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Read this: the Cloquet Public Library expansion is a go. Thanks to a rebidding process that cut out certain parts of the renovation project to lower costs, Cloquet City Council members voted Tuesday to hire a contractor and move ahead with the project. The expected finish date is August 2020, with work to start this fall. The expansion will add flexible meeting space to the library that can be divided into one to three rooms, a dedicated children's area, a dedicated teen area and spaces for...
This is an opinion page. Most weeks you will find an editorial, under the header “Our View” about a subject the newspaper staff have agreed we should take a stand on, comment about, applaud, or all of the above. There’s always a “Harry’s Gang” column by publisher Pete Radosevich, and usually an “On the Mark” column by board member Ann Markusen — which may land on opinion or elsewhere in the paper, depending on the subject matter. (This week it’s definitely one for the opinion page.) An opinion page like ours is not unique among newspapers, a...
They say you can’t go home again, but it sure would be nice sometimes if some people did. For example, former Cloquet City Administrator Brian Fritsinger served Cloquet for over 18 years — capably, by most accounts. But it’s been a few years now, Mr. Fritsinger, since you ran a city council meeting, and we miss you. Sure, the council has met every two weeks (or so) like clockwork without you, and probably will for years long after we’re all gone. After all, Cloquet has had a city council...
It’s puzzling how President Trump’s erratic trade initiatives aren’t prioritizing good relationships with democratic countries and nudging autocratic countries, like China and Saudi Arabia, to give citizens the right to debate and elect their political leaders. U.S. trade policies have always had multiple rationales. One, perhaps the oldest, is to protect jobs in industries that are “infant” or strategically important. For example, in the latter half of the 19th century, the American governmen...
The Wrenshall Wrens notched a road volleyball win on Tuesday night by beating the Fond du Lac Ogichidaa 25-15, 25-20 and 25-13, as two of the areas smallest schools did battle at FDL. "Offensively we served aggressively from start to finish," said Wrens coach John Peterson. "Brooke Kent served particularly well with nine aces. Then when we got the ball in transition we found our hitters early and established leads." Playing with an already young line up, the news prior to the game was not good...
A well rounded hitting attack served the Esko volleyball team well last Thursday as the Eskomos downed Moose Lake-Willow River 25-16, 25-9 and 25-15. "All of our girls played well," said Esko coach Desi DeLeon. "I was able to get all my players in the game and that was a good experience for them." The Eskomo offensive attack was efficient and effective led by setter Brenna Stark, who recorded 20 set assists in the game. "Esko ran a good offense and they caught us off guard for both our defense...
The sky threatened the Cloquet girls cross country team and drenched the boys, but both teams raced to firsts in the Class AA boys and girls divisions at the Eveleth Lions Invitational Sept. 12. While Cloquet senior Jordan Allen won the boys race, the rest of the story was the depth of the Cloquet team. The Lumberjacks had all seven of their runners finish in the top 11. "I don't think the course conditions bothered our runners because we have practiced in conditions similar to those we...
It was overall a good week for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team as a loss to Class AA power Duluth East was book-ended by dominant performances over Hibbing and Ashland. Cloquet defeated Hibbing at home Tuesday 5-0 on a perfect day for outdoor soccer. Two goals midway through the first half set the tone, and a successful penalty kick seven minutes into the second half took the wind out of the sails of a feisty Hibbing team. Cloquet got goals from five different players and keepers Alex...
Cloquet-35 Denfeld-8 The Lumberjacks rolled to a 23-0 halftime lead on their way to a home victory over the Hunters. Markus Pokornowski rushed for 238 yards and Cole Ketola added 104 yards on the ground for the ‘Jacks, who finished with 528 yards of total offense. Two Harbors-38 Esko-34 Karson Holm scored the final touchdown of the game for Two Harbors as the Agates downed the Eskomos in Esko. Esko quarterback Dylan Vinje had a big day by rushing for 119 yards and going 5-for-6 for 162 yards in...
The Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Thunder Football team lost 39-6 to undefeated Itasca Community College at Terry Egerdahl Field in Proctor on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Thunder loss dropped them to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Minnesota College Athletic Conference Eastern Division play. "We took a tough loss on a day when we had trouble generating offense," said Thunder Head Coach Robert Smith. "We also were plagued with giving up big plays on defense and getting penalties at crucial...
In a dual meet last Tuesday, Sept. 10, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls swim team fell 97-73 to the Proctor Rails. Despite the loss, the 'Jacks have been seeing solid improvement early in the swim season. "We are doing pretty well so far this season," said CEC coach Rachel Peterson. "We've had only two dual meets and one relay meet to date. Many of our swimmers are reaching personal bests or times that are good or better than they were at the end of last season, so we are off to a great start."...
We enjoyed a big cake pan of crappies and brook trout fillets for dinner the other night. The crappies were freshly pulled from the deep weed line of a nearby lake. The brookies had a longer journey. They recently swam the cold streams of Cook County, making their final splash in the hot grease of our fryer. My brookie chasing days are winding down. Now, I rely almost entirely on my kids to gather them. When I was young, one of my jobs was to supply three freshly caught brookies on demand for my dad. Luckily, Big Otter Creek flowed on the...
The 13th annual Karl Kalli Memorial Golf Tournament generated $9,122 for the Cromwell-Wright athletic department, which was evenly distributed to the eight athletic teams at school. The tournament takes place the first Saturday in August every year, so next year join in the fun. Just call Linda Kalli at 218-878-7876 for more info and thanks to everyone who supported this event. Our sympathy to the family of Irene Olson who died on Sept. 5. Her memorial service was held at Bethlehem Lutheran in W...
Community Memorial Hospital and Raiter Clinic will will join together as one organization as of Jan. 1, 2020. Negotiations leading up to this partnership have been ongoing for many months, according to a press release from the hospital. Through these talks it became clear that the combination of Raiter Clinic family physicians and Community Memorial Hospital’s family physicians and specialists would greatly strengthen healthcare in our community, and ensure patients are able to continue r...
