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There was a lot of the expected mixed with a little of the unexpected last Thursday as Esko, Carlton/Wrenshall and Cromwell-Wright hooked up in a cross country race at Pine Valley in Cloquet. The Cardinals had the top two individual finishers in both the boys and girls varsity races and the Eskomos took first place as a team followed by the Raptors in the boys meet. The girls race saw Carlton/Wrenshall nab team honors with Esko taking second. Cromwell-Wright did not have the required five...
With 12 seniors on his roster and a plethora of talent, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton boys soccer coach Dave Bergan must feel like he robbed a bank. After four matches this season, the Lumberjacks have averaged 8.75 goals per game while giving up less than a goal a game. Needless to say the 'Jacks are 4-0 heading into their next home game Sept. 17 versus perennial power Duluth East. It promises to be the toughest match yet. "This is just an amazing group of young men," said Bergan, in his second year at...
The end of August and Labor Day weekend usually signify the beginning of the end of summer in northeastern Minnesota. It is also the scheduled time for the Dan Sheff Memorial Parent Child Golf Tournament at the Cloquet Country Club. This year, 79 teams and nearly 150 golfers participated in the annual event during the last weekend of August. Covid-19 restrictions were prevalent and perfect outdoor weather helped make the tournament safe for entrants. Don McKay and his son Anthony won this...
This year marked the 65th anniversary of Carlton County's first foray into the Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament. Led by superstar Harold Bergstedt, Esko qualified for the tourney in March of 1955 at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus. Bergstedt passed away at age 82 in February. The state basketball tournament began in 1913 and no team from Carlton County was able to win Region 7 and advance to the tourney until Esko's achievement 42 years later. The region...
By the time this paper hits your mailbox, we will have had one partial week of school under our belts. We will have either had a hard frost or we will have been given another week of needed growth for our final shares of tomatoes and peppers. By the time you read this column our family will have established a new schedule and know where we are going on each day and who will pick up whom and what to pack for lunch. We will know how much space the fall cabbage will need in the root cellar. For me,...
Happy Grandparents Day on Sept. 13. A grandparent is someone who cares for you and in all things you try to do. A grandparent always has a ready smile and is willing to go that extra mile. Remember your grandparents with laughter and joy recalling the days when you were a little girl or boy. Here’s a quote I read recently: “I wouldn’t change my grandchildren for the world, but I wish I could change the world for my grandchildren.” I remember my grandmother Minnie Dahlman well. She was my dad...
As we all know, school has started, but it wasn’t like the first day of school that I remember. As a child, I looked forward to wearing the new outfit and shoes that I got to start the school year. It was exciting to see classmates that I hadn’t seen all summer, since my family lived in the country. This year, kids who start school in person are wearing masks, using hand sanitizer and washing their hands many times a day, and maintaining 6 feet between desks. The teacher who greets each stu...
When teachers at Cloquet's Washington Elementary School put out a plea for some picnic tables, it didn't take long for one family to step up. "This post struck a chord in us because we are friends with many of the teachers and have personal ties to the school since our daughters attended Washington," Christina Rock said. ButJeff and Christina Rock didn't just donate some spare picnic tables. The entire Rock family worked together to create two special tables for the school, built to last and...
Fall is coming, and the Cloquet Public Library is excited to return to more normal operations. Now that our construction is complete, we’re able to offer additional services and to return to our regular open hours. Our building is open and we encourage everyone to come and see the changes we’ve made. Here are some important changes to library operations: • Our open hours will be Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Friday 9:30-5:30, and Saturday 9:30-2. We will remain closed on Sundays. • Requested items will be available for pickup at the cir...
There have been a number of reports of stolen or damaged political signs. Above, Jim Crowley's yard in Cloquet is awash in signs offering many messages to folks walking or driving by, but he brings his signs inside every night because he doesn't want them to be stolen. Below, Tony Sheda and Cindy Bourn said they repaired a Donald Trump sign outside Frandsen Bank and the Maytag Laundry in Cloquet about 10 times, with strangers helping out more than once (pictured). Because of repeated vandalism...
The Sons of Norway is sponsoring a free performance by the Sutter Brothers next weekend. Bring your own chair and find a good spot outside the Oldenburg House in Carlton from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Bart and Ross Sutter have established individual reputations as a musician and a writer, but when they perform as a pair their work has the kind of counterpoint and easy intimacy unique to sibling acts. A Sutter Brothers performance is a fun-filled blend of music, storytelling, and poetry, highlighting their small town, preacher's kid roots...
Former Carlton County attorney Thom Pertler was disbarred Thursday, Sept. 10 by the Minnesota Supreme Court for professional misconduct because he failed to disclose known police misconduct when he was in office. The Supreme Court's decision this week came after the director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a misconduct petition against Pertler July 6. The petition and the recent court decision centered around Pertler's failure to follow through with his duties to...
On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, Kathryn Martha Solomon of Mahtowa passed away peacefully at the age of 82. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 63 years, Kenneth; sons, Tom (Sue), Tim (Judy), and Terry (Karen); grandchildren, Samantha (Nathan), Sarah, Justin, and Lee; 3 great-granddaughters; brothers, Roger (New York), Chuck (California), Howard Jr. (Wisconsin) and Daniel (Wisconsin); and by numerous relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Martha...
Roland “Butch” Wayne Doble ended his 30 year struggle with Parkinsons Disease in the early morning hours of September 10, 2020. He was born on August 25, 1938 in the country near Bertha, Minnesota to Wayne and Nora (Lynch) Doble, the eldest of eight boys. The family moved to Esko in 1956 and Roland graduated from Esko High School in 1957. He married the love of his life, Mary Nieminen on January 6, 1958. He worked at Wood Conversion for nine years and then went to work in an auto parts sto...
