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Veikko Leander Himanka, 91, of Cloquet passed away Feb. 7, 2021 in his winter home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. He was born April 12, 1929 in Kalajoki, Finland to Sanfrid and Hilma (Lastikka) Himanka. He was raised by a deeply religious mother, as his father emigrated to Canada looking for better living conditions for the family. Veikko would sometimes go to listen to the Laestadian Lutheran services. After high school and the military service, where he trained as a sergeant leader in an...
The Cloquet boys and girls track teams are serving notice early this spring that the Lumberjacks are teams to be reckoned with. On Friday both teams won their first home triangular meet with Duluth East and Duluth Marshall. On the boys' side, the 'Jacks outscored the Greyhounds 105 to 79 and Marshall finished third with just four points. The Lumberjack girls outpaced East 94 to 76 with Marshall finishing third again, with a score of 15 points. Will Turnbull and Reese Turnbull were impressive on...
Cloquet senior left-handed pitcher Amanda Paul reached double digits in strikeouts again as the Lumberjacks notched their fourth straight win Friday by defeating Moose Lake/Willow River at Braun Park 4-1. "They have a solid pitcher in Amanda Paul," said Rebels coach Kelly Goeb. "She throws strikes and has a good change-up, which kept our hitters off their game." Paul went all seven innings on the mound for Cloquet and struck out 10 Rebel hitters, allowing just two hits and walking only one...
If fans wanted to watch an exciting softball game on Tuesday night, all they needed to do was pull up a chair at wind-blown Braun Park in Cloquet. That's where Cromwell-Wright and Wrenshall hooked up in a fabulous pitchers duel that lasted 10-innings before the Cardinals slipped out of town with a hard-fought 6-4 victory. "It was just a great game and a great night of softball," said Cards coach Kari Olesiak. "Both pitchers were fantastic and the game was what you hoped for." Wrenshall's Brooke...
Could it happen again? Way back in 1962, Cloquet golfing legend Harry "Butch" Newby Jr. was the captain of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers golf team. Could someone from Cloquet again be leading this Big 10 golf powerhouse? It's possible. Cloquet Lumberjacks senior Sam Baker is in the process of rating, applying, finalizing and choosing where he plans to attend college in the fall of 2021. His golfing ability and potential are putting him in a very favorable position for his future...
The Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels relied on the strong pitching arm of sophomore pitcher Alex Hoffman last Tuesday as they pulled away to a 6-2 victory over the Barnum Bombers in Willow River. "Tuesday's game against Barnum was actually one of our better-weather games," said ML/WR coach Kelly Goeb. "Our field was a little damp in the pitcher's circle and around home plate, but it was still very playable. Luckily, the field is on sand so it dries quickly." Both Hoffman and Barnum pitcher...
Hard-throwing Esko right-hander Miranda Kelly received the pitching start at Duluth Denfeld on Monday afternoon....
It’s that time again when we need to meet to decide what events we are having at this year’s Wrong Days celebration. Our first meeting was last Tuesday at Kalli’s. We will definitely need some more help, as Jake has retired from doing the steak fry and we still have no one to take over kids’ games and the coronation on Friday night. Please spread the word. If anyone is interested in helping out with the event, please let Linda Kalli know if you can help: 218-878-7876 or linda.k...
