On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 21, at the Cook County Community Center, several dozen people, many of whom work for the county, clergy, schools, and law enforcement, participated in a two-day experiential, interactive training session to learn about creating and facilitating healing circles. The class was taught by Dr. Emily Gaarder, the Director of the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Courtesy of the Cook County Visitors Center The Grand Marais State Bank Moose Medallion Hunt was won by mother and son duo Jodi & Walter Lindskog, from St. Louis Park, MN. Walter is 11. It was hidden in the base of a lamppost near the Coast Guard Station on the parking lot island right by the green garbage can. It was found at about noon on Saturday. They won $100, courtesy Grand Marais State Bank, and 25 Moose Bucks to spend at participating businesses in Grand Marais.
Cook County High School Alpine ski coach John Oberholtzer was named Coach of the Year for 2022-2023 by the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association. It was an honor he wished to share with his assistant volunteer coaches, he said.
The Cook County Viking football team traveled to Cook, Minnesota, on Wednesday, October 18, and stopped the North Woods Grizzlies 50-0. With the win, the Vikings upped their record to 4-4.
North Shore Strom cross country coach April Wahlstrom understated a wee bit when she noted that the 'Proctor meet went well.' The North Shore Storm (NSS) boys and girls varsity placed first and second in the Class A division, with the JV boys and girls finishing second, the junior high boys winning, and the junior high girls placing third. All in all, a great cross country meet! Varsity girls 5K Moose Lake/Willow River/Barnum won the girl's varsity team title with 139 points.
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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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has set dates for recreational netting of whitefish and cisco, also known as tullibee, on six lakes in the Grand Marais area in Cook County. • Greenwood Lake: open to netting Friday, Nov.
Sponsored by Domestic Violence Prevention, long time Widjiwagan teacher, camp leader, and Grand Marais resident, Lois Eyinck, told stories of her life to a packed house at the Hub on October 11th. The YMCA camp on Burntside Lake was and is a huge part of her life.
A conversation with the Count Under a waning moon, atop a grassy hill, sits a large, run-down but operational asylum. There is a winding road that leads to an iron gate at the foot of the hill.