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Tribal, county and city leaders met Tuesday for what they hope will be the first of more collaborative meetings between the different governmental units. Discussion ranged over several areas. Carlton County board chairman Dick Brenner brought up continuing planning for a new county jail. Jail plans “We have looked at a number of jails including the newest jail in Chisago County,” Brenner said. “The funding package and the size of the jail are soon to be determined. The newest style of jail is based on pods.” Brenner explained that pods are gro...
Many people describe volunteers as being kind or caring people. And it is true. These honorable character traits are often at the heart of service. But do you ever wonder, on a practical level, what motivates volunteers? The following reasons are what we hear most often from our retired volunteers. Some say they are looking for something to do in retirement, while others volunteer for the social aspect. Some simply comment they want to “make a difference,” while others want to give back. They want to be there for others, the same way peo...
After nearly nine months of rehearsals and 15 performances, the final curtain has fallen on County Seat Theater Company's production of "Sweet" by Denise Hinson. In 2017 the County Seat Theater was selected as one of five community theaters from around the country to produce a winning production of the American Association of Community Theatre NewPlayFest. County Seat presented the world premiere of "Sweet" in September 2018. To take the piece to contest, they needed to cut the play to a...
Teaching K-12 art is a continually creative act. You must imagine projects for kids of various ages, acquire materials on a tight budget, and help as many as 30 kids per classroom fashion distinctive artworks. For Kris Nelson, the newest featured artist at the Pine Knot gallery, a classroom project morphed into a second career. After completing her art degree at the University of Minnesota, Nelson taught in Robbinsdale and Forest Lake schools, then Carlton, followed by 21 years at Wrenshall. A...
Hospital earns Level 4 status The Minnesota Department of Health has redesignated Community Memorial Hospital as a level 4 trauma hospital. The emergency services staff voluntarily participated in the intense designation process to become part of Minnesota’s statewide trauma system. The process included an outside review of the hospital’s resources and capabilities to care for trauma patients. CMH met the standards of commitment, clinical and equipment resources and staff training. The hospital also participates in a continuous performance imp...
The Carlton varsity boys baseball team secured the championship of the Polar League small-school division by picking up a 7-5 win over Wrenshall at Chub Lake Park Tuesday afternoon. It was a tough win for the Bulldogs, who trailed and had to fight back for the win. After taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning the 'Dogs found themselves trailing when the Wrens offense scored four runs in the top of the third inning on several misplays by Carlton. "We took advantage of their mistakes...
The Esko Eskomos boys baseball team improved to 9-2 on the season Tuesday afternoon after defeating the Barnum Bombers by a score of 17-2 in a Polar League conference matchup. Esko scored 17 runs on 10 hits and were also aided by 10 walks given up by the Barnum pitching staff. Esko scored five runs in the first inning, added five more in the second, two in the third, and again scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to 10-run the Bombers in 5 innings. Barnum had only four hits...
Friday's "Cloquet Relays" track meet featured plenty of the usual track and field events, but with a twist. Pole vaulters raced around the track with their poles. Shot put and discus throwers made their tosses, then headed to the track to run their own 4x100-meter race. Kids are encouraged to step outside their comfort zone and try new events, so the results varied widely. But it didn't matter, because the Cloquet Relays are not a normal day at the track. Heck, the coaches even raced Friday....
If you want peace and quiet, wait till Monday. Minnesota’s fishing opener congregates more fishermen per square acre than any other time of year on productive post-spawn walleye locations throughout the state. Anglers often pack so tightly that with a little coordination and agility you could jump from boat to boat. Over the years I’ve targeted other species or fished smaller bodies of water to avoid the masses. Recently I’ve grown to embrace the chaos and enjoy the spectacle, knowing opene...
Cloquet senior Riley Leslie was honored at the 12th annual Minnesota Football Honors on April 27 at U.S. Bank Stadium, presented by the Minnesota Vikings. Leslie was one of only a few students across the state named a Scholar Athlete by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Leslie quarterbacked and captained the Lumberjacks to a Section 7AAAA runner-up finish in 2018. He earned 7AAAA All-Section and all-district recognition as a senior. He was a two-year starter as a...
Thursday, May 2 Carlton-6 Silver Bay-0 Ryan Gray’s pitching was dominant plus the Bulldogs got plenty of hits in securing the win in a game played in Cloquet. Gray gave up just three hits in seven innings of work and struck out eight to pick up the win. Kaden Crane went 3-for-4 with a homer and Gray aided his own cause with two hits. Dan Eggert also had two hits for the Bulldogs. Cook County-2 South Ridge-1 The Vikings shocked the Panthers behind a strong pitching effort from Andrew Miller, who gave up just four hits while striking out 15 P...
Thursday, May 2 Barnum-13 Rush City-12 The Bombers won a wild game at home with three different players bashing out three hits. Molly Agurkis had three hits, two of which were doubles, and she added an RBI. Mendota Castonguay had three hits: including two doubles, two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Jessica Stevens contributed three hits and three RBI. Anna Wikstrom finished with two and an RBI. Carlton-15 Silver Bay-0 (5-innings) The red-hot Bulldogs stayed that way by shutting out the Mariners in five innings. Abby Mickle picked up the road w...
It has been 10 years since the Wrenshall Wrens fielded a high school softball team. A year ago the Wrens played a junior varsity schedule to help dip their toes in the water. This year they made the transition into a full-time varsity schedule. "My expectations this season were that the girls have a fun first season as a varsity squad," said Wrens coach Anna George. "I try to put a big focus on mindset, which they giggle at sometimes but truly it makes a huge difference. My other goal is to alwa...
In a rematch of the Section 7AAA championship last year, the No. 10-ranked Cloquet girls varsity softball team exacted a small bit of revenge over North Branch Friday afternoon when the 'Jacks defeated the Vikings 7-6 in a game they led and then had to fight from behind to win. Cloquet scored three runs in the first inning on singles by Shelby Peil and Kiana Bender, a two-run double by Olivia Diver and a single by Lucy Sinkkonen. The 'Jacks added a run in the second when Dana Jones singled and...
Cloquet’s Matthew Krikava has loved apple trees since he was a little boy and his grandparents would put him and his sisters in the bucket of their backhoe so they could pick apples. “We would just fill the bucket with apples,” Krikava said in an interview last month. Fast-forward about 20 years to when Krikava decided he wanted to spread the joy of the apple tree. He was chatting with a friend, and told him he was thinking of getting an apple tree for his front yard. The friend pointed out t...
