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Some might say that communities are more divided than ever. But if you joined us last Saturday night at the Otter Creek Ballroom at Black Bear Casino & Resort, you would agree that we are completely united in one area: quality education for kids in Cloquet. To look around the room at the 19th annual Cloquet Educational Foundation's Blue Jean Ball, you would see a very casual vibe - friends talking to friends, family members sitting together, people making new friends. It was really hard for me...
A young girl sits in the dark silence, the only light the aura of the aqua green water a few feet away from her. It's humid; and in a moment a deep, loud voice booms: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, WELCOME TO THE CABARET!" The spotlight pierces the darkness and all focus is now on the line of young women on the pool deck, dressed in black swimsuits and black tights. They tip their top hats in salute to the audience, the lights creating a silhouette on the decorated wall behind them. The piano...
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Take, for instance, the 1968-69 Lumberjack hockey team. Enthusiastic fans cram a cold ice arena, a young team of Lumberjacks battle all season to play for a championship title, an unguarded net seals a victory, a championship title is earned, stories begin, memories are made, and history is set. We start at the beginning ... By 1968, the Cloquet Lumberjacks (later the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton squad) were still a young hockey program with big...
