variety of food available to its agency and community partners and neighbors facing hunger within its 15-county NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin service region.
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!
July 17, 2025- Kimberly Dawn Hanna, Lutsen, Minnesota, and Milija Scekic, Lutsen, Minnesota.
Austin Terry Oullis, 38, Grand Marais, pled guilty to “inadequate restraint of a domestic pet,” and he was fined $135.00.
Imagine standing or sitting near the shore of Lake Superior, and suddenly, the whole bay erupts with the sounds of loons. Big loons, little loons, even loony loons. This unique spectacle was the result of the Lions Club Loon Calling contest, a one-of-a-kind event that drew throngs of participants and spectators alike.
First, every puppy entered in the Lions Club Cutest Puppy contest was a ‘first place’ puppy. How could they not be?
The daughter of a local family, Sabrina Bains, was the winner of the Fisherman's Picnic Grand Prize, a moment that the entire community had been eagerly anticipating. The support was overwhelming on Sunday late afternoon when Paulina Backstrom (pictured above) pulled Sabrina's winning ticket from the Lions Club drum filled with raffle tickets. Sabrina, who lives in California, is the daughter of Satinder (Sam) Bains and his wife, the proud owners of the Marathon gas station and the Blue Water Café.
The excitement generated around the Lion’s Club Fish Toss can’t be understated, and the many hundreds of fans that line the sidewalks cheering on the throwers of fish oooh and ahh at the skill of these nimble athletes, appreciating the one and all, hook, line and sinker.